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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list for each school in Shrewsbury and Atcham the value of grants given directly by his Department to purchase books since 1st May 1997; and if he will make a statement. - Includes fgiures and fact that...

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c410W; 160522

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the allocations for literacy and numeracy funding for each school in Shewsbury and Atcham; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures and fact that allocations for literacy and numeracy for indidvidual schools not...

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

160514; 368 c409-10W;368 c409W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how much it cost to provide additional classrooms at (a) Sundome Infants, (b) Greenfields Primary and (c) Springfield Infants schools in Shrewsbury and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures. (Holding answer 9 May 2001).

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 May 2001

Reference

368 c270-1W; 160517

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how much it cost to replace a demountable classroom for the Bayston Hill Music and Arts Centre in Shrewsbury; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figure. (Holding answer 9 May 2001).

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 May 2001

Reference

368 c270W; 160518

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 list the capital projects agreed in Shrewsbury and Atcham to improve (a) bus services, (b) train services, (c) cycle routes and (d) other public transport investments since 1st May 1997 and their cost; and...

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 May 2001

Reference

160511; 368 c256W;368 c256-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many school classes of five to seven year olds with over 30 pupils there were in Shrewsbury and Atcham in each year since 1992; and if he will make a statement. - Includes table. (Holding answer 9 May 2001).

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 May 2001

For answer on

10 May 2001

Answered on

10 May 2001

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many school classes of five to seven-year-olds with over 30 pupils there were in Shrewsbury and Atcham in each year since 1992; and if he will make a statement. [160508] Ms Estelle Morris: [holding answer 9 May 2001]: The available information is shown in the following table. Information on class sizes by parliamentary constituency is not available prior to 1997. Shrewsbury and Atcham parliamentary constituency _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of: Year Key stage 1 classes with 31 or more pupils Pupils in key stage classes of 31 or more 1997 20 648 1998 18 577 1999 9 285 2000 4 125 2001{1} 0 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Provisional Note: Classes taught by one teacher The Government pledged to limit infant classes to 30. We have already delivered that pledge early for the vast majority of infants, including in the Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency. This has been achieved with the help of substantial funding made available under the class size initiative--allocations to Shropshire LEA alone amount to some £3.5 million.

Date

10 May 2001

Reference

368 c271-2W; 160508

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list the schools in Shrewsbury and Atcham that have received new computer suites since 1st May 1997; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures. (Holding answer 9 May 2001).

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 May 2001

Reference

368 c271W; 160509

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list which schools in Shrewsbury and Atcham will benefit from the special Educational Needs Standards Fund; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures. (Holding answer 2001).

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 May 2001

Reference

368 c271W; 160515

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will list for each nursery school in Shrewsbury and Atcham (a) the funding received and (b) the number of free nursery places created since 1st May 1997 for (i) three year olds and (ii) four year olds; and...

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 May 2001

For answer on

10 May 2001

Answered on

10 May 2001

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list for each nursery school in Shrewsbury and Atcham (a) the funding received and (b) the number of free nursery places created since 1 May 1997 for (i) three-year-olds and (ii) four- year-olds; and if he will make a statement. [160521] Ms Hodge: [holding answer 9 May 2001]: Data regarding funding and number places for each individual nursery school are not held centrally. Since 1997, however, a total of 1,639 new early education places have been created for three and four- year-olds in all settings in the Shropshire local education authority area. Since September 1998, all four-year-olds have been able to access a free, part-time early education place. In 2001-02, Shropshire LEA has been allocated sufficient funding to create a further 748 new early education places for three-year-olds. By September 2004, all three-year-olds in England will be entitled to a free early education place, if their parents want one. The funding available to Shropshire for early years education and child care since 1997 is shown in the following table. £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Child care funding Early Years Funding (SSA and Total Nursery Education Grant) 1997-98 n/a 4,336,632 4,336,632 1998-99 70,000 5,638,935 5,708,935 1999-2000 199,200 5,863,664 6,062,864 2000-01 296,400 6,520,177 6,816,577 2001-02 1,168,690 7,268,624 8,437,314 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Figures for 1997-98 show the position before boundary changes took effect and include Telford and Wrekin. Figures for later years are for Shropshire only, without Telford and Wrekin. 2. Figures for 2001-02 are estimates only.

