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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many underground inspections were undertaken by Health and Safety Executive personnel at each active mine in England in 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many underground inspections were undertaken by Health and Safety Executive personnel at each active mine in England in 2010.
Asked by
Stephen Mosley
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Grayling
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 December 2011
For answer on
12 December 2011
Answered on
15 December 2011
There were 128 underground inspections/investigations made at active producing mines in England in 2010. This figure does not include visits where only surface structures and equipment were inspected/investigated. A detailed breakdown of the statistics is as follows.
| Number of underground inspections at active producing mines in England in 2010 | |
|---|---|
| Site name | Total |
| Barrow | 3 |
| Birkshead | 1 |
| Boulby | 18 |
| Brightling | 2 |
| Daw Mill | 16 |
| Elm Park | 1 |
| Eckington | 5 |
| Fauld | 2 |
| Hartham Park | 2 |
| Hatfield | 6 |
| Hayroyds | 4 |
| Honister | 1 |
| Jordans | 1 |
| Kellingley | 15 |
| Linda Barrow | 1 |
| Maltby | 12 |
| Marblaegis | 5 |
| South Crafty | 4 |
| Stoke Hill | 1 |
| Thoresby | 11 |
| Welbeck | 6 |
| Westwood | 1 |
| Winsford | 10 |
| Total | 128 |
Subjects
Health and safety; Mining
Date
15 December 2011
Reference
86508; 537 c839-40W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many mines were in use in England in 2010; and what minerals were quarried from each such mine.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many mines were in use in England in 2010; and what minerals were quarried from each such mine.
Asked by
Stephen Mosley
(Conservative)
Answered by
Robert Neill
(Conservative)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 December 2011
For answer on
12 December 2011
Answered on
14 December 2011
I have been asked to reply.A detailed list of what minerals were extracted by which quarries and mines may be found in the British Geological Survey's Directory of Mines and Quarries 2010 which can be accessed at:"http://www.bgs.ac.uk/mineralsuk/mines/dmq.html"The directory indicates that there were over 1,250 active mines and quarries in England in 2010 (excluding rail heads and wharves), extracting 22 types of mineral. The minerals extracted included coal, sand and gravel, limestone, peat, clay and shale, sandstone, chalk, slate, silica sand, china clay and igneous and metamorphic rock.
Subjects
Mining
Date
14 December 2011
Reference
86600; 537 c789-90W
House
House of Commons
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their discussions with the President of Colombia during his visit will include the subject of monitoring the human rights and environmental impacts of British and multinational corporations engaged in mining activities in Colombia.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their discussions with the President of Colombia during his visit will include the subject of monitoring the human rights and environmental impacts of British and multinational corporations engaged in mining activities in Colombia.
Asked by
Baroness Coussins
(Crossbench)
Answered by
Lord Howell of Guildford
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Procedure
Topical questions (HL)
For answer on
23 November 2011
Answered on
23 November 2011
My Lords, discussions covered a range of issues, including human rights. We agreed a joint declaration on human rights. We held a ““green growth”” event, in which we discussed the importance of environmental impact assessments for the mining industry. Our embassy in Colombia was a founding member of the Colombian Mining and Energy Committee, which includes government, industry and civil society observers. It looks at compliance with the voluntary principles on security and human rights.
Subjects
Human rights; Environment protection; Mining; Colombia
Date
23 November 2011
Reference
732 c1056
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, discussions covered a range of issues, including human rights. We agreed a joint declaration on human rights. We held a ““green growth”” event, in which we discussed the importance of environmental impact assessments for the mining industry. Our embassy in Colombia was a founding member of the Colombian Mining and Energy Committee, which includes government, industry and civil society observers. It looks at compliance with the voluntary principles on security and human rights.
My Lords, discussions covered a range of issues, including human rights. We agreed a joint declaration on human rights. We held a ““green growth”” event, in which we discussed the importance of environmental impact assessments for the mining industry. Our embassy in Colombia was a founding member of the Colombian Mining and Energy Committee, which includes government, industry and civil society observers. It looks at compliance with the voluntary principles on security and human rights.
