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To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his Answers of 13th November, 413 c429-30W, on The House of Lords, if he will ask the House of Lords Appointments Commission to hold a meeting in Pendle to encourage people there to think about putting themselves forward as a people's peer.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2003

Reference

139796; 413 c771-2W

House

House of Commons

Cabinet Office;Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the organisations located within the boundaries of Pendle Borough Council that have received grants from the Duchy's Benevolent Fund since January 2000.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Cabinet Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 November 2003

For answer on

17 November 2003

Answered on

17 November 2003

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will list the organisations located within the boundaries of Pendle Borough Council that have received grants from the Duchy's Benevolent Fund since January 2000. [138104] Mr. Alexander: I am not a Trustee of the Duchy of Lancaster Benevolent Fund. However, the Secretary of the Fund has provided the following information: Organisations located within boundaries of Pendle borough council that have received grants from the Duchy's Benevolent Fund since January 2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Organisations 2000 St Michaels and All Angels Church, Foulridge New Life Christian Centre, Colne Home Start, Pendle Pendle Girls Rugby League Club Nelson Youth and Community Centre Nelson Civic Junior Choir 2001 Hospice care for Burnley and Pendle Earby Mines Research Trust Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale CVS Pendle and Dist. MS Group 2002 Christ Church, Nelson Earby Coffee Stop New Road Comm. Centre, Earby 2003 Colourful Voices, Colrie Colne Open Door _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

17 November 2003

Reference

138104; 413 c515W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many appeals have been made against valuation bands of properties in Pendle in each year since 1992. - Including table.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 November 2003

For answer on

12 November 2003

Answered on

12 November 2003

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many appeals have been made against valuation bands of properties in Pendle in each year since 1992. [138103] Mr. Raynsford: The number of appeals that have been made each year against valuation bands of properties within the Pendle Billing Authority since Council Tax was introduced on 1 April 1993 is tabled as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of appeals 1993-94 1,249 1994-95 109 1995-96 138 1996-97 142 1997-98 141 1998-99 115 1999-2000 108 2000-01 118 2001-02 73 2002-03 44 2003-04 150 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 To date

Date

12 November 2003

Reference

138103; 413 c392W;413 c391-2W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many businesses in Pendle (a) registered and (b) de-registered for VAT in each year since 1997.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 November 2003

For answer on

12 November 2003

Answered on

12 November 2003

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many businesses in Pendle (a) registered and (b) de-registered for VAT in each year since 1997. [138101] Nigel Griffiths: The latest year for which VAT registration and de-registration data are available is 2002. The numbers of businesses that registered and de-registered for VAT in Pendle, Lancashire county, the North West Government Office Region (GOR) and the United Kingdom in the calendar years 1997-2002 are as follows: VAT registrations, all sizes of business, 1997 to 2002 Number _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Pendle 175 185 195 220 215 205 Lancashire 2,940 2,995 2,925 2,945 2,895 2,875 North West GOR 18,460 18,720 17,830 18,285 17,445 17,595 United Kingdom 187,690 187,515 181,370 184,035 174,620 175,800 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. VAT de-registrations, all sizes of business, 1997 to 2002 Number _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Pendle 200 190 180 185 205 175 Lancashire 2,720 2,615 2,690 2,630 3,035 2,895 North West GOR 16,230 16,270 16,290 16,735 16,550 17,750 United Kingdom 151,900 153,450 160,410 165,475 167,185 176,040 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. VAT registrations 1997-2002, rate per 10,000 resident adults1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Pendle 26 27 29 32 31 29 Lancashire 33 33 33 33 32 32 North West GOR 35 35 34 34 33 33 United Kingdom 41 41 39 39 37 37 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. VAT de-registrations 1997 to 2002, rate per 10,000 resident adults1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Pendle 30 28 27 27 30 25 Lancashire 30 29 30 29 34 32 North West GOR 30 31 31 31 31 33 United Kingdom 33 33 35 35 35 37 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Mid-year resident adults (aged 16 and over) Source: Business Start-ups and Closures: VAT Registrations and De-registrations 1994-2002