Date

10 May 2001

Reference

368 c269-70W; 160521

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will make a statement on the Sure Start Programme in Shrewsbury and Atcham.

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 May 2001

Reference

160516; 368 c176W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency, the effect on Shrewsbury and Athcam of his Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

10 April 2001

For answer on

8 May 2001

Answered on

8 May 2001

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency, the effect on Shrewsbury and Atcham of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [158433] Mr. Chris Smith: Since May 1997 my Department has introduced and developed a variety of initiatives which will impact on my hon. Friend's constituency which promote our objectives of access, excellence, education, and creativity and employment. We have published strategies to take this forward including "Tomorrows Tourism" and "A Sporting Future for All", which was recently followed up by "The Government's Plan for Sport". We have tackled the issue of social inclusion taking forward the recommendations of Policy Action Team 10 on Arts and Sport and developing social inclusion policies across all our areas which is recognised within the most recent progress report Building on PAT10. We have given more support to the cultural and sporting infrastructure. The Spending Review 2000 secured a doubling of the budget for sport and the largest ever increase for the arts: an increase of 80 per cent. from £186 million in 1997-98 to £336 million in 2003-04. In taking forward our aim to develop the educational potential of culture and sport £40 million has been allocated to developing Creative Partnerships; we have established through lottery funding, the £30 million National Foundation for Youth Music; and secured an additional £130 million for primary schools sports and arts facilities through the Space for Sport and the Arts programme. With £120 million of central Government and lottery funding we will be providing a school sports co-ordinator in one-in-four secondary schools to work with local primary and special schools to improve sporting provision and physical education for children in the most deprived areas. We have delivered free access to national museums for children and the over-60's and additional money will be provided to allow this to be extended to everyone by December 2001. We have commissioned a taskforce which is currently considering the issues facing non-national museums in the regions. We have made improvements in the way the lottery is spent to ensure a fairer distribution. The introduction of the New Opportunities Fund for spending on health, education and the environment has made a real difference to communities everywhere. For instance it has invested £120 million to support the People's Network, which will enable all 4,300 public libraries to offer free public internet access through UK online learning centres; and a further £50 million to stimulate development of content to support the Network. We have set up a Regional Cultural Consortium in each of the English regions outside London to champion culture and creativity, including heritage, sport and tourism, and to draw up regional cultural strategies identifying regional objectives and priorities. We have published a Green Paper on "Culture and Creativity: The Next Ten Years", setting out how individual creative talent can be given the support it needs from childhood to flourish; how artists and cultural institutions can be freed from bureaucratic controls; and how the freedom to explore and enjoy creativity and culture can be made available to all. Through their commitment to public service broadcasting, the Government have helped to foster an environment in which a creative, commercially successful broadcasting industry provides a wide range of UK-made, high-quality, original programmes catering for all viewers and listeners. We have ensured a secure funding base for the BBC and