Answered by
Lord Howell of Guildford
(Conservative)
Asked by
Baroness Coussins
(Crossbench)
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether their discussions with the President of Colombia during his visit will include the subject of monitoring the human rights and environmental impacts of British and multinational corporations engaged in mining activities in Colombia.
Subjects
Human rights; Environment protection; Mining; Colombia
Date
23 November 2011
Reference
732 c1056
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, what advice do the Government provide for British companies operating in Colombia to help them to comply with the ILO Convention No. 169, which gives indigenous populations the right to free and informed consent to projects that will affect them? There have been disturbing reports of companies that wish to exploit indigenous lands by colluding with misinformation campaigns and forced mass displacement. Can the Minister assure the House that no British companies are involved in such activities and, instead, that they are encouraged to help the new Colombian Government to deliver on their commitments to human rights?
My Lords, what advice do the Government provide for British companies operating in Colombia to help them to comply with the ILO Convention No. 169, which gives indigenous populations the right to free and informed consent to projects that will affect them? There have been disturbing reports of companies that wish to exploit indigenous lands by colluding with misinformation campaigns and forced mass displacement. Can the Minister assure the House that no British companies are involved in such activities and, instead, that they are encouraged to help the new Colombian Government to deliver on their commitments to human rights?
Asked by
Baroness Coussins
(Crossbench)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
23 November 2011
I can assure the noble Baroness that the embassy meets regularly with representatives of indigenous communities and discusses these things. More specifically, as with other embassies, we encourage and expect British companies to respect human rights in the places where they do business. Both the UKTI and the Bogota embassy provide advice, including on prior consultation, for British companies to ensure that this happens. The embassy also has monitored very closely two particular companies where there were concerns, and I could certainly inform the noble Baroness, if she so wishes, at any time on the details of how they got on. But the answer broadly is that, yes, this is the way we wish to move and, although there are British interests in some of these companies, they have been under very close monitoring and pressure and there has been some improvement.
Subjects
Human rights; Mining; Overseas companies; Colombia; Indigenous peoples; Environment protection
Date
23 November 2011
Reference
732 c1056
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
I can assure the noble Baroness that the embassy meets regularly with representatives of indigenous communities and discusses these things. More specifically, as with other embassies, we encourage and expect British companies to respect human rights in the places where they do business. Both the UKTI and the Bogota embassy provide advice, including on prior consultation, for British companies to ensure that this happens. The embassy also has monitored very closely two particular companies where there were concerns, and I could certainly inform the noble Baroness, if she so wishes, at any time on the details of how they got on. But the answer broadly is that, yes, this is the way we wish to move and, although there are British interests in some of these companies, they have been under very close monitoring and pressure and there has been some improvement.
I can assure the noble Baroness that the embassy meets regularly with representatives of indigenous communities and discusses these things. More specifically, as with other embassies, we encourage and expect British companies to respect human rights in the places where they do business. Both the UKTI and the Bogota embassy provide advice, including on prior consultation, for British companies to ensure that this happens. The embassy also has monitored very closely two particular companies where there were concerns, and I could certainly inform the noble Baroness, if she so wishes, at any time on the details of how they got on. But the answer broadly is that, yes, this is the way we wish to move and, although there are British interests in some of these companies, they have been under very close monitoring and pressure and there has been some improvement.
Answered by
Lord Howell of Guildford
(Conservative)
Asked by
Baroness Coussins
(Crossbench)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, what advice do the Government provide for British companies operating in Colombia to help them to comply with the ILO Convention No. 169, which gives indigenous populations the right to free and informed consent to projects that will affect them? There have been disturbing reports of companies that wish to exploit indigenous lands by colluding with misinformation campaigns and forced mass displacement. Can the Minister assure the House that no British companies are involved in such activities and, instead, that they are encouraged to help the new Colombian Government to deliver on their commitments to human rights?
