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Housing

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what discussions he has had with Sefton council on its proposal to ballot its tenants on the large-scale voluntary transfer of council housing; and what investigations he has conducted into the conduct of the last ballot.

Asked by

Austin Mitchell (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 December 2005

Reference

440 c2827W; 31914

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the effect that contracts with Interhealth Care Services for treatment centres will have on waiting lists for orthopaedic joint replacements in Sefton.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 April 2005

Reference

432 c1253W;432 c1250-1W; 223754

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what activities Sure Start programmes in Sefton are engaging in to increase (a) literacy, (b) speech and (c) language developments; and what results these activities have had; what services Sure Start programmes in Sefton are engaging in to care for...

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

23 February 2005

For answer on

23 March 2005

Answered on

23 March 2005

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what activities Sure Start programmes in Sefton are engaging in to increase (a) literacy, (b) speech and (c) language developments; and what results these activities have had; [218864] (2) what services Sure Start programmes in Sefton are engaging in to care for new mothers, with particular reference to (a) post-natal depression clinics and (b) breast feeding groups and what results these services have produced. [218865] Margaret Hodge: There are four Sure Start local programmes in Sefton; Sure Start Litherland, Bootle, Dell and Orvell was approved in 2000; Sure Start Seaforth and Bootle in 2001; Sure Start Southport in 2002 and Sure Start Netherton in 2003. Between them the four programmes provide services to 2,800 children under four and their families living within their catchment areas. The programmes deliver a wide range of services including: training in parenting skills; health services and outreach support to children and families in their own homes. Three of the four programmes have evaluated their activities as follows: Sure Start Litherland, Bootle and Orrell have a `Start Right' group who encourage learning and education through play and group settings. This involves reading, writing, dialogic play and imaginative play. Parents with no concerns about their child's language development increased from 80 per cent. in 2001-02 to 88 per cent. in 2003-04. The community midwife provides breast feeding support sessions at birth, six weeks and 17 weeks. The take up of these sessions has gone up from 20 per cent. in 2002-03 to 23 per cent. in 2003-04 at birth; 4 per cent. to 10 per cent. at six weeks and 2 per cent. to 7 per cent. at 17 weeks. The number of women supported by the post-natal depression group rose from 12 in 2002-03 to 29 in 2003-04. Sure Start Seaforth and Bootle has established a mobile toy library and the early years workers provide practical support around early learning and play. Parents with no concern in relation to language development increased from 77 per cent. in 2001-02 to 79 per cent. in 2003-04. The community midwife provides breast feeding support sessions at birth, six weeks and 17 weeks. The take up of these sessions has gone up from 34.4 per cent. in 2002-03 to 37.9 per cent. in 2003-04 at birth; 8 per cent. to 13.9 per cent. at six weeks and 4 per cent. to 8.6 per cent. at 17 weeks. The number of women supported by post-natal depression group increased from 13 in 2002-03 to 30 women in 2003-04. Sure Start Southport appointed a children's library worker in April 2003 and between June and December 2003, 92 new members joined from the catchment area. Breast feeding and post-natal depression data is not available for this programme. Sure Start Netherton will provide their first report in September 2005. The programmes' funding for the current and future years is as follows: £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Revenue Programme name Capital Approved 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 Litherland, Bootle and 1,000,000 675,407 692,293 692,293 Orrell Seaforth and Bootle 825,21 1 770,140 789,393 789,393 Southport 36,500 643,982 660,039 660,039 Netherton 6,000 669,999 682,033 682,033 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All four programmes are developing into children's centres and will contribute towards achieving our goal of a children's centre for every community by 2010. There are eight neighbourhood nurseries in the most disadvantaged areas in Sefton providing 291 affordable childcare places to families living there.

Date

23 March 2005

Reference

432 c860-1W;432 c860-2W; 218864;218865

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if she will make a statement on the allocation of capital funding to schools in Crosby and Formby before they receive Building Schools for the Future funding. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 February 2005

