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Northern Ireland Office

Answered by

Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

9 May 2001

Reference

368 c98-9

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

1st supplementary on same.

Asked by

Helen Southworth (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

9 May 2001

Reference

368 c98-9

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, If he will make a statement on progress of the peace process.

Asked by

Helen Southworth (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

9 May 2001

Reference

368 c98-9; 159617

House

House of Commons

Northern Ireland Office

Answered by

Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour)

Answering body

Northern Ireland Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

9 May 2001

Reference

368 c98-9

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Warrington North constituency, the effects on Warrington North of his Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997. - Includes figures. (Holding answer 6 March 2001).

Asked by

Helen Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 February 2001

For answer on

8 May 2001

Answered on

8 May 2001

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Warrington, North constituency, the effects on Warrington, North of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [152315] Dr. Moonie: [holding answer 6 March 2001]: The Ministry of Defence has wide-ranging presence throughout the UK in terms of defence establishments and the service and civilian personnel they employ. This presence brings benefits to many communities, local economies and jobs. Also, 60,000 new defence contracts are placed each year that provide support to industry and create and sustain defence-related employment. The Ministry of Defence has maintained a large number of personnel in the Warrington area: within a 25-mile radius distance of the constituency, MOD direct employees totalled some 4,150 personnel as of 1 October 1999 (service and civilian). Since 2 May 1997, around 440 contracts with a total value of nearly £50 million were placed with prime contractors in the Warrington area{1}. I draw attention to the Defence Analytical Services Agency report "UK Defence Statistics 2000", which contains a wealth of defence statistical information, a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House. {1} The decision as to where work under a particular contract will be undertaken rests with the contractor, therefore work on a contract placed with a prime contract in the Warrington area may well be done elsewhere: similarly contracts placed with contractors outside the Warrington area could lead to sub-contracts on companies in Warrington.

Date

8 May 2001

Reference

368 c12W; 152315

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, pursuant to his Answer of 28th March 2001, 365 c679-80W, on Sure Start, (a) if the information available on deprivation included statistics on the varying levels of deprivation within the borough of Warrington and (b) what assessment was made of...

Asked by

Helen Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 April 2001

Reference

366 c574W;366 c573-4W; 157176;157177

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Warrington North constituency, the effects on Warrington North of his Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997. - Including tables and ref to Department of Health...

Asked by

Helen Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 February 2001

For answer on

9 April 2001

Answered on

9 April 2001

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Warrington, North constituency, the effects on Warrington, North of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [152317] Mr. Denham: [holding answer 6 March 2001]: Detailed information on the impact of Department of Health policies nationally is set out in the Department of Health Annual Reports. A copy of the most recent report "Department of Health--Government Expenditure Plans 2000-01" is available in the House of Commons Library and on the Department of Health website at www.doh.gov.uk/dhreport. The impact of policies is not examined by constituency and statistics collected centrally by the Department are not collected on a constituency basis. My hon. Friend's constituency falls within the geographical area covered by North Cheshire health authority and Halton and Warrington social services authorities. Increases in allocations between 1996-97 and 2001-02 for North Cheshire health authority are shown in the table. Increases in allocations between 1996-97 and 2001-02 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Increase £ million (cash) 57.6 £ million (real terms) 34.7 Percentage (cash) 34.20 Percentage (real terms) 18.91 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Increases for 1999-2000 onwards are for unified allocations which cover hospital and community health services, prescribing and discretionary family health services. Those for previous years cover hospital and community health services only. North Cheshire health authority has also received additional funding for certain policies. This includes: £864,000 for accident and emergency modernisation between 1997-98 and 2000-01; £31,000, £125,000, £192,000 and £129,000 for improving cancer services (breast, colorectal, lung and cancer outpatients) in 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-01 respectively; £2.1 million in 1999-2000 recurrently and £1.7 million recurrently in 2000-01 to reduce waiting times and lists; £75,000 in 1997-98, £2.5 million in 1998-99, £90,000 in 1999-2000 and £226,000 in 2000-01 non recurrently to reduce waiting times and lists; £1.5 million to expand critical care services in 2000-01; £1.2 million in 1997-98, £1.2 million in 1998-99, and £1.1 million in 2000-01 to deal with winter pressures; £0.6 million in 2000-01 and 2001-02 for developing intermediate care services; £122,000 for heart disease services in 2000-01. For 2001-02, the authority plans to spend £0.6 million more on heart disease services, including drugs, from the real terms funding increase given; and £110,000 has been invested in dentistry between 1997-98 and 2000-01. In addition, my hon. Friend's constituents will benefit from the new purchase of the Daresbury Wing, (a private hospital facility on the Warrington Hospital) by the National Health Service in 1999-2000 which cost £1.8 million. A further £1.2 million has been provided by the North West Regional Office of the Department of Health to equip the facility so that it can carry out orthopaedic surgery for the residents of Warrington and the surrounding areas.Warrington local authority came into existence on 1 April 1998. Its personal social services standard spending assessment for 2001-02 is £28.699 million. In addition to its SSA, Warrington has received additional funding in the form of a number of special and specific grants as set out in the table. £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 Special Transitional 1,179 -- -- -- Grant{1} Partnership grant{2} -- 847 726 | 984 Prevention grant{2} -- 65 98 | Carers grant{3} -- 65 157 218 Children's grant{3} -- 195 306 766 Mental Health Core grant 157 265 312 {4}373 Training Support Grant 106 175 198 {4}225 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} The special transitional grant ended in 1998-99. {2} The partnership and prevention grants have been combined in 2001-02 and called the promoting independence grant {3} The carers' and children's grants were introduced in 1999-2000 {4} Indicative allocation.

