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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many alleged contraventions of the Data Protection Act 1998 are outstanding before the Information Commissioner; what the date is of the oldest complaint; what is (a) the average and (b) the mean age of outstanding complaints; and if he...

Asked by

Andrew Dismore (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

30 April 2001

For answer on

3 May 2001

Answered on

3 May 2001

Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many alleged contraventions of the Data Protection Act 1998 are outstanding before the Information Commissioner; what the date is of the oldest complaint; what is (a) the average and (b) the mean age of outstanding complaints; and if he will make a statement; [160161] (2) in what circumstances, when requested to do so on a complaint under section 55 of the Data Protection Act 1998, the Information Commissioner will institute (a) criminal inquiries and (b) downgrade the complaint to an assessment under section 42; [160160] (3) in what circumstances the Information Commissioner will require from a complainant, before investigating a complaint under (a) section 55 and (b) section 42, (i) conclusive evidence of breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998, (ii) compelling evidence, (iii) prima facie case or (iv) other supporting evidence, and in each case, on what basis the request by the Commissioner is made; and if he will make a statement; [160158] (4) under a complaint made under section 42 of the Data Protection Act 1998, evidence obtained by the Information Commissioner is admissible evidence where breaches of section 55 are revealed by the Commissioner's investigation; and if he will make a statement; [160157] (5) when he expects to receive a report on the complaint to the Data Protection Commissioner, dated 27 July 2000, made by Hendon Conservative Association against the Conservative Party Secretariat; and if he will make a statement. [160159] Mr. Mike O'Brien: These questions cover matters which fall within the operational responsibility of the Information Commissioner. The Commissioner administers and enforces the Data Protection Act 1998 independently of the Government. I have noted the length of time taken to resolve the issue and I have written to the Commissioner asking when she will be in a position to resolve this matter and drawing her attention to the issues raised by my hon. Friend's questions. I understand she will reply directly to him. The Commissioner publishes complaints statistics in her annual report to Parliament and a statement of her policy on the handling of assessments under section 42 of the 1998 Act is available on her website at www.dataprotection.gov.uk.

Date

3 May 2001

Reference

367 c708-9W; 160161;160160;160158;160157;160159

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Supplementary on the Conservative Party's role in creating the Millennium dome.

Asked by

Ann Clwyd (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

30 April 2001

Reference

367 c634

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Answered by

Janet Anderson (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

30 April 2001

Reference

367 c634

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what percentage of appointees to (a) each Learning and Skills Council and (b) Learning and Skills Councils in total have declared political activity for (i) the Labour Party, (ii) the Conservative Party, (iii) the Liberal Democrats and (iv) other parties....