S4C, while giving them the freedom to develop commercial operations which complement and support their public service remit. We have made clear in the Communications White Paper that public service broadcasting will continue to have a key role to play in the digital future. The Government have introduced free television licences for people aged 75 or over from 1 November last year. In delivering these initiatives we aim to make cultural and sporting activities inclusive ones, boosting participation and improving the quality of life for all. Shrewsbury and Atcham According to the information supplied to us by the distributing bodies for the national lottery awards database, there have been 157 national lottery awards to Shrewsbury and Atcham since May 1997, totalling £10,155,404. This includes an award from the Millennium Festival of £30,000. Thirty-four Millennium Award Winners have been identified from Shrewsbury and Atcham and between them they have received grants totalling £89,185. Information on the number of beneficiaries of free television licences by constituency is not available, but estimates based on the 1991 Census indicate that there were approximately 6,500 people aged 75 or over living in the Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency. Shropshire Library Authority, which covers the Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency, received awards from the DCMS/Wolfson Public Libraries Challenge Fund of £99,494 in 1997-98, £85,932 and, as a member of a consortium of authorities, £324,439 in 1999-2000, and £23,775 in 2000-01. All the awards were for public library ICT projects, except for the 2000-01 award which was for a reader development project with the county's homeless community. It is not possible to say what proportion of the overall funding benefited the Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency, but the 1997-98 award was for a project wholly based in Shrewsbury library. School Sport Co-ordinators will be based in families of schools, in areas of greatest need, linked wherever possible through local education authorities to Specialist Sports Colleges. They will provide opportunities for young people to compete regularly for their school and take part in a wide range of sports. By 2004, there will be about 250 families established with 1,000 secondary schools and up to 6,000 primary schools benefiting directly from this programme. There is one school sport co-ordinator in Shrewsbury and Atcham attached to Wolverhampton MBC. English Heritage have awarded the following grants: Churches All Saints', Berrington--offered £17,514, paid £11,794 St. Michael and All Angels', Pitchford--offered £155,652, paid £137,724 St. Mary's, Westbury--offered £74,700, paid £3,291 St. Alkmund's, Shrewsbury--offered £3,910, nothing paid to date Abbey Church of the Holy Cross, Shrewsbury--offered £66,708, paid £12,754 Holy Trinity, Minsterley--offered £20,071, paid £12,643 Other Listed Buildings Old Market Hall, Shrewsbury--offered £149,382, nothing paid to date Loton Hall, Alberbury--offered £49,659, paid £37,007 Hargreaves Farmhouse, Wollaston--offered £68,000, nothing paid to date Attingham Park, Attingham (roof repairs)--offered £24,264, paid £21,838 Attingham Park, Attingham (railings)--offered £22,250, nothing paid to date Ditherington Flax Mill, Shrewsbury--offered £500,000, nothing paid to date Conservation Officer--offered £22,369, paid £14,906 Conservation Area Partnership Schemes Shrewsbury--1997-98 £65,000 Heritage Economic Regeneration Schemes Shrewsbury: West End and Northern Gateway--2000-01 £83,700, 2001-02 £83,700 Wyle Cop, Frankwell and The Square--2001-02 £55,000. There are of course other initiatives in the wider context of the region which may have an effect on the Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency. These include the receipt by the West Midlands Arts Board of £10,378,000 in 2000-01 from the Arts Council to support arts and cultural activity across its region. In 2001-02 this will increase to £11,361,686 or by 9.5 per cent.