Date

9 April 2001

Reference

152317; 366 c440-1W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps he is taking to assist staff affected by the proposed closure of the Marks & Spencer Call Centre and Fulfilment operations in Warrington; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Helen Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

5 April 2001

Reference

156983; 366 c245W

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 Warrington North constituency, the effects on Warrington North of his Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 6...

Asked by

Helen Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 February 2001

For answer on

2 April 2001

Answered on

2 April 2001

Helen Jones: 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 Warrington, North constituency, the effects on Warrington, North of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [152314] Mr. Chris Smith: [holding answer 6 March 2001]: 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 our strategies to take this forward in "Tomorrow's 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 in 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 "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. My Department sponsors the British Tourist Authority (BTA) which continues to promote Britain effectively as an attractive tourist destination for overseas visitors. The BTA's successful marketing activities are aimed at bringing benefits to all parts of the UK, including Warrington, North. In delivering these initiatives we aim to make cultural and sporting activities inclusive ones, boosting participation and improving the quality of life for all. Warrington, North According to the information supplied to us by the distributing bodies for the national lottery awards database, there have been 85 national lottery awards to Warrington, North, totalling £3,112,071. This includes an award from the Millennium Festival of £218,000. Three Millennium Award Winners have been identified from Warrington, North and between them they have received grants totalling £16,741. 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 5,000 people aged 75 or over living in the Warrington, North constituency. Warrington Library Authority, which includes libraries in the Warrington, North constituency, was a partner with 17 other authorities in a consortium which received an award of £215,992 from the 2000-01 DCMS/Wolfson funding round for a project promoting reading to young people. English Heritage have offered £12,000 to St Oswald's Church, (£10,427 paid to date). Sport England Exchequer Funded Programmes in Warrington, North are: 41 primaries plus one special school have received whole school TOPS training 352 members of staff trained in generic TOPS 39 schools have received £20k worth of equipment plus training 17 schools have attended TOPS Athletics training 11 schools have received whole school gymnastics training three secondary schools accessed Challenge Funding linking with two local sports clubs five secondary schools and 27 primaries plus the special school have been involved in a cricket development programme which has provided equipment, coaching, competitions and links to local clubs subsequently a cricket development forum has been established over 1000 young people, from the Warrington, North area, have participated in trials, training and competition related to local and county youth games two out of the six secondary schools have achieved Sportsmark Awards. There are of course other initiatives in the wider context of the region which may have an effect on the Warrington, North constituency. These are: North West Arts Board has received an additional £5,595,000 from the Arts Council this year to support arts and cultural activity across the region. From 1 April 1999 Warrington residents under 15 were able to benefit from free admission to the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside and to the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. From 1 April 2000 Warrington residents over 60 were able to gain free admission to both of the above. Consideration is being given currently to how access to the national collections might be extended further.

Date

2 April 2001

Reference

152314; 366 c60-2W

House

House of Commons

CLOSURE OF MARKS AND SPENCER DIRECT

That this House deeply regrets the announcement by Marks and Spencer of its intention to close its call centre and fulfilment operations in Warrington; notes that 686 staff face redundancy as a result of this decision, which will impact particularly on North Warrington; and calls upon the Government to give...

Primary sponsor

Helen Jones (Labour)

Type

Early day motions

Date

2 April 2001

Reference

516

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, for what reasons Warrington was not included in the most recent round of Surestart projects; and what assessment was made of the levels of deprivation in Warrington North prior to the decision being taken.