Date

12 November 2003

Reference

413 c321-2W; 138101

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what the expected cost (a) by region and (b) in Pendle is of the postal ballot in the referendums on regional assemblies. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 October 2003

Reference

134611; 412 c202W;412 c210W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department and its predecessor since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figure.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 September 2003

Reference

124092; 409 c780W;409 c779-80W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement. - Inc ref to www.doh.gov.uk/dohreport/report2003/Chapt1.pdf.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 July 2003

For answer on

17 July 2003

Answered on

17 July 2003

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement. [124095] Miss Melanie Johnson: Detailed information on the impact of the Department's policies nationally is set out in the Department of Health Annual reports. A copy of the most recent report "The Government's Expenditure Plans, Departmental Report 2003, Department of Health" is available in the Library and on the Department of Health's website at www.doh.gov.uk/ dohreport/report2003/Chapt1.pdf My hon. Friend's constituency falls within the geographical area covered by Burnley Health Care National Health Service Trust and the Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale Primary Care Trust (PCT). Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT general allocations on behalf of its resident population since 2001 is set out in the table. Prior to the establishment of the PCT in April 2002, Pendle was encompassed within the East Lancashire Health Authority. Allocations since 2001 covering Pendle _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Health Authority/Primary Year Unified Cash increase Cash increase Real terms Real terms Care Trust allocations (£000) (percentage) increase (£000) increase (£000) (percentage) East Lancashire HA 2001-02 416,738 34,521 9.03 24,357 6.37 East Lancashire HA 2002-03 461,132 40,678 9.74 29,496 7.06 Burnley, Pendle and 2003-04 241,264 20,080 9.08 14,771 6.68 Rossendale PCT Burnley, Pendle and 2004-05 264,963 23,699 9.82 16,857 7.14 Rossendale PCT Burnley, Pendle and 2005-06 289,574 24,611 9.29 16,744 6.62 Rossendale PCT _________________________________________________________________________________________________. A snapshot of how the Department's policies have impacted on Pendle can be seen as follows. This is by no means a comprehensive list. £445,000 for the modernisation of facilities for accident and emergency (A&E) patients and a telemedicine link. This was awarded to Burnley General Hospital as part of the national A&E Modernisation programme. The modernisation work (completed in June 2000) has helped to improve patient flow, improve paediatric services and increase privacy and dignity, and the telemedicine link has reduced waiting times through speedier first line treatment. Additional repetitive investment £800,000 in mental health services, which exceeds earmarked resources. The investment is to support additional consultant psychiatrists, low secure provision, additional prescribing of atypical anti-psychotic drugs and complex packages of care in the independent sector, whilst ensuring the implementation of the national service framework (NSF) for mental health. Development of a waiting, booking and choice initiative. The Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT is developing a scheme that will enable advance access in primary care, allowing patients to gain access to primary care professionals on the same day. The Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT is a second wave local investment finance trust (LIFT) pilot site. It is envisaged that over the next three years development will be under way to provide new primary care facilities that are fit to deliver health and social care in innovative ways that meet the needs of the local community. Implementation of the NSF for older people. The milestones for improved services for strokes, falls and intermediate care are expected to be met by April 2004 Total investment in excess of £1.1 million for cancer treatment equipment based at Burnley Healthcare NHS Trust The trust received a computed tomography (CT) scanner in October 2001 and they have also been awarded an mirror resonance imaging (MRI) scanner from the New Opportunities Fund Coronary Heart Disease programme, which is expected to be delivered in the very near future. Current waiting list information for Burnley Health Care NHS Trust is shown in the tables. Waiting times for first consultant out-patient appointment: Burnley Health Care NHS Trust _________________________________________________________________________________________________. GP written referrals Quarter--Q4 2002-03 Patients seen Total 9,894 Percentage seen within 13 weeks 70 Patients still waiting More than 13 weeks 876 More than 26 weeks 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Department of Health form QM08 Patients waiting for elective admission: Burnley Health Care NHS Trust _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Month end--May 2003 Total waiting list 4,595 Patients waiting over nine months 392 Patients waiting over 12 months 0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Department of Health form KH07

