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Dept for Education and Employment

1st supplementary on review of schools in Redditch.

Asked by

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 1998

Reference

319 c1102-3

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what changes he plans to make to the way the Government categorises people's ethnic origins in the next census.

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 1998

Reference

319 c852W; 60486

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

Answered by

Charles Clarke (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

19 November 1998

Reference

319 c1102-3

House

House of Commons

Scottish Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the current prison population per capita is in Scotland; what the comparable figures are in (a) England and Wales, (b) France, (c) Germany, (d) the Republic of Ireland and (e) the United States of America; what is the OECD average. -...

Asked by

Robert Smith (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Scottish Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

16 November 1998

For answer on

19 November 1998

Answered on

19 November 1998

Sir Robert Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the current prison population per capita is in Scotland; what the comparable figures are in (a) England and Wales, (b) France, (c) Germany, (d) the Republic of Ireland and (e) the United States of America; what is the OECD average; and if he will make a statement. [60449] Mr. McLeish: The available information is provided in the table. An average figure for OECD countries is not available: comparisons between different jurisdictions have to be treated with caution because of the differences in definitions and recording methods used. Prison population and rate per 100,000 population by country as at 1 September 1997 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Country Number Rate per 100,000 population{1} Scotland{2} 6,082 119 England and Wales{3,4} 61,940 120 France{5} 54,442 90 Germany{6} 71,047 87 Ireland (Eire) 2,424 67 USA 1,725,842 645 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Based on estimates of national population {2} Average daily population for September 1997 {3} At 31 August 1997 {4} Includes prisoners held in police cells {5} Metropolitan and overseas departments {6} Data relate to 1996 {7} At 30 June 1997

Date

19 November 1998

Reference

319 c871W; 60449

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What support he provides for areas undertaking school reorganisation to remove surplus places. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Baroness Smith of Malvern (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 1998

Reference

59110; 319 c1102-3

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

Answered by

Charles Clarke (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

19 November 1998

Reference

319 c1102-3

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, which standard spending assessments take sparsity of population into account when calculating revenue support grants.

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 1998

Reference

60248; 319 c669W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many 15 and 16 year olds were held on remand in prison service accommodation other than adult prisons on (a) 1st May 1997 and (b) the latest date for which such information is available. - Table given.

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 1998

Reference

319 c384W; 59401

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which adult prisons were used for the remand of people aged 17 to 20 years on (a) 1st May 1997 and (b) the latest date for which such information is available; how many people aged 17 to 20 years were...

Asked by

James Clappison (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 1998

Reference

319 c383-4W; 59403;59402

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many 11 to 18 year olds were in full-time state education in (a) 1998 or the latest available date, (b) 1988, (c) 1978 and (d) 1968. - Table given.

Asked by

Lord Brady of Altrincham (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 November 1998

Reference

58346; 319 c129W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage and number of prisoners, at the latest available date, had previously served a non-custodial sentence. - Inc figs and table.

Asked by

Lord Beith (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 November 1998

For answer on

9 November 1998

Answered on

9 November 1998

Mr. Beith: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage and number of prisoners, at the latest available date, had previously served a non-custodial sentence; and if he will make a statement. [58455] Mr. Boateng: The most recent available information relates to a sample of sentenced prisoners held in prison on 30 June 1997. The estimated percentage of sentenced prisoners identified as having previous non-custodial sentences is 74 per cent. corresponding to around 36,000 prisoners. Previous criminal history information is, however, derived from matching Prison Service records to offender details of the Home Office Offenders Index and a further 9 per cent. of prisoners could not be matched. A prisoner may not be matched because he or she may have been sentenced for an offence not on the `standard list' and has no previous record for standard list offences or alternatively there may be an inconsistency between personal details held on the Offenders Index and those held on prison records. The percentage of prisoners identified as having no previous non-custodial sentences is 16 per cent. A slightly lower percentage (14 per cent.) of prisoners was identified as having no previous sentence of any kind (i.e. including custodial sentences). Prison population{1} in Prison Service establishments under sentence on 30 June 1997: by past criminal history{2} England and Wales _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Percentage{3} Population 48,674 Previous history not found{4} 9 Previous{2} non-custodial sentence 74 No previous{2} non-custodial sentence 16 No previous{2} sentence of any kind 14 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Excludes fine defaulters and is based on a sample of 13,832 prisoners. {2} Relates to convictions for `standard list' offences only. These offences include all indictable offences and some of the more serious summary offences. {3} Percentages for previous history not found, previous non-custodial sentence and no previous non-custodial sentence do not add to 100 due to rounding. {4} Information on prisoners was matched to records on the Home Office Offenders Index. In some cases no set of matching records can be found.