Subjects
Human rights; Environment protection; Mining; Colombia
Date
23 November 2011
Reference
732 c1056
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Is it not the case that in situations like Colombia the absence of human rights leads to further instability and alienation and that it is absolutely essential, not only in Colombia but across the world and, indeed, within the United Kingdom itself, to recognise that stability and security require people to be able to fulfil their potential in a situation founded on the belief in and conviction of human rights?
Is it not the case that in situations like Colombia the absence of human rights leads to further instability and alienation and that it is absolutely essential, not only in Colombia but across the world and, indeed, within the United Kingdom itself, to recognise that stability and security require people to be able to fulfil their potential in a situation founded on the belief in and conviction of human rights?
Asked by
Lord Judd
(Labour)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
23 November 2011
The noble Lord, who has campaigned endlessly and bravely in these many areas, is absolutely right; human rights and human responsibilities—closely associated with the necessary degree of trust and investment—produce higher living standards. The whole package goes together nowadays in this increasingly transparent world; it cannot be avoided. Governments around the world will have to face it. We shall do our best here, both to face our own conditions and indeed to encourage others.
Subjects
Human rights; Environment protection; Mining; Colombia
Date
23 November 2011
Reference
732 c1057
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, would my noble friend the Minister not agree that the President and his Foreign Secretary, by coming to Parliament to meet and talk with parliamentarians, as he did on Monday, and by meeting NGOs and lobby groups specifically about human rights, as he did yesterday, demonstrated a willingness to listen and to take action to remedy the inheritance and consequences of violence, terrorism and drug trafficking that have overshadowed his country in recent years? Should we not now concentrate on improving our trade and cultural links with Colombia in order to improve the lot of the people and help them to return to normal relations with the rest of the world?
My Lords, would my noble friend the Minister not agree that the President and his Foreign Secretary, by coming to Parliament to meet and talk with parliamentarians, as he did on Monday, and by meeting NGOs and lobby groups specifically about human rights, as he did yesterday, demonstrated a willingness to listen and to take action to remedy the inheritance and consequences of violence, terrorism and drug trafficking that have overshadowed his country in recent years? Should we not now concentrate on improving our trade and cultural links with Colombia in order to improve the lot of the people and help them to return to normal relations with the rest of the world?
Asked by
Baroness Hooper
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
23 November 2011
Yes, President Santos has just had a very successful visit here, and my noble friend is quite right that he has an active reform agenda, which he has carried forward with vigour, and which is moving his country to what some people call a ““new Colombia””. It is certainly a very dynamic country, one with increasing trade and linkages with this country, and one that we are determined to befriend and support in its reform phase. So yes, President Santos has acted with vigour on the human rights front and is carrying forward changes that were undoubtedly needed.
Subjects
Human rights; Environment protection; Mining; Colombia
Date
23 November 2011
Reference
732 c1057-8
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Yes, President Santos has just had a very successful visit here, and my noble friend is quite right that he has an active reform agenda, which he has carried forward with vigour, and which is moving his country to what some people call a ““new Colombia””. It is certainly a very dynamic country, one with increasing trade and linkages with this country, and one that we are determined to befriend and support in its reform phase. So yes, President Santos has acted with vigour on the human rights front and is carrying forward changes that were undoubtedly needed.
Yes, President Santos has just had a very successful visit here, and my noble friend is quite right that he has an active reform agenda, which he has carried forward with vigour, and which is moving his country to what some people call a ““new Colombia””. It is certainly a very dynamic country, one with increasing trade and linkages with this country, and one that we are determined to befriend and support in its reform phase. So yes, President Santos has acted with vigour on the human rights front and is carrying forward changes that were undoubtedly needed.
Answered by
Lord Howell of Guildford
(Conservative)
Asked by
Baroness Hooper
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, would my noble friend the Minister not agree that the President and his Foreign Secretary, by coming to Parliament to meet and talk with parliamentarians, as he did on Monday, and by meeting NGOs and lobby groups specifically about human rights, as he did yesterday, demonstrated a willingness to listen and to take action to remedy the inheritance and consequences of violence, terrorism and drug trafficking that have overshadowed his country in recent years? Should we not now concentrate on improving our trade and cultural links with Colombia in order to improve the lot of the people and help them to return to normal relations with the rest of the world?
