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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Scottish Executive regarding the over thirty month scheme; and if she will make a statement. - It has not proved possible to respond to the hon Member in the...

Asked by

Alex Salmond (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c2027W;426 c2033W; 193716

House

House of Commons

Scotland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the First Minister on energy needs of Scotland over the next 15 years.

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Scotland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c1738W;426 c1742W; 193757

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of infantry recruits from Scotland failed to complete their training courses in (a) each of the last five years during which Scottish infantry recruits were trained at Glencorse and (b) each year since their training has been carried out at...

Asked by

Alan Reid (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

198515; 426 c1824W;426 c1828-9W

House

House of Commons

Lords Written Statement on the publication of the Government's response to the comments made on the White Paper "Fairness for All: A New Commission for Equality and Human Rights" (Cm 6185)

Lords Written Statement on the publication of the Government's response to the comments made on the White Paper "Fairness for All: A New Commission for Equality and Human Rights" (Cm 6185). (Inc fact that copy in the library, together with a list of respondents Dep 04/1878).

Member

Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Labour)

Department

Department for Constitutional Affairs

Type

Written statements

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

666 c71-6WS

House

House of Lords

Written Statement on the publication of the Government's response to the comments made on the White Paper "Fairness for All: A New Commission for Equality and Human Rights" (Cm 6185)

Written Statement on the publication of the Government's response to the comments made on the White Paper "Fairness for All: A New Commission for Equality and Human Rights" (Cm 6185). (Inc fact that copy in the library, together with a list of respondents Dep 04/1878).

Member

Patricia Hewitt (Labour)

Department

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written statements

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c105-10WS

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support, including financial support, is to be provided to Perth and Kinross Council to prepare for the G8 Summit.

Asked by

Annabelle Ewing (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

195120; 426 c1783W;426 c1787W

House

House of Commons

Scotland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what the latest date would be by which the orders implementing the Boundary Commission for Scotland's report on Parliamentary Boundaries in Scotland would have to take effect in order for an election in May 2005 to be contested on the new parliamentary...

Asked by

Peter Duncan (Conservative)

Answering body

Scotland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c1740W;426 c1744W; 198336;198381

House

House of Commons

Scotland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many hours of scrutiny were given to each bill relating exclusively to Scotland between 1997 and 1999, broken down by (a) Scottish Grand Committee, (b) House and (c) House of Lords.

Asked by

Peter Duncan (Conservative)

Answering body

Scotland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

31 August 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Mr. Peter Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many hours of scrutiny were given to each Bill relating exclusively to Scotland between 1997 and 1999, broken down by (a) Scottish Grand Committee, (b) House and (c) House of Lords. [187379] Mrs. McGuire: The following Scottish Acts were passed between 1997 and 1999: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 Royal Assent Contract (Scotland) 21 March 1997 Crime and Punishment (Scotland) 21 March 1997 Flood Prevention and Land Drainage (Scotland) 21 March 1997 Local Government (Gaelic Names) (Scotland) 27 February 1997 Planning (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) 27 February 1997 Planning (Hazardous Substances) (Scotland) 27 February 1997 Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas (Scotland) 27 February 1997 Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman and Commissioner For Local Administration in Scotland 21 March 1997 Town and Country Planning (Scotland) 27 February 1997 Transfer of Crofting Estates (Scotland) 19 March 1997 1998 Criminal Procedure (Intermediate Diets) (Scotland) 8 April 1998 Registered Establishments (Scotland) 9 July 1998 Scotland 19 November 1998 1999 Mental Health (Amendment) (Scotland) 11 November 1999 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The hours of scrutiny given to each Act, broken down as requested, is available from the Public Bill Office.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c1739W;426 c1743W; 187379

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average amount of (a) basic state pension and (b) SERPS received by (i) men and (ii) women in (A) the Scottish Borders, (B) Scotland and (C) the UK was in the last period for which figures are available....

Asked by

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 November 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Sir Archy Kirkwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average amount of (a) basic state pension and (b) SERPS received by (i) men and (ii) women in (A) the Scottish Borders, (B) Scotland and (C) the UK was in the last period for which figures are available. [198193] Malcolm Wicks: The available information is in the tables. (a) Weekly average amounts of basic state pension £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Area Men Women Scottish Borders 76.32 62.88 Scotland 76.41 63.32 Great Britain 75.82 61.96 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (b) Weekly average amounts of additional state pension £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Area Men Women Scottish Borders 18.29 8.03 Scotland 18.52 8.48 Great Britain 19.36 8.11 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Figures are taken from a 5 per cent. sample and are subject to a high degree of sampling variation. 2. Basic state pension is made up of Category A pensions and pensions derived from spouses' contributions. 3. Additional state pension is made up of SERPS and state second pension. 4. Local authorities are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant Office for National Statistics postcode directory. Source: IAD Information Centre, 5 per cent. sample as at 31 March 2004.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c1859W;426 c1863W; 198193

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) men and (b) women in (i) the Scottish Borders, (ii) Scotland and (iii) the UK are entitled to the full basic state pension. - Inc table.