Date

17 July 2003

Reference

124095; 409 c636-8W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 July 2003

For answer on

17 July 2003

Answered on

17 July 2003

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement. [124087] Maria Eagle: Since 2001 this Department has introduced a range of reforms which are delivering opportunity and independence for all. Amongst the major reforms are the introduction of work focused interviews and the New Deal programmes that are helping people return to work and contribute to record levels of employment. To protect today's pensioners we introduced the Minimum Income Guarantee, which ensures a minimum level of income for all pensioners; and from October this year, the Pension Credit which will also reward modest savings. In addition, the Winter Fuel Payment is payable to all pensioner households and will be increased by 100 from this winter for every household where someone is aged 80 or over. The Child Support reforms will increase the levels of child maintenance paid to parents, and along with the introduction of the Child Tax Credit, are helping to tackle child poverty. We have also introduced a range of policies that protect people from discrimination on the grounds of disability, help more people with disabilities to find employment, or support those who are unable to work. These policies impact upon the whole of Great Britain. The Departmental Report contains details of all areas of DWP's work. This can be accessed, via the internet at: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/publications/dwp/ 2003/dwpreport/index.asp Copies of the Departmental Report are available in the Library. To indicate the impact of some of the policies introduced, unemployment as a proportion of the working age population in Pendle has fallen since 1997 to 2.3 per cent. from 2.8 per cent., with over 20 per cent. fewer lone parents claiming income support. And more than 16,000 pensioners in Pendle will be entitled to the Winter Fuel Payment this year.

Date

17 July 2003

Reference

124087; 409 c556W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by her Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if she will make a statement. - Inc figure.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 July 2003

Reference

124097; 409 c310W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 July 2003

For answer on

16 July 2003

Answered on

16 July 2003

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement. [124094] Mr. MacShane: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is the United Kingdom Government Department responsible for foreign affairs. Its aim is to work for the United Kingdom's interests in a safe, just, and prosperous world. Achievement of these aims will benefit all areas of the United Kingdom, including Pendle. More specifically, the FCO is responsible for relations with the EU. Under the 2000-06 European Structural Funding Programmes Pendle is currently receiving £2.6 million from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for its Objective 2, Priority 2 (People and Communities) Action Plan. This seeks to promote social and economic integration and improved living and working conditions for people in low-income, discriminated and other excluded groups. Pendle is also receiving £0.9 million from the European Social Fund for training and employment projects complementary to projects supported under Priority 2, via direct bids to Government Office. The wards of Boulsworth, Coates, Craven, Earby, Foulridge and Pendleside are in the Lancashire Leader Plus area which as a whole is receiving £2.2 million from the European Agriculture Guidance and Guarantee Fund to provide a greater range of local services and employment opportunities within rural communities and to open up new market opportunities for rural goods. Pendle is in the East Lancashire Objective 2, Priority 1 Action Plan area, which as a whole is allocated £20 millon ERDF to provide business support activity to improve competitiveness across the East Lancashire area.