Date

8 May 2001

Reference

368 c107-9W; 158433

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the effects have been in Shrewsbury and Atcham on mental health patients of the introduction of the Mental Health National Service framework.

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 May 2001

Reference

156494; 368 c144W

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, pursuant to his Answer of 4th April, 366 c182W, regarding sites of special scientific interest, if he will list the locations of SSSIs in Shrewsbury and Atcham; and if he will make a statement. - Inc table.

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

18 April 2001

For answer on

25 April 2001

Answered on

25 April 2001

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to his answer of 4 April 2001, Official Report, column 182W, regarding sites of special scientific interest, if he will list the locations of SSSIs in Shrewsbury and Atcham; and if he will make a statement. [158763] Mr. Robert Ainsworth: The table shows the name of all 27 sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) wholly or partly within the Shrewsbury and Atcham area. It also gives the date the site was notified, its area and grid reference. SSSIs within Shrewsbury and Atcham borough council area _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Site Notification date Area (HA) Grid reference Attingham Park 22 March 2000 190.75 SJ550096 Berrington Pool 25 January 1984 4.8 SJ524072 Bomere, Shomere and Betton Pools 26 October 1983 59.8 SJ502080 Buildwas River Section 5 February 1986 1.29 SJ640045 Buildwas Sand Quarry 22 December 1992 0.14 SJ644041 Bullhill Brook 21 July 1998 0.31 SJ555015 Chermes Dingle 17 July 1986 5.46 SJ614064 Comley Quarry 26 July 1985 1.92 SO484963 Coundmoor Brook 20 August 1985 3.99 SJ558037 Earl's Hill and Habberley Valley 26 July 1985 62.62 SJ410048 Granham's Moor Quarry 28 November 1985 2.64 SJ389036 Hencott Pool 4 March 1985 11.8 SJ490160 Hope Valley 30 March 1987 4.85 SJ348013 Hughley Brook 13 November 1985 10.42 SO585996 Huglith Mine 15 March 1993 4.2 SJ404016 Lin Can Moss 16 February 1984 1.88 SJ375210 Long Mynd 23 March 1990 2,719.29 SO421924 Minsterley Meadows 28 November 2000 8.14 SJ379048 Old River Bed, Shrewsbury 18 February 1985 14.99 SJ496147 River Severn at Montford 14 December 1994 27.02 SJ422144 Sheinton Brook 5 February 1986 2.51 SJ607037 Shrawardine Pool 12 July 1983 17.89 SJ398161 The Wrekin and The Ercall 17 December 1986 287.05 SJ630084 Tick Wood and Benthall Edge 22 August 1985 144.74 SJ650029 Trewern Brook 28 November 1985 5.1 SJ305121 Wenlock Edge 17 December 1986 135.24 SO596986 Whitwell Coppice 13 November 1985 15.35 SJ619021 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

25 April 2001

Reference

158763; 367 c276-8W

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, how many bus journeys were taken in Shrewsbury and Atcham in (a) 1997 and (b) for the latest available 12 month period; and if he will make a statement. - Information not available.

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 April 2001

Reference

367 c60W; 157598

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will estimate the number of people who have received vaccination against group C meningitis in Shrewsbury and Atcham in the last three years; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 April 2001

Reference

156499; 366 c604-5W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average GP budget was in (a) May 1997 and (b) in the most recent financial year for which figures are available in Shrewsbury and Atcham; and if he will make a statement. - Includes fact that information is not collected...

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 April 2001

Reference

156498; 366 c603W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many childcare places there were in Shrewsbury and Atcham on (a) 1st May 1997 and (b) the latest available dates for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. - Including figures.

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 April 2001

Reference

366 c427-8W; 154647

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how many children lived in poverty in Shrewsbury and Atcham on (a) 1st May 1997 and (b) the latest available date; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures and ref to "Opportunity for all", copy in Library.

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

15 March 2001

For answer on

6 April 2001

Answered on

6 April 2001

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many children lived in poverty in Shrewsbury and Atcham on (a) 1 May 1997 and (b) the latest available date; and if he will make a statement. [154655] Mr. Bayley: Poverty and social exclusion are complex multi-dimensional issues, affecting many aspects of people's lives--including income, health, housing, the quality of their environment and opportunities to learn. There is no single measure that can capture the complex problems that need to be overcome. However a number of these aspects have seen significant improvement in Shrewsbury and Atcham since 1997. Between February 1997 and August 2000 the number of children in families in receipt of out of work benefits has fallen from 3,100 to 2,300. In Shropshire the proportion of 11-year-olds achieving level 4 or above at Key Stage 2 has risen in English from 62 per cent. in 1997 to 79 per cent. in 2000 and in mathematics from 61 per cent. in 1998 to 77 per cent. in 2000. The annual report, "Opportunity for all", available in the Library, sets out and monitors the Government's strategy for tackling poverty and social exclusion. Notes: 1. Out of work benefits include Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance, Incapacity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance. Numbers on benefit are drawn from a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to sampling error. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. Please note that any comparison of figures for February and for August may be affected by seasonal variation. 2. Information used in earlier replies only looked at Income Support and income based Jobseeker's Allowance. We now include all the key out of work benefits to give a fuller picture.

Date

6 April 2001

Reference

366 c318-9W; 154655

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many and what proportion of those aged over 65 years received flu vaccinations in Shrewsbury and Atcham this winter; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 April 2001

Reference

156497; 366 c272W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many secondary schools in Shrewsbury and Atcham were connected to the internet (a) in May 1997 and (b) on the most recent date for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures and...

Asked by

Paul Marsden (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 April 2001

Reference

156491; 366 c279W

House

House of Commons

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