Asked by

Helen Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 March 2001

Reference

155458; 365 c679-80W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many new classrooms have been created in the Warrington North constituency; and which schools have received them since 1997. - Includes table and ref to 352 c472-4W. (Holding answer 8 February 2001).

Asked by

Helen Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 February 2001

For answer on

15 March 2001

Answered on

15 March 2001

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many new classrooms have been created in the Warrington, North constituency; and which schools have received them since 1997. [149484] Jacqui Smith: [holding answer 8 February 2001]: Figures on the number of new classrooms created are not readily available. I refer my hon. Friend to the replies I gave on 27 June 2000, Official Report, columns 472-74W, for details of specific allocations made to schools in the Warrington, North constituency. The table shows the total capital investment made in schools in Warrington local education authority since 1997-98. Central government capital investment in schools in Warrington local education authority £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Funding stream 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 Basic Credit Approvals 5,295 1,189 829 2,389 Supplementary Credit 534 193 90 92 Approvals Grant to Voluntary Aided 1,277 207 438 505 Schools New Deal for Schools 972 1,083 1,500 2,776 School Security Grant 275 66 67 67 Energy Efficiency Initiative -- 62 -- -- Key Stage 1 Class Size -- 218 1,436 442 Initiative National Grid for Learning -- 401 465 670 Grant Assistance with Asset -- -- 27 -- Management Plans Seed Challenge Funding -- -- -- 152 Devolved Formula Capital for -- -- -- 1,438 Schools Renewal of School -- -- -- 149 Laboratories Schools Access Initiative 20 5 9 48 Grant Outside Toilets -- 56 -- -- Secondary Support Learning -- -- -- 43 Units Total 8,373 3,480 4,861 8,771 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Warrington local education authority was established in 1998. Figures shown for 1997-98 are for Cheshire local education authority, which included Warrington at that time.

Date

15 March 2001

Reference

149484; 364 c730-1W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, What steps he is taking to improve hospital facilities in Warrington. (Failed OPQ)

Asked by

Helen Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 March 2001

Reference

364 c583W; 151962

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Warrington North constituency, the effects on Warrington North of his Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997. - (Holding answer 6 March 2001).

Asked by

Helen Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

12 March 2001

Reference

152316; 364 c448W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what resources have been allocated to Warrington Local Education Authority for provision for under fives in each year since 1997. - Inc table. (Holding answer 8 February 2001).

Asked by

Helen Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 February 2001

For answer on

8 March 2001

Answered on

8 March 2001

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what resources have been allocated to Warrington local education authority for provision for under fives in each year since 1997. [149486] Ms Hodge: [holding answer 8 February 2001]: The table shows the amount of funding made available through the Nursery Education Grant, Childcare Grant, European Social Fund and the 0-5 sub-block of the Education Standard Spending Assessment to Warrington LEA since April 1998. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1998-99 5,918,135 1999-2000 {1}5,579,655 2000-01 6,693,733 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} The drop in funding between 1998-99 and 1999-2000 is due to a fall in the amount of Nursery Education Grant that the authority was able to claim for new places created in local authority provision. This funding would have been compensated for by a relative increase in the funding available through Education Standard Spending in the following year As Warrington became a new unitary authority only from April 1998, it is not possible to provide data for the 1997-98 financial year. From September 1998, all four-year-olds have been able to access a free, part-time, early education place. By April 2001, all three-year-olds in Warrington will also have access to a free early education place.Up to December 2000 Warrington Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership reported the creation of 1,327 new child care places.

Date

8 March 2001

Reference

149486; 364 c298-9W

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, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Warrington North constituency, the effects on Warrington North of his Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997. - Inc table. (Holding...