Subjects
Human rights; Environment protection; Mining; Colombia
Date
23 November 2011
Reference
732 c1057-8
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
As I just told the noble Baroness, officials in our embassy meet regularly with indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities. Additionally, the embassy is funding a project in Colombia aimed at developing the role of organisations in protecting the rights to the territories. We are also providing technical assistance to the Colombian Government to work towards effective implementation of the new land and victims law, which aims to return land to huge numbers of displaced people and compensate victims. We are also funding projects to support access to justice and protection of human rights defenders, and we will continue to provide support for the Colombian Government wherever possible.
As I just told the noble Baroness, officials in our embassy meet regularly with indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities. Additionally, the embassy is funding a project in Colombia aimed at developing the role of organisations in protecting the rights to the territories. We are also providing technical assistance to the Colombian Government to work towards effective implementation of the new land and victims law, which aims to return land to huge numbers of displaced people and compensate victims. We are also funding projects to support access to justice and protection of human rights defenders, and we will continue to provide support for the Colombian Government wherever possible.
Answered by
Lord Howell of Guildford
(Conservative)
Asked by
Lord Avebury
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Is my noble friend aware that the UN special rapporteur on indigenous peoples said on 31 October at the Peace Brigades International conference in London that it was important to assist indigenous peoples to build their capacity for negotiation? Would DfID consider funding the training of indigenous peoples in Colombia to develop their skills and knowledge so they can negotiate effectively with political authorities and multinational companies so as to produce development agreements that protect and advance their interests?
Subjects
Human rights; Environment protection; Mining; Colombia
Date
23 November 2011
Reference
732 c1056-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Is my noble friend aware that the UN special rapporteur on indigenous peoples said on 31 October at the Peace Brigades International conference in London that it was important to assist indigenous peoples to build their capacity for negotiation? Would DfID consider funding the training of indigenous peoples in Colombia to develop their skills and knowledge so they can negotiate effectively with political authorities and multinational companies so as to produce development agreements that protect and advance their interests?
Is my noble friend aware that the UN special rapporteur on indigenous peoples said on 31 October at the Peace Brigades International conference in London that it was important to assist indigenous peoples to build their capacity for negotiation? Would DfID consider funding the training of indigenous peoples in Colombia to develop their skills and knowledge so they can negotiate effectively with political authorities and multinational companies so as to produce development agreements that protect and advance their interests?
Asked by
Lord Avebury
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
23 November 2011
As I just told the noble Baroness, officials in our embassy meet regularly with indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities. Additionally, the embassy is funding a project in Colombia aimed at developing the role of organisations in protecting the rights to the territories. We are also providing technical assistance to the Colombian Government to work towards effective implementation of the new land and victims law, which aims to return land to huge numbers of displaced people and compensate victims. We are also funding projects to support access to justice and protection of human rights defenders, and we will continue to provide support for the Colombian Government wherever possible.
Subjects
Human rights; Environment protection; Mining; Colombia
Date
23 November 2011
Reference
732 c1056-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Yes, I certainly allow the noble Lord to observe that valid and very constructive point; it is certainly so. It is also, of course, a fact that the revolutionary guerrilla movement, the so-called FARC, has grown weaker over the years. Indeed, noble Lords will have read the reports only a few weeks ago about the killing, finally, of the terrorist leader Alfonso Cano. The FARC operation goes on, but in a much reduced way, hidden away in the mountains, and President Santos has been the first to point out that its aims are pointless, and that it should come to peace and negotiation and have its grievances properly and democratically aired. He is taking a lead in, as I say, a new Colombia.