Date

16 July 2003

Reference

124094; 409 c399-400W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by her Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if she will make a statement. - Inc tables.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 July 2003

For answer on

16 July 2003

Answered on

16 July 2003

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by her Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if she will make a statement. [124099] Mr. Caborn: The principal funding to Pendle from policies initiated and managed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport since 2001 is listed as follows. l. Since 2001, Pendle has received 58 awards from the National Lottery1, with a total value of £3,501,882: 1 Some of the funding will have been allocated under policies which were agreed prior to 2001. 2001 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Distributing body Number of grants Total amount awarded (£) Heritage Lottery Fund 2 53,690 Community Fund 6 724,192 Sport England 6 100,861 Arts Council of England 1 16,500 New Opportunities Fund 1 4,600 Total 16 899,843 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2002 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Distributing body Number of grants Total amount awarded (£) Heritage Lottery Fund 1 996,000 Community Fund 2 6000 Sport England 2 7,184 Arts Council of England 1 2,800 New Opportunities Fund 1 599,350 Awards For All (England) Joint Scheme 16 57,762 Total 23 1,669,096 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2003 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Distributing body Number of grants Total amount awarded (£) Community Fund 1 221,220 New Opportunities Fund 5 657,613 Awards For All (England) Joint Scheme 13 54,110 Total 19 932,943 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2. Exchequer Funding2 2 The grants from Sport England, Arts Council North West and English Heritage are to Pendle only. A large number of other grants will have had an impact on Pendle but will have been given to organisations based outside the constituency. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Body Number of grants Amount given to Pendle January 2001-03 Sport England 1 30,000 (£10,000 per year for 3 years to August 2004) for a Community Sport Development Office Arts Council North West 1 £12,000 per year for 3 years--2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05 for an Arts Development Officer Post English Heritage 6 2001-02--£250,941 3 2002-03--£118,501 for various Heritage schemes _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 3. The Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund are to deliver £176 million to 77 disadvantaged areas that have not had their fair share of Lottery funds. Pendle has been identified as one of the areas that will benefit under this fair share initiative, with a financial target for 2002-05 of £1,297,447. 4. Creative Partnerships is DCMS' and Arts Council England's flagship programme in the cultural education field. The aim is to give school children aged 5-18 and their teachers the opportunity to explore their creativity by working on sustained projects with creative professionals. In June 2003, Ministers announced that the Creative Partnerships would be extended to 20 new areas. East Lancashire, including Pendle, will be one of the new areas in Phase 3 of the scheme, which will begin in April 2004, with activity in schools from September 2005.

Date

16 July 2003

Reference

124099; 409 c335-6W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement. - Inc table.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 July 2003

For answer on

15 July 2003

Answered on

15 July 2003

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement. [124091] Yvette Cooper: The principal kinds of funding which this department has provided to Pendle since 2001 are tabled. £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Policies 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Revenue Support Grant 3.9 million 4.3 million 4.3 million 5.4 million Redistributed National Non 3.2 million 3.1 million 3.5 million 3.1 million Domestic Rates Central Government Capital 1.0 million 1.7 million 0.4 million 0.4 million Grant Credit Approvals Available 3.0 million 1.5 million 2.3 million 2.7 million (covers housing, transport, social services, education) Neighbourhood Renewal Fund Note1 1.0 million 1.5 million 2.0 million Community Empowerment Fund Note1 115,000 115,000 115,000 Community Chest Note1 77.5,000 116,000 179,500 Community Chest Note1 77,500 116,000 179,500 Community Learning Chest Note1 Note1 31,000 46,500 European Funding Note2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Neighbourhoold Renewal Funding, Community Chest and Community Empowerment Fund were not available until 2001-02 and Community Learning Chest was not available until 2001-02. 2 Pendle has transition status under the 2000-06 NW Objective 2 programme. Since 2001, the East Lancashire Partnership has been allocated £13 million ERDF for its transition areas for business support activity. The Pendle Partnership has also been allocated £2.6 million ERDF for its community development programme. 3 Pendle will also benefit from a proportion of the Housing Market Renewal Fund. This is a long-term project that will identify ways to tackle problems of housing low demand and abandonment in East Lancashire.