Date

9 November 1998

Reference

319 c42W; 58455

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will estimate the average number of ex-servicemen and servicewomen serving prison sentences during the past year. - Not available.

Asked by

Lord Beith (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 November 1998

Reference

319 c43-4W; 58472

House

House of Commons

Wednesday adjournment debate on school student mobility and performance targets

Wednesday adjournment debate on school student mobility and performance targets.

Lead member

Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston

Answering member

Charles Clarke

Department

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

4 November 1998

Reference

318 c830-6

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will set out for each year from 1992-93 to 1998-99 the (a) amount of RSG, (b) real value of RSG in April 1998 prices, (c) proportion of the RSG that reflects demographic and other volume...

Asked by

Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 October 1998

For answer on

3 November 1998

Answered on

3 November 1998

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will set out for each year from 1992-93 to 1998-99 the (a) amount of RSG, (b) real value of RSG in April 1998 prices, (c) proportion of the RSG that reflects demographic and other volume changes and (d) proportion of RSG that accounts for new responsibilities. [57783] Ms Armstrong: The following table sets out total Revenue Support Grant (RSG) paid to English local authorities between 1992-93 and 1998-99 in cash, and in real terms at 1998-99 values using the GDP deflator. Revenue Support Grant (RSG) £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year RSG Cash RSG Real terms 1992-93 16,679 19,450 1993-94 17,052 19,371 1994-95 18,497 20,715 1995-96 18,314 19,931 1996-97 18,024 19,030 1997-98 18,675 19,217 1998-99 19,500 19,500 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The total of all local authorities' Standard Spending Assessments (so-called "net Total Standard Spending", or "net TSS") is that portion of local authority expenditure which the Government wish to support through general grants such as Revenue Support Grant. In deciding net TSS, we take into account relevant demographic and other volume changes affecting local authority services, as well as new local authority responsibilities, the scope for efficiencies, and the amount the country as a whole can afford. Because the settlement represents our assessment of local government spending needs in the round, it is not possible to say how much has been included either for particular, or in total for, new responsibilities and other pressures.

Date

3 November 1998

Reference

57783; 318 c459-60W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if the information given in confidence at the times of the 1901-1991 decennial censuses of population will be exempt from sections 14a and 14b of the Open Government Code of Practice on Access to Government Information. - Inc ref to...

Asked by

John M Taylor (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

26 October 1998

Reference

318 c54-5W; 55826

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many representations his Department has received from honourable Members since 1993 on section 9.21 of the Open Government White Paper; if he will publish the text of the explicit non-statutory assurances of 100-year closure given by the Registrar General...

Asked by

John M Taylor (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 October 1998

For answer on

26 October 1998

Answered on

26 October 1998

Mr. John M. Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many representations his Department has received from hon. Members since 1993 on section 9.21 of the Open Government White Paper; if he will publish the text of the explicit non-statutory assurances of 100-year closure given by the Registrar General on the forms for the 1901-1991 censuses; and if he will make a statement about section 9.21. [55825] Mr. Straw: Paragraph 9.21 of the 1993 White Paper "Open Government" concerns the review of closure periods for records which are not released after 30 years and lists the decennial census of population as among the records to be closed for 100 years. The 1997 White Paper "Your Right to Know" which set out the Government's plans for a Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, proposed that the criteria used in deciding whether records should be withheld for longer than 30 years should be aligned with the proposed harm and public interest tests governing access to current records. The position of decennial census returns is not expected to change under an FOI Act. Since 1 August, when Ministerial responsibility for FOI transferred to the Home Office, I have not received representations on this matter from any other hon. Members. I believe that the Cabinet Office (Office of Public Service) had previously received three representations, including one from the hon. Member himself. Confidentiality assurances were given on all of the 1901-1991 census forms. Explicit references to the 100 year rule appeared on the 1981 and 1991 census forms. The text of the confidentiality assurances for 1901-1991 were as follows: 1901 "The Return is required for carrying out the provisions of the Census Act. The contents of the Schedules will be treated as confidential; they will be published in General Abstract only, and strict care will be taken that the Returns are not used for the gratification of curiosity, or for other purposes than those of the Census". 1911 "The contents of the Schedule will be treated as strictly confidential". The following also appeared on the reverse of the Schedule: "The contents of the Schedule will be treated as confidential. Strict care will be taken that no information is disclosed with regard to individual persons. The returns are not to be used for proof of age, as in connection with Old Age Pensions, or for any other purpose than the preparation of Statistical Tables". 1921 "STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL" 1931 No returns survive. 1941 No Census taken. 1951 "The contents of the schedule are strictly confidential". The following also appeared on the reverse of the schedule: "STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL" 1961 "The contents of the schedule are strictly confidential". The following also appeared on a separate sheet headed NOTES and EXAMPLES: "CONFIDENTIALITY--No information about any individual person, family or dwelling, will be given to anyone not employed on the Census". 1971 "The information you give on the form will be treated as CONFIDENTIAL and used only for compiling statistics. No information about named individuals will be passed to any other Government Department or any other authority or person. If anyone in the census organisation improperly discloses information you provide, he will be liable to prosecution. Similarly you must not disclose information which anyone (for example, a visitor or boarder) gives you to enable you to complete the form". 1981 "Your replies will be treated in STRICT CONFIDENCE. They will be used to produce statistics but your name and address will not be fed into the census computer. After the census, the forms will be locked away for 100 years before they are passed to the Public Record Office". 1991 "Your answers will be treated in strict confidence and used only to produce statistics. Names and addresses will not be put into the computer; only the postcode will be entered. The forms will be kept securely within my office and treated as confidential for 100 years. Anyone using or disclosing Census information improperly will be liable to prosecution. For example, it would be improper for you to pass on to someone else information which you has been given in confidence by a visitor to enable you to complete the Census form".