Yes, I certainly allow the noble Lord to observe that valid and very constructive point; it is certainly so. It is also, of course, a fact that the revolutionary guerrilla movement, the so-called FARC, has grown weaker over the years. Indeed, noble Lords will have read the reports only a few weeks ago about the killing, finally, of the terrorist leader Alfonso Cano. The FARC operation goes on, but in a much reduced way, hidden away in the mountains, and President Santos has been the first to point out that its aims are pointless, and that it should come to peace and negotiation and have its grievances properly and democratically aired. He is taking a lead in, as I say, a new Colombia.
Answered by
Lord Howell of Guildford
(Conservative)
Asked by
Lord Stern of Brentford
(Crossbench)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, would the Minister agree that conflict and insecurity are deeply damaging for both human rights and environmental protection, and that the level of conflict and insecurity in Colombia over the past 10 years has been dramatically lower than in the preceding 40 or 50? Would he also allow me to observe that President Santos is an alumnus of the LSE? I chaired his presentation to the LSE yesterday and these questions of human rights and environmental protection were discussed very frankly and directly.
Subjects
Human rights; Environment protection; Mining; Colombia
Date
23 November 2011
Reference
732 c1058
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
The noble Lord, who has campaigned endlessly and bravely in these many areas, is absolutely right; human rights and human responsibilities—closely associated with the necessary degree of trust and investment—produce higher living standards. The whole package goes together nowadays in this increasingly transparent world; it cannot be avoided. Governments around the world will have to face it. We shall do our best here, both to face our own conditions and indeed to encourage others.
The noble Lord, who has campaigned endlessly and bravely in these many areas, is absolutely right; human rights and human responsibilities—closely associated with the necessary degree of trust and investment—produce higher living standards. The whole package goes together nowadays in this increasingly transparent world; it cannot be avoided. Governments around the world will have to face it. We shall do our best here, both to face our own conditions and indeed to encourage others.
Answered by
Lord Howell of Guildford
(Conservative)
Asked by
Lord Judd
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Is it not the case that in situations like Colombia the absence of human rights leads to further instability and alienation and that it is absolutely essential, not only in Colombia but across the world and, indeed, within the United Kingdom itself, to recognise that stability and security require people to be able to fulfil their potential in a situation founded on the belief in and conviction of human rights?
Subjects
Human rights; Environment protection; Mining; Colombia
Date
23 November 2011
Reference
732 c1057
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, would the Minister agree that conflict and insecurity are deeply damaging for both human rights and environmental protection, and that the level of conflict and insecurity in Colombia over the past 10 years has been dramatically lower than in the preceding 40 or 50? Would he also allow me to observe that President Santos is an alumnus of the LSE? I chaired his presentation to the LSE yesterday and these questions of human rights and environmental protection were discussed very frankly and directly.
My Lords, would the Minister agree that conflict and insecurity are deeply damaging for both human rights and environmental protection, and that the level of conflict and insecurity in Colombia over the past 10 years has been dramatically lower than in the preceding 40 or 50? Would he also allow me to observe that President Santos is an alumnus of the LSE? I chaired his presentation to the LSE yesterday and these questions of human rights and environmental protection were discussed very frankly and directly.
Asked by
Lord Stern of Brentford
(Crossbench)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
23 November 2011
Yes, I certainly allow the noble Lord to observe that valid and very constructive point; it is certainly so. It is also, of course, a fact that the revolutionary guerrilla movement, the so-called FARC, has grown weaker over the years. Indeed, noble Lords will have read the reports only a few weeks ago about the killing, finally, of the terrorist leader Alfonso Cano. The FARC operation goes on, but in a much reduced way, hidden away in the mountains, and President Santos has been the first to point out that its aims are pointless, and that it should come to peace and negotiation and have its grievances properly and democratically aired. He is taking a lead in, as I say, a new Colombia.
Subjects
Human rights; Environment protection; Mining; Colombia
Date
23 November 2011
Reference
732 c1058
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Henry Bellingham) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. On 1 November the Kimberley Process (KP) plenary meeting in Kinshasa reached an agreement to ensure credible and effective safeguards and monitoring of the diamond mines in the...