For answer on

3 March 2005

Answered on

3 March 2005

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on the allocation of capital funding to schools in Crosby and Formby before they receive Building Schools for the Future funding. [219086] Mr. Stephen Twigg: On 30 November 2004, we announced capital funding allocations for all schools and authorities in England for the next three years. This followed the settlement of the 2004 spending review, in which schools capital increased to £6.3 billion by 2007-08, a six fold real-terms increase since 1996-97. Our announcement included direct capital funding for schools, and a typical primary school of 250 pupils will receive £25,500 of devolved formula capital in 2005-06, £32,250 in 2006-07and £34,250 in 2007-08. A typical secondary school of 1,000 pupils will receive £87,250, £108,500 and £113,000 in these years to use for its own priorities. Further, Sefton local education authority, which includes Corby and Formby, will receive a total of £12.6 million of formulaic funding over the next three years, and a further £3.5 million will be available for its voluntary aided schools. In all, over £32.5 million has been allocated from 2005-06 until 2007-08 for Sefton and its schools. Additionally, the authority can apply to the Targeted Capital Fund for exceptional needs which it cannot fund from its formulaic allocations. Last week we announced details of how authorities can access this funding for 2006-07, and all authorities are invited to apply for this additional funding. Finally, because Sefton is not prioritised early in the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme, by 2011 we aim to provide it with funding to transform at least one of its secondary school with the greatest need. My officials are currently meeting all authorities to discuss their capital strategy in the light of our recent announcements on funding allocations and BSF, and how they can best use the funding available to them from our allocations and their other resources to improve their school estate.

Date

3 March 2005

Reference

219086; 431 c1354-5W;431 c1347-8W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many families with children were housed in bed and breakfast accommodation for more than six weeks in Sefton in each year since 1997; how many homeless families have been housed in bed and breakfast accommodation in Sefton in each year since 1997. -...

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 February 2005

For answer on

21 February 2005

Answered on

21 February 2005

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how many families with children were housed in bed and breakfast accommodation for more than six weeks in Sefton in each year since 1997; [214594] (2) how many homeless families have been housed in bed and breakfast accommodation in Sefton in each year since 1997. [214688] Yvette Cooper: Information reported by Sefton district council about the number of homeless households in bed and breakfast style accommodation as at 31 March of each year since 1997 is tabled as follows. The number of households containing dependent children or an expectant mother has been collected since March 2002, and the number of these resident in B&B for longer than six weeks has been collected since December 2002. Households in Bed and Breakfast style temporary accommodation arranged by Sefton MBC under homelessness legislation, as at the end of March _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Of which: with dependent children2 All households Total Of which: resident longer than 6 weeks 1997 0 0 0 1998 0 0 0 1999 0 0 0 2000 0 0 0 2001 0 0 0 2002 0 0 0 2003 0 0 0 2004 3 3 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Households in B&B accommodation either pending a decision on their homelessness application or awaiting re-allocation of a settled home following Acceptance. 2 Households containing dependent children and/or an expectant mother. Source: ODPM P1E homelessness returns (quarterly).

Date

21 February 2005

Reference

431 c333W;431 c330-1W; 214594;214688

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many rough sleepers there were in Crosby in each year since 1997. - Inc table for Sefton.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 February 2005

For answer on

21 February 2005

Answered on

21 February 2005

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many rough sleepers there were in Crosby in each year since 1997. [214687] Keith Hill: The number of rough sleepers, within each local authority in England, have been collected by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister since 1998. Figures for Sefton MBC, which includes Crosby, are tabled as follows: Rough sleepers for Sefton MBC _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number 1998 21 1999 21 2000 17 2001 5 2002 2 2003 0 2004 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: ODPM Housing Strategy Statistical Appendix (annual)

Date

21 February 2005

Reference

214687; 431 c333-4W;431 c331W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many non-decent council homes there are in Crosby; and how many there were in 1997. - Including figure.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 February 2005

Reference

430 c1572W; 214593

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much was received by Sefton in 2003-04 to help fund housing related services for vulnerable people through the Supporting People programme.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 February 2005

Reference

430 c1439-40W; 214596

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the level of Sefton's housing debt was for each year since 1997. - Inc table.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 February 2005

For answer on

7 February 2005

Answered on

7 February 2005

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the level of Sefton's housing debt was for each year since 1997. [214686] Keith Hill: The estimated share of Sefton's debt attributed to housing is tabled as follows. The estimate is used for the calculation of the Council's Housing Revenue Account Subsidy: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 2005-06 77,462,965 2004-05 75,382,599 2003-04 72,673,989 2002-03 73,788,424 2001-02 75,262,035 2000-01 74,963,929 1999-2000 73,288,544 1998-99 73,865,594 1997-98 74,616,833 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

7 February 2005

Reference

430 c1287W; 214686

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much money Sefton received in 2004-05 for repair and refurbishment of council homes; and how much is proposed for 2005-06. - Including table.

Asked by

Claire Curtis-Thomas (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 February 2005

Reference

430 c1286W; 214592

House

House of Commons

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