Date

26 October 1998

Reference

318 c55-6W; 55825

House

House of Commons

Treasury

Statement on those 1901-1991 decennial population censuses (a) for which the then Registrar General did not promise informants that the householders' forms would be treated as confidential for 100 years and (b) for which the Lord Chancellor has not granted, and is not intending to grant, the Registrar General statutory...

Asked by

John M Taylor (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

20 October 1998

For answer on

22 October 1998

Answered on

22 October 1998

Mr. John M. Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list those 1901-1991 decennial population censuses (a) for which the then Registrar General did not promise informants that the householders' forms would be treated as confidential for 100 years and (b) for which the Lord Chancellor has not granted, and is not intending to grant, the Registrar General statutory permission for an extended 100-year retention of the census forms. [55824] Ms Hewitt: In the period 1901-1991, only the 1981 and 1991 Census forms have contained specific assurances from the Registrar General for England and Wales with regard to the 100 year closure period, as specified under the terms of the Lord Chancellor's Instrument 12 of the Public Records Act 1958. Access to the census returns prior to 1920 is governed by the Public Records Act 1958, section 5(1). They are closed to public inspection for 100 years by virtue of Lord Chancellor's Instrument No 12 of June 1966. The returns for 1901 and 1911 are in the custody of the Public Records Office. Access to the census returns of 1921, 1951 and 1961 is covered by the Census Act 1920, as amended by the Census (Confidentiality) Act 1991. The Public Records Act 1958 section 3(4) permits those public records selected for permanent preservation to be retained for more than 30 years by the person responsible for them, with the Lord Chancellor's approval. In the case of census returns that person is the Registrar General, and permission is sought from the Lord Chancellor for the retention of census records every 10 years. The Lord Chancellor has granted permission for the census records for 1921, 1951 and 1961 to be retained by the Registrar General. The census returns for 1931 were destroyed by fire, and no census was taken in 1941. The census returns for 1971, 1981 and 1991 are similarly covered by the Census Act 1920, and the Census (Confidentiality) Act 1991. No retention instrument is yet necessary for the returns for 1971, 1981 and 1991 since the records are less than 30 years old.

Date

22 October 1998

Reference

317 c1204-5W;317 c1204W; 55824

House

House of Commons

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

What representations were made to the Chinese Govt during the Prime Ministers visit to China about their coercive one-child policy, and their pursuit of forced sterilisation and forced abortion of women who have more than one child. [HL 3382].

Asked by

Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 October 1998

Reference

HL 3382; 593 c152WA

House

House of Lords

Lords debate on unstarred question on whether they are continuing a policy of cutting expenditure in real terms per prisoner and of cutting the total expenditure in real terms on the probation service and on prisoner education

Lead member

Earl of Longford

Answering member

Lord Williams of Mostyn

Department

Home Office

Type

Questions for short debate

Date

20 October 1998

Reference

593 c1409-32

House

House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of males aged (a) 16, (b) 17, (c) 18, (d) 19, (e) 20, (f) 21, (g) 22, (h) 23, (i) 24, (j) 25, (k) 26, (l) 27, (m) 28, (n) 29, and (o) 30 years or over (i)...