My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Henry Bellingham) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. On 1 November the Kimberley Process (KP) plenary meeting in Kinshasa reached an agreement to ensure credible and effective safeguards and monitoring of the diamond mines in the...
Member
Lord Howell of Guildford
(Conservative)
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written statements
Subjects
Mining; Monitoring; Trade; Zimbabwe; Diamonds
Date
3 November 2011
Reference
731 c83-4WS
House
House of Lords
On 1 November the Kimberley Process (KP) plenary meeting in Kinshasa reached an agreement to ensure credible and effective safeguards and monitoring of the diamond mines in the Marange region of Zimbabwe. A copy of the agreement has been placed in the Library of the House. Following almost a year...
On 1 November the Kimberley Process (KP) plenary meeting in Kinshasa reached an agreement to ensure credible and effective safeguards and monitoring of the diamond mines in the Marange region of Zimbabwe. A copy of the agreement has been placed in the Library of the House. Following almost a year...
Member
Lord Bellingham
(Conservative)
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written statements
Subjects
Mining; Monitoring; Trade; Zimbabwe; Diamonds
Date
3 November 2011
Reference
534 c44-5WS
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of long-term trends in unemployment in former mining and steel communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of long-term trends in unemployment in former mining and steel communities.
Asked by
Chris Ruane
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Grayling
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
17 October 2011
For answer on
19 October 2011
Answered on
1 November 2011
I have been asked to reply.My Department has carried out research on unemployment in former coalfield areas. In general, unemployment rates are higher in local authorities containing large coalfield areas compared to Great Britain overall but the long-term trends are broadly similar. The Department has not conducted equivalent research into former steel communities.
Subjects
Mining; Unemployment
Date
1 November 2011
Reference
75923; 534 c599W
House
House of Commons
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to put in place a moratorium on the development of shale gas and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) pending further assessment of the environmental and health impacts of fracking.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to put in place a moratorium on the development of shale gas and hydraulic fracturing (fracking) pending further assessment of the environmental and health impacts of fracking.
Asked by
Lord Morris of Manchester
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Marland
(Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
27 October 2011
The Government have no plans to introduce a moratorium on shale gas activities in the UK.
Subjects
Exploration; Natural gas; Mining
Date
27 October 2011
Reference
12726; 731 c178WA
House
House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether mineral extractors are continuing to pay into the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund after its discontinuation; and for what purposes any such payments are being applied.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether mineral extractors are continuing to pay into the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund after its discontinuation; and for what purposes any such payments are being applied.
Asked by
Fabian Hamilton
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Benyon
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 October 2011
For answer on
17 October 2011
Answered on
27 October 2011
The Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund (ALSF) was managed by DEFRA and discontinued at the end of the financial year ending March 2011. The decision was taken as part of the spending review settlement in October 2010 in a very tight spending context where we had to look very carefully across all the Department's priorities to see where we can make best use of available funds in keeping with the Government's priority of cutting the deficit.The Aggregates Levy, which was introduced in April 2002, is the responsibility of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and it still exists. The revenue collected is part of general Government revenue and does not go into a specific pot.
Subjects
Finance; Environment protection; Mining
Date
27 October 2011
Reference
534 c285-6W; 74928
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in receipt of employment and support allowance were formerly employed in the mining or steel industries in the latest period for which figures are available.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in receipt of employment and support allowance were formerly employed in the mining or steel industries in the latest period for which figures are available.
Asked by
Chris Ruane
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Grayling
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
17 October 2011
For answer on
19 October 2011
Answered on
25 October 2011
The information requested is not available.Information on occupation may be collected for some benefit claimants as part of the claims process, in particular, those in employment at the time of claim, but is not carried through to the datasets available for analysis. Information on employment history is not collected.Information on the number of claimants on employment and support allowance is available on the Department's tabulation tool which can be accessed from the following link:"http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/index.php?page=tabtool"
Subjects
Iron and steel; Mining; Employment and support allowance
Date
25 October 2011
Reference
75922; 534 c140-1W
House
House of Commons