Asked by

Lord Brady of Altrincham (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

4 April 2001

For answer on

24 April 2001

Answered on

24 April 2001

Mr. Brady: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of appointees to (a) each Learning and Skills Council and (b) Learning and Skills Councils in total have declared political activity for (i) the Labour party, (ii) the Conservative party, (iii) the Liberal Democrats and (iv) other parties. [157508] Mr. Wicks: [holding answer 9 April 2001]: Appointments to the LSC and its local arms have been made through fair and open competition, in accordance with guidance issued by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments (OCPA). We have sought to attract applications from individuals with a wide range of appropriate experience, regardless of any political affiliation they may have. We wrote to all English MPs last year, asking them to encourage suitable candidates to apply. The great majority of applicants for LSC membership and of those appointed as members declared that they were not politically active within the last five years. Of the 16 members appointed to the national Learning and Skills Council, five (31 per cent.) declared political activity with the Labour party. There were no declarations in respect of other parties. 141 of the 641 people who have been appointed and remain as members of the local Learning and Skills Councils declared political activity. These figures exclude Executive Directors of local Learning and Skills Councils as they were not required to declare political activity when applying for these posts. A breakdown by political party is set out in the table: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Appointed Percentage of politically active members Conservative 21 14.9 Labour 107 75.9 Liberal Democrat 10 7.1 Other 3 2.1 Total 141 100 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. As a percentage success rate, based on the number of applications by party, this breaks down as: 24 per cent. for Labour; 21 per cent. for the Conservatives; 13 per cent. for the Liberal-Democrats; and 12 per cent. for other parties. The table shows the percentage of appointees to each of the 47 local LSCs who have declared political activity, by party: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. English region/local LSC Labour Conservative Liberal Democrat Others area North East County Durham 1 (7%) -- -- 1 (7%) Northumberland 1 (9%) -- -- -- Tees Valley 4 (33%) 1 (8%) -- -- Tyne and Wear 3 (21%) -- -- -- East Midlands Derbyshire 6 (46%) -- -- -- Leicestershire 2 (17%) 1 (8%) -- -- Lincolnshire and Rutland 1 (7%) -- 1 (7%) 1 (7%) Northamptonshire 2 (15%) 1 (8%) -- -- Nottinghamshire 2 (17%) -- -- -- Yorkshire and Humberside South Yorkshire 4 (31%) -- -- -- North Yorkshire -- 2 (15%) -- -- Humberside 2 (14%) -- -- -- West Yorkshire 3 (25%) -- -- -- West Midlands Birmingham and Solihull 4 (31%) -- -- -- The Black Country 2 (15%) -- -- -- Coventry and Warwickshire 3 (25%) -- -- -- Herefordshire and 2 (18%) -- -- -- Worcestershire Shropshire 2 (17%) -- 1 (8%) 1 (8%) Staffordshire 4 (27%) -- -- -- North West Cheshire/Warrington 2 (13%) -- 1 (7%) -- Cumbria 2 (13%) -- -- -- Lancashire 4 (27%) -- -- -- Greater Manchester 5 (33%) -- -- -- Greater Merseyside 4 (27%) -- 1 (7%) -- South West Devon and Cornwall -- -- 1 (7%) -- Bournemouth, Dorset and -- -- 2 (14%) -- Poole Gloucestershire 1 (8%) -- -- -- Somerset 1 (7%) 1 (7%) 1 (7%) -- Wiltshire and Swindon 1 (8%) 2 (15%) 1 (8%) -- The West of England 2 (14%) -- -- -- East of England Bedfordshire and Luton 2 (13%) 1 (7%) -- -- Cambridgeshire 2 (13%) -- 1 (7%) -- Essex 3 (21%) 2 (14%) -- -- Hertfordshire 1 (7%) 1 (7%) -- -- Norfolk 2 (14%) 1 (7%) -- -- Suffolk 4 (29%) 1 (7%) -- -- South East Berkshire -- -- -- -- Hampshire, Portsmouth, 1 (7%) -- -- -- Southampton and IOW Kent and Medway 2 (13%) 3 (20%) -- -- Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire 2 (13%) -- -- -- and Bucks Surrey 1 (7%) 1 (7%) -- -- Sussex 2 (13%) -- -- -- London London Central 4 (31%) 2 (15%) -- -- London East 4 (26%) -- -- -- London North 2 (14%) -- -- -- London South 2 (18%) 1 (9%) -- -- London West 3 (21%) -- -- -- Total 107 21 10 3 (75.9%) (14.9%) (7.1%) (2.1%) _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

24 April 2001

Reference

157508; 367 c215-8W

House

House of Commons

President of the Council;Leader of the House of Commons

Member

Baroness Beckett (Labour)

Type

Proceeding contributions

Date

5 April 2001

Reference

366 c513-4

House

House of Commons

President of the Council;Leader of the House of Commons

Supplementary business question on the Conservative Party and ethnic minorities.

Member

Mike Gapes (Labour)

Type

Business questions

Date

5 April 2001

Reference

366 c513-4

House

House of Commons

RELATIONS BETWEEN THE ALLEANZA NAZIONALE AND THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY

That this House notes with concern reports in the Independent and the Mirror newspapers of links between the Italian party, the Alleanza Nazionale, described by the Conservative leader in the European Parliament as neo-fascist, and the British Conservative Party; further notes that a leading member of the Alleanza Nazionale recently...

Primary sponsor

Martin Salter (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

14 March 2001

Reference

444

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what communications related to the immigration and nationality status of the Hinduja family the Home Office has received from (a) Conservative and (b) Liberal Democrat Members of either House as well as other (i) elected representatives and (ii) office holders...

Asked by

Peter Bradley (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 March 2001

Reference

149114; 363 c747W

House

House of Commons

MR NIGEL HASTILOW (No. 2)

That this House congratulates Mr Nigel Hastilow, the Conservative prospective Parliamentary candidate for Birmingham, Edgbaston on having the courage to give his honest opinions about his party to those whose support he seeks; notes his belief that 'to many voters ... the Conservative party is a lost cause' and that...

Primary sponsor

Lord Corbett of Castle Vale

Type

Early day motions

Date

11 January 2001

Reference

188

House

House of Commons

NIGEL HASTILOW

That this House pays tribute to the wit and wisdom of the Conservative candidate for Edgbaston, Nigel Hastilow, who observed that the Conservative Party is a lost cause, its Leader is not popular and that its personalities are still mired in sleaze; believes his remarks may not be welcomed by...

Primary sponsor

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

10 January 2001

Reference

180; 180A1

House

House of Commons

LABOUR AND LIBERAL DEMOCRATS AND THE NHS

That this House welcomes the Labour decision not to pretend that the Conservatives will abolish the National Health Service; regrets the apparent rolling Liberal Democrat campaign that does make the claim; and notes that except for about 18 of the past 52 years Conservative governments have sustained and supported the...

Primary sponsor

Peter Bottomley (Conservative)

Type

Early day motions

Date

8 January 2001

Reference

163

House

House of Commons

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