Asked by

Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 September 1998

For answer on

19 October 1998

Answered on

19 October 1998

Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of males aged (a) 16, (b) 17, (c) 18, (d) 19, (e) 20, (f) 21, (g) 22, (h) 23, (i) 24, (j) 25, (k) 26, (l) 27, (m) 28, (n) 29, and (o) 30 years or over (i) are currently in prison, (ii) have served a prison sentence or are currently in prison and (iii) have a criminal record. [55432] Mr. George Howarth: Information on the male prison population (excluding foreign nationals), by age, in England and Wales on 30 June 1998 as a percentage of the projected general population of England and Wales for the same date is given in table 1. Information on criminal careers is also published in "Criminal statistics England and Wales" (Chapter 9 of the 1996 edition, CM 3764), a copy of which is in the Library. These analyses are based on a sample of those born in selected years. The proportion of males who have ever been sentenced to custody for those born in selected years between 1953 and 1978 is shown in table 2. Rates for the 1973 and 1978 birth cohorts are lower than for those born in earlier years and are consistent with the reduction in custody for these age groups in the late Eighties and early Nineties. The proportion of males who have been convicted of a "Standard List" offence is shown in table 3. Rates for 1973 and 1978 are also lower than for those born in earlier years and the lower proportion who have a conviction in these age groups reflects the increased use of cautioning in recent years. Table 1: Male prison population{1} in England and Wales on 30 June 1998, by age, as a percentage of the projected general population in England and Wales on 30 June 1998 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Age Percentage{2} 16 0.21 17 0.44 18 0.70 19 0.89 20 0.88 21 0.88 22 0.89 23 0.80 24 0.78 25 0.72 26 0.66 27 0.63 28 0.58 29 0.55 30+ 0.16 Total 0.28 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Excludes foreign nationals {2} Based on comparisons between the prison population in England and Wales on 30 June 1998 and the Government Actuary population projection for England and Wales in mid 1998 Table 2: Estimates of the proportion of the male population who have served a prison sentence or are currently in prison for a standard list offence{1} England and Wales Percentage _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year of birth Age 1953 1958 1963 1968 1973 1978 16 1.6 1.3 1.6 1.4 0.5 0.2 17 2.4 2.3 2.6 2.2 1.0 0.5 18 3.2 3.0 3.5 2.9 1.6 1.0 19 3.8 3.6 4.4 3.6 2.3 1.8 20 4.1 4.1 5.0 4.2 2.8 -- 21 4.4 4.4 5.6 4.5 3.5 -- 22 4.7 4.8 6.0 4.9 4.0 -- 23 4.9 5.2 6.3 5.2 4.2 -- 24 5.1 5.5 6.6 5.5 -- -- 25 5.3 5.7 6.9 -- -- -- 26 5.4 5.9 7.0 -- -- -- 27 5.6 6.1 7.2 -- -- -- 28 5.8 6.3 7.4 -- -- -- 29 5.9 6.4 -- -- -- -- 30 6.1 6.5 -- -- -- -- 31 6.2 6.7 -- -- -- -- 32 6.4 6.8 -- -- -- -- 33 6.5 6.9 -- -- -- -- 34 6.5 -- -- -- -- -- 35 6.6 -- -- -- -- -- 36 6.7 -- -- -- -- -- 37 6.8 -- -- -- -- -- 38 6.9 -- -- -- -- -- 39 6.9 -- -- -- -- -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} The standard list consists of all indictable and some of the more serious summary offences. See Appendix 5 of Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, 1996 (Cm. 3764) for further details Table 3: Estimates of the proportion of the male population with a criminal record for one or more standard list{1} offences England and Wales Percentage _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year of birth Age 1953 1958 1963 1968 1973 1978 16 11.9 13.4 12.8 10.6 5.5 4.1 17 14.9 16.7 16.3 13.8 8.7 6.6 18 17.7 19.7 19.9 16.7 11.8 9.9 19 19.9 22.2 22.8 19.2 13.9 -- 20 21.7 24.3 25.0 21.2 15.6 -- 21 23.3 26.1 26.6 22.9 17.2 -- 22 24.7 27.4 27.9 24.2 19.0 -- 23 25.9 28.6 28.9 25.3 19.8 -- 24 27.0 29.7 29.8 26.0 -- -- 25 27.8 30.5 30.7 -- -- -- 26 28.7 30.5 31.4 -- -- -- 27 29.4 31.7 32.1 -- -- -- 28 30.0 32.7 -- -- -- -- 29 30.6 32.7 -- -- -- -- 30 31.0 33.2 -- -- -- -- 31 31.5 33.6 -- -- -- -- 32 32.0 34.0 -- -- -- -- 33 32.3 34.4 -- -- -- -- 34 32.7 -- -- -- -- -- 35 33.0 -- -- -- -- -- 36 33.2 -- -- -- -- -- 37 33.5 -- -- -- -- -- 38 33.8 -- -- -- -- -- 39 34.0 -- -- -- -- -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} The standard list consists of all indictable and some of the more serious summary offences. See Appendix 5 of Criminal Statistics, England and Wales, 1996 (Cm. 3764) for further details

Date

19 October 1998

Reference

317 c936-8W; 55432

House

House of Commons

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