Asked by

Helen Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 February 2001

For answer on

7 March 2001

Answered on

7 March 2001

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Warrington, North constituency, the effects on Warrington, North of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [152313] Ms Beverley Hughes: [holding answer 6 March 2001]: The principal kinds of funding which this Department has provided to Warrington in 1997-98 to 2000-01 are shown in the table. These include grants and borrowings approvals for revenue and capital expenditure. It is not possible to determine how much money has been spent on Warrington, North. It is for the local authority to decide where within its boundary these resources are invested. £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Nature of funding 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 Revenue Support Grant{1} 4.5 57.5 58.9 56.7 61.4 Income from National 5.9 44.5 48.4 54.8 53.6 Non-Domestic Rates{1} Local Government 3.3 2.3 -- -- -- Reorganisation Supplementary Credit Approval Housing Investment 2.2 2.1 3.7 4.6 1.7 Programme Major Repairs Allowance -- -- -- -- 5.4 Housing Revenue Account 6.1 5.3 5.0 4.4 3.8 Subsidy Capital Receipts Initiative -- 1.3 1.3 -- -- Cash Incentive Scheme 0.1 0.1 -- -- -- Loan Charges Defective 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 Housing SRB Funding{2} -- 0.04 0.08 0.2 0.2 Transport Supplementary -- 0.6 0.7 -- -- Grant{1} Transport Annual Capital -- 0.6 0.7 -- -- Guideline{1} Transport Block -- 0.3 0.7 2.7 4.3 Supplementary Credit Approval{1} Rural Bus Subsidy Grant{1} -- 0.06 0.06 0.06 0.06 Capital Challenge -- 0.1 0.1 -- -- (Supplementary Credit and Basic Credit Approvals) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Warrington became a unitary authority from 1 April 1998. For 1997-98 the following funding relating to the Warrington Borough area will have gone to Cheshire County Council: Transport Supplementary Grant Transport ACG Transport SCA Rural Bus Subsidy Grant The change to Unitary status also explains the large increases in Revenue Support Grant and National Non-Domestic Rates from 1998-99. {2} Single Regeneration Budget--Round 4 The T.R.E.E. Project (Training and Retraining for Employment and Employability) The four-year scheme aims to develop an innovative solution to tackle deprivation on several estates in Warrington. Three key priority areas will be tackled--training and employability, community business support and community development. Total SRB £584,000.

Date

7 March 2001

Reference

152313; 364 c258W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many former miners in Warrington North have (a) claimed and (b) received payments in compensation for (i) chronic bronchitis and emphysema and (ii) vibration white finger. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Helen Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 March 2001

Reference

152458; 364 c225W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Social Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Warrington North constituency, the effects on Warrington North of his Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997. - Inc figures and ref to Cm 4865.

Asked by

Helen Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Social Security

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 February 2001

For answer on

6 March 2001

Answered on

6 March 2001

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Warrington, North constituency, the effects on Warrington, North of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [152318] Angela Eagle: The Department's policies and initiatives have made a significant contribution to the Government's overall objectives of: Eradicating child poverty in 20 years, and halving it within 10; Promoting work as the best form of welfare for people of working age while protecting the position of those in greatest need; and, Combating poverty and promoting security and independence in retirement for today's and tomorrow's pensioners. These goals are being pursued nationwide and our achievements are set out in our annual Opportunity for all reports. Our second report, "Opportunity for all--One year on: making a difference" (Cm 4865, September 2000) sets out what progress has been made in the past year, as well as highlighting what more needs to be done. Nationwide statistical information is necessarily more complete than constituency level data, but the following provides a comparative guide to the effect of the Department's policies and actions in Warrington, North since May 1997. Measures in our first four Budgets will lift over one million children out of poverty. These include record increases to Child Benefit, Working Families Tax Credit, increases in the income-related benefits, the minimum wage and tax changes. Child Benefit will be worth £15.50 a week for the eldest child and £10.35 a week for other children from April 2001: nationally about seven million families receive Child Benefit, and in Warrington, North 12,778 families benefit. We now have the lowest unemployment rate in 25 years. The New Deals have helped lone parents, the young unemployed, the long-term unemployed, the over-50s and partners of the unemployed to move from benefit into work. In the period since May 1997 the number of people claiming Jobseekers Allowance nationally has reduced from 1,562,400 to 1,044,900; in Warrington, North the number has reduced from 2,000 to 1,700. Since May 1997 the number of lone parents who claim Income Support has decreased from 1,013,500 to 894,100 nationally and in Warrington, North from 1,700 to 1,300. Older people are disproportionately affected by fuel poverty. So we have introduced Winter Fuel Payments to help with their heaviest fuel bill. This winter, the payment is £200 for households who qualify. Around 16,300 older people in Warrington, North have received a Winter Fuel Payment for this winter. To demonstrate our commitment to combating pensioner poverty, this year we will spend £4.5 billion extra in real terms on pensioners. Some 14,400 pensioners in Warrington, North will benefit from the substantial increases in the basic State pension this April and next; this year's increase is £5 a week for single pensioners and £8 for couples. In addition we have introduced free TV licences for the over-75s of whom we estimate there are about 5,700 in Warrington, North. 2,500 pensioner families in Warrington, North are receiving the Minimum Income Guarantee, which we introduced in April 1999 to help our poorest pensioners. From April they will be at least £15 a week, or £800 a year, better off in real terms as a result of Government measures since 1997. Other reforms in the pipeline include: the new Pension Credit in 2003 designed to ensure that pensioners benefit from their savings; the launch of Stakeholder Pensions in April this year; and the introduction of the State Second Pension in April 2002 both of which will help provide greater security for tomorrow's pensioners.