Date

15 July 2003

Reference

124091; 409 c288W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement. - No figures. Regionally based information is not held centrally by the Dept and disproportionate cost.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 July 2003

Reference

124089; 409 c192W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures and tables.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 July 2003

For answer on

15 July 2003

Answered on

15 July 2003

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement. [124096] Mr. Stephen Twigg: Outlined are details of the effects of a range of the Department's policies on the Pendle constituency and Lancashire LEA. Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)--East Lancashire Transport Pilot This is a pilot EMA area operating the transport variation. Young People receive a free travel pass to their place of learning. They can also receive up to three £50 bonuses a year plus a £50 achievement bonus at the end of their studies. Schools in Special Measures There is one school in Nelson--Maries Hill Pupil Referral Unit--which has been in special measures since February 2003. Extended School Pathfinder Lancashire is one of 25 LEAs that has received £200,000 in 2002-03 to run an extended school pathfinder (made available through the Standards Fund). An additional £25,000 was allocated to each of the pathfinders specifically for childcare provision. Overall the aim of the pathfinders has been to test out various approaches used by schools and authorities in the development of family and community facilities and services on school premises. The Lancashire pathfinder has built upon existing and emerging developments in community use of maintained schools in the County. The project has focused primarily on five specific areas in the county where serious issues of social unrest, lack of community cohesion, significant levels of deprivation and poor health have already been identified. One of the five areas is Pendle, where six schools have been involved (listed as follows) The six Pendle schools are: Nelson Walton High School West Craven High School Nelson Edge End High School Colne Saints John Fisher and Thomas Moore High School Brierfield Mansfield High School Nelson Marsden Early Excellence Centre Connexions Connexions is the Government's front line support service for all young people in England aged 13-19. It is a universal service, offering integrated information, advice and guidance and access to personal development opportunities, to help remove barriers to learning and progression and ensure young people make a smooth transition to adulthood and working life. The headline aim is to reduce the number of young people aged 16-18 years who are not in education, employment or training. Connexions Lancashire went live in April 2002. Its budgets were: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 2002-03 12,132,753 2003-04 12,666,525 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: A breakdown for Pendle itself cannot be obtained without disproportionate cost. School Achievement Awards The following schools in Pendle have received School Achievement Awards since 2001: Round one awards announced March 2001 Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School Barrowford School Colne Gibfield School Colne Lord Street School Holy Saviour Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson Kelbrook Primary School Brierfield Mansfield High School McMillan Nursery School Nelson Bradley Primary School Nelson St. Paul's Church of England Primary School Nelson St. Philip's Church of England Primary School Nelson Whitefield Infant School and Nursery Unit Salterforth Primary School St. John Fisher and Thomas More Roman Catholic High School, Colne St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Barnoldswick Trawden Forest Primary School Round two awards announced March 2002 Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School Barrowford St Thomas Church of England Primary School Bradley Nursery School Laneshaw Bridge Primary School Marsden Community Primary School McMillan Nursery School Nelson Whitefield Infant School and Nursery Unit Newjown Nursery School Park Primary School Reedley Primary School Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Colne Salterforth Primary School St. Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Barnoldswick Walton Lane Nursery School West Street Primary School Round three awards announced May 2003 Bradley Nursery School Walton Lane Nursery School Newtown Nursery School McMillan Nursery School Barrowford School Blacko Primary School West Street Community Primary School Bradley Primary School Walverden Primary School Nelson Whitefield Infant School and Nursery Unit Kelbrook Primary School Colne Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Nelson St. Philip's Church of England Primary School St. John Southworth Roman Catholic Primary School, Nelson Wheatley Lane Methodist Voluntary Aided Primary School West Craven High Technology College Nelson Edge End High School Capital Allocations (£000) for Lancashire LEA: Lancashire LEA have not bid for any capital funding for Pendle through any of the bidding rounds since 2001. The only funding going specifically to schools in Pendle (through Lancashire LEA) is devolved formula capital which started in 2000-01. The amount of devolved going to Pendle would only be known by the LEA. Since 1999 the LEA has received the following capital allocations: £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Capital allocation 1999-2000 3,5179 2000-01 38;021 2001-02 29,778 2002-03 44,303 2003-04 62,607 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. School Attendance Lancashire is one of the Authorities that have been funded through the £11.25 million Capital Modernisation Funding project to provide funding for electronic registration systems in secondary schools with high levels of unauthorised absence which was initiated by the Department in 2001-02. Lancashire has received £444,340 towards setting up electronic registration in 23 secondary schools including two schools (Walton High School and West Craven High School) in the Pendle constituency receiving a total of £38,570. Independent evaluation has shown that, used effectively, electronic registration can significantly reduce levels of truancy within the first two years of implementation. Lancashire has also participated in the nationally co-ordinated truancy sweeps, for example in December 178 truants were found. Lancashire also conducts a termly programme of truancy sweeps. Truancy sweeps have not only been found useful in returning truanting children back to school and publicising the importance of school attendance, but also through them children who have been missing from the school system altogether have been identified. Exclusions Pendle district has two Pupil Referral Units: Maries Hill PRU (40 places), and Pendle PRU (24 places). The LEA has a well structured Pupil Referral Service with clear policies and procedures for admissions and exit. On reintegration of teenage parents into education Lancashire has received funding from the DfES Standards Fund since 2000 to help reduce the levels of conception for under 18 by half by 2010--and the social exclusion of teenage parents within the Authority. Details of funding are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 2000-01 137,400 2001-02 137,400 2002-03 163,847 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Lancashire has recruited five part time Learning Mentors to complement the work of the re-integration officer. For example, altogether they dealt with over 140 secondary educational bases. 62 young girls and four young men were referred to the re-integration officer in the 2001-02 financial year. Beacon Schools There are currently two beacon schools in the Pendle constituency--they are Laneshaw Bridge Primary School and Walton Lane Nursery School. Laneshaw Bridge became a beacon school in September 2000 and has just has its beacon status renewed for a further year until September 2004. Walton Lane Nursery School became a beacon school in September 2001 and its beacon status also ends in September 2004. Newchurch in Pendle St. Mary's CE Primary School ceased to be a beacon school in September 2002. Pathfinder Young Community Champions Fund (PYCCF) Funding £45,000 shared between four Boroughs (February 2003--September 2004). Note: Pendle forms part of the Lancashire Partnership pathfinder community cohesion area (consisting of Lancashire county council, Burnley borough council, Hyndburn borough council, Pendle borough council and Rossendale borough council). The area will receive £45,000 to implement the PYCCF between February 2003 to September 2004.