Date

6 March 2001

Reference

152318; 364 c170-1W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Warrington North constituency, the effects on Warrington North of his Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Helen Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

6 March 2001

Reference

152321; 364 c139-40W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Warrington North constituency, the effects on Warrington North of his Department's policies and actions since 2nd May 1997. - Inc figures and ref to 'Home...

Asked by

Helen Jones (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 February 2001

For answer on

6 March 2001

Answered on

6 March 2001

Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Warrington, North constituency, the effects on Warrington, North of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [152319] Mr. Charles Clarke: The Home Office is working to build a safe, just and tolerant society in which the rights and responsibilities of individuals, families and communities are properly balanced, and the protection and security of the public are maintained. Detailed information on the impact of Home Office policies across the full range of responsibilities is set out in Home Office Annual Reports. A copy of the most recent report, "Home Office Annual Report 1999-2000", is available in the Library. Information on recorded crime and policing is also published. "Recorded Crime England and Wales, 12 months to September 2000" and "Police Service Strength England and Wales, 30 September 2000" can be found in the Library. The recorded crime statistics include information on recorded crime by Basic Command Unit and Crime and Disorder partnerships. The impact of Home Office policies and actions is not normally examined by constituency and the statistics which the Department collects, such as recorded crime, cannot be matched in the way requested although set out are examples relating to the Warrington, North constituency or the immediate locality: Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) One scheme, "Warrington Action Toward Community Harmony", was awarded approximately £32,000 under the first round of the CCTV Initiative, for a mobile scheme covering areas of Warrington, North and Warrington, South. The system is a mobile unmarked vehicle that will be used to address a variety of problems, including; car park or neighbourhood hotspots for car crime, for use in surveillance operations where there is suspected drug dealing and to record incidents of anti-social behaviour. There is one Intervention Scheme and one Bail Supervision Scheme being funded by the Youth Justice Board (YJB) within the Warrington area. Intervention schemes (a) Facing Up (Restorative Justice Project) The project will use three different but interlinked approaches to reducing offending: 1. Enabling young offenders to face up to the consequences of their behaviour by making amends to their victims 2. Involving young peoples' supporters in making plans to reduce their offending behaviour 3. Providing additional support and supervision to the most vulnerable young offenders The YJB contribution is approximately £203,000 (September 1999 to March 2002). Bail Support Scheme The bail placement support project provides accommodation, care, support and guidance to young people who have been remanded by the courts in connection with criminal offences. The projects main objective is to reduce the incidence of custodial remands for 10 to 17-year-olds. The YJB contribution is approximately £110,000 (April 1999 to March 2002). Youth Offending Teams (YOT) The following information is taken from Halton and Warrington's Youth Offending Team Youth Justice Plan for April 2001-02. The YOT is now fully staffed, including representatives from Education, Health, Police, Probation and Social Services. Priority developments include Connexions, Teenage conception and health issues, substance misuse, youth nuisance and fear of crime. The time from arrest to sentence for persistent young offenders in the Warrington Youth Court averages 89 days. In Halton, the average is 127 days. The YOT manager is represented on the Cheshire Youth Justice working group which is especially addressing this issue, and YOT pre-sentence reports for persistent young offenders are prepared within 10 days in order to speed up the process. A survey conducted in both Halton and Warrington courts, sought views on the quality of pre-sentence reports being submitted. In all cases, magistrates stated that they were satisfied or very satisfied with the overall quality of the reports. In all but two of the reports, they were described as clear and concise in all aspects, with risk assessments and victim impact particularly well covered. Early results from the ASSET assessment process show improved scores in relation to education, cognitive skills, attitudes and motivation. More generally, all of the policies of the Home Office will impact on the residents of Warrington, North to a greater or lesser extent. For example: 376 Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships have been established; Racial harassment and racially motivated crimes have been made criminal offences by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998; The asylum backlog has been cut from 103,495 at the end of January 2000 to 66,195 by the end of December 2000. Information on the Home Office and its policies is also published on its website. (www.homeoffice.gov.uk).

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6 March 2001

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