Date

15 July 2003

Reference

124096; 409 c141-5W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement. - Inc table.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 July 2003

For answer on

15 July 2003

Answered on

15 July 2003

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement. [124093] Ms Blears: Most of the policies initiated by the Home Office since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle as on other parts of the country. Our policies in the areas of crime reduction, community cohesion and policing are providing direct benefits to the people of Pendle, as follows. 1. Crime Reduction Initiatives Initiatives that have been funded in Pendle for crime reduction purposes £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Name of initiative Total amount of funding awarded CCTV 2001-02 201,000 Communities against drugs 2001-02 and 2002-03 169,600 Safer communities initiative 2002-03 32,125 Partnership Development Fund (PDF) 2002-03 20,000 Small Retailers in Deprived Areas (SRDA) 2001-02, 2002-03 and 2003-04 71,698 Building Safer Communities Fund (BSC) 2003-04 120,867 Basic Command Unit Fund (BCU)1 2003-04 1214,571 Total (inclusive BCU) 829,861 (exclusive BCU) 615,290 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 BCU allocation is for the Pennine BCU which includes Burnley, Rossendale and Pendle. The allocation will be used across the BCU area; it is not possible to quantify how much will be utilised in Pendle itself. Interventions funded by crime reduction allocations included: a town centre Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) system, targeted policing operations, mobile CCTV, an initiative on tackling domestic violence, supporting youth mentoring, installation of security improvements and funding community support workers. 2. Community Cohesion Initiatives The Community Cohesion Pathfinder Programme, launched by the Home Office and Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) in October 2002, aims to build examples of areas that are successfully mainstreaming community cohesion into all their core service delivery functions. The programme encompasses local authorities, the community and voluntary sector, and communities themselves. Pendle is one of the five authorities (together with Lancashire County Council, Burnley Borough Council, Hyndburn Borough Council, and Rossendale Borough Council) which make up the successful East Lancashire Community Cohesion Pathfinder. This will receive a total of £285,000 to spend in the period February 2003 to October 2004. The Home Office Community Cohesion Unit has worked closely with the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit of the ODPM, and through Government offices has funded community cohesion-focused activities for children and young people during the summer of 2001 and 2002 (in 2003 this has become incorporated into a single funded inter-Departmental programme). In 2001 around £7 million was provided for summer activities. Positive Activities for Young People (PAYP) On 29 October 2002, the Street Crime Action Group (SCAG) commissioned the Department for Education and Skills and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to report on the evaluation of summer activities in 2002 and on progress on simplifying funding. In December, SCAG approved the key design features and objectives of the new programme based on a simplified single pot for funding. The confirmed total funding pot for 2003-04 is £24.7 million. The formula for the new programme, which for the first time is being developed in each Local Education Authority (LEA) area in the North West, is a national one. It is based on three indicators of need: levels of truancy, offending rates (specifically rates of robbery), and the numbers of young people aged 8-19 in each area. It is not possible to provide a figure for Pendle, but each Government office has the flexibility to adjust the allocations by up to 15 per cent. of the regional total. The allocation to Lancashire has been increased by over £115,000 and GO-NW staff are looking to the LEA to take forward enhanced activities in east Lancashire in Burnley, Pendle and Hyndburn. The Neighbourhood Renewal Unit of the ODPM and Government offices have also funded the community facilitation programme, under which regional co- ordinators have been appointed to undertake conflict resolution work where tensions are identified, and to strengthen existing capacity for conflict resolution. This programme has raised the profile of community cohesion at the regional and local level and facilitated the building of relationships and partnerships between agencies to address community cohesion and conflict. It has successfully supported the development of new approaches to addressing community conflicts. 3. Police Initiatives Pendle, Rossendale and Burnley are boroughs within the Pennine division of the Lancashire constabulary. Lancashire as a whole has benefited from a £0.06 million rural policing grant. Each borough has its own Chief Inspector answering to the Chief Superintendent of Pennine Division. The force has informed us that the borough Pendle has benefited from the following Government initiatives. Government initiatives funding £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 Total Crime Fighting Fund (CFF) 86 169 197 240 692 Community Support Officers 30 50 80 Street Crime 170 70 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 This is an equal portion of the 210,000 allocated to the Pennine Division

Date

15 July 2003

Reference

124093; 409 c274-5W

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House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement.

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Gordon Prentice (Labour)

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Treasury

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Written questions

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Answered

Date

14 July 2003

Reference

124088; 409 c135W

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House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by his Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figure.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

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Written questions

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Answered

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10 July 2003

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124090; 408 c883-4W;408 c881-2W

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House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what policies (a) initiated and (b) managed by her Department since 2001 have had an impact on Pendle; and if she will make a statement. - Including figures.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

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Written questions

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Answered

Date

9 July 2003

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124098; 408 c792-3W;408 c790-1W

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House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what estimate he has made of the cost of bringing housing in (a) Pendle and (b) Burnley up to standard. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

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Written questions

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Answered

Date

12 March 2003

Reference

96596; 401 c324-5W;401 c323-4W

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House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many people and what percentage of the workforce in Pendle (a) were employed in manufacturing industry in 1977 and (b) are employed in manufacturing. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

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Answered

Date

13 February 2003

Reference

97369; 399 c930W;399 c926W

House

House of Commons

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