Asked by

Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 November 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Sir Archy Kirkwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) men and (b) women in (i) the Scottish Borders, (ii) Scotland and (iii) the UK are entitled to the full basic State Pension. [198192] Malcolm Wicks: The information is not available in the format requested. The information that is available is in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Area Men Women Great Britain 3,486,000 3,162,500 Scotland 305,500 307,100 Scottish Borders 7,900 7,700 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Figures are taken from a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a high degree of sampling variation. 2. Data is rounded to the nearest hundred. Totals may not sum due to rounding. 3. Local authorities are assigned by matching postcodes against the relevant Office for National Statistics postcode directory. 4. A full basic State Pension, £77.45 in 2003-04, is paid to those who fully satisfy the contribution conditions either in their own right or where applicable, on the basis of their late or former spouse's contributions. Source: IAD Information Centre, 5 per cent. sample as at 31 March 2004.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c1903W;426 c1908-9W; 198192

House

House of Commons

Scotland Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether the distribution of welfare baby milk foods in Scotland is a reserved responsibility.

Asked by

David Marshall (Labour)

Answering body

Scotland Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c1742W;426 c1746W; 197646

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many places in Scotland are designated as (a) a supplying establishment, (b) a breeding establishment and (c) a scientific procedure establishment under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; how many regulated procedures under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986...

Asked by

John Robertson (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 November 2004

For answer on

17 November 2004

Answered on

17 November 2004

John Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many places in Scotland are designated as (a) a supplying establishment, (b) a breeding establishment and (c) a scientific procedure establishment under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986; [195840] (2) how many regulated procedures under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 were carried out in Scotland in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003; [195841] (3) how many project licences were granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003 in respect of work to be carried out in Scotland. [195849] Caroline Flint: Comprehensive statistics regarding the licensed use in Great Britain of animals under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 are published annually. Copies of the publications for 2002 and 2003 can be found in the House Library (Cm 5886 and Cm 6291 respectively). However, the data is not collected, stored or presented in a way enabling it to be easily broken down between England, Wales and Scotland. There is normally no requirement for that, as the 1986 Act is administered by the Home Office for the whole of Britain (it is administered separately in Northern Ireland). A special exercise has therefore been conducted to isolate the information requested in these Questions. At 31 December 2003 (the latest available published data) there were 35 establishments in Scotland designated as places where licensed scientific procedures using animals may be conducted. Of these 20 were also designated as breeding establishments and nine as supplying establishments. The number of recorded regulated procedures conducted in Scotland in 2002 under the 1986 Act was 418,952. The corresponding figure for 2003 is 433,646. In each year this represents just over 15 per cent. of the total for Britain. In 2002 a total of 91 project licences were granted in Scotland under the 1986 Act. The corresponding figure for 2003 is 75. Each year licences expire or are revoked, as well as granted. For completeness, and to give a more accurate idea of the overall amount of licensed work conducted, I should therefore add that there were 559 project licences in force in Scotland at the end of 2002, and 560 at the end of 2003.

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

426 c1603-4W;426 c1606-7W; 195840;195841;195849

House

House of Commons

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of full-time workers in (a) Scotland, (b) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland and (c) the United Kingdom have gross hourly earnings (i) including and (ii) excluding overtime below (A) £7.44, (B) £5.59 and (C)...

Asked by

Michael Moore (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 November 2004

For answer on

17 November 2004

Answered on

17 November 2004

Mr. Moore: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what proportion of full-time workers in (a) Scotland, (b) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland and (c) the United Kingdom have gross hourly earnings (i) including and (ii) excluding overtime below (A) £7.44, (B) £5.59 and (C) £4.50, broken down by (1) male, (2) female and (3) all workers. [198284] Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply. Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Michael Moore, dated 17 November 2004: As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many and what proportion of full-time workers in (a) Scotland, (b) each of the unitary authority areas in Scotland and (c) the United Kingdom, have gross hourly earnings (i) including and (ii) excluding overtime below (A) 7.44, (B) 5.59 and (C) 4.50, broken down by (1) male, (2) female and (3) all workers . (198284) Average earnings are estimated from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings and are provided for full-time employees on adult rates of pay whose pay was unaffected by absence during the pay period, by their place of work. This is the standard definition used for Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings tables. The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings does not collect data on the self employed and people who do unpaid work. I am placing in the House of Commons Library, tables showing the counts and proportion of full-time workers for the United Kingdom, Scotland and Scottish local authorities earning below the stated hourly pay bands. The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, carried out in April of each year, is the most comprehensive source of earnings information in the United Kingdom. It is a one per cent. sample of all employees who are members of pay-as-you-earn schemes, but because of its sampling frame, it has difficulty capturing data on people with very low pay. It is therefore likely to under-represent relatively low paid staff earning below the tax threshold. The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings publication criteria ensures that all estimates are undisclosive. A number of estimates have been removed from the published tables for these reasons.

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

198284; 426 c1502-3W;426 c1506-7W

House

House of Commons

Implications for Grangemouth of BP's plans for its petrochemicals business. Minutes of evidence 17 November 2004. (Printed in HC 278 2004/05).

Type

House of Commons papers; Select Committee oral evidence; Parliamentary committees

Committee

Scottish Affairs Committee

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

HC 905-ii 2003/04

House

House of Commons

Civil Partnership Bill (HL) 2003/04

Civil Partnership Bill (HL). Commons amendments considered. Amendments in lieu of a Commons amendment disagreed to on division (136 to 251). Commons amendments 2-4,5-14,15-17,18-29,30,31,32-50,51,52-60,61-74,75-76,77-79 ,80-82,83-194 agreed to.

Department

Home Office

Type

Debates on bills

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

666 c1449-530

House

House of Lords

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the future of the Scottish Regiments

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the future of the Scottish Regiments.

Lead member

Pete Wishart

Answering member

Adam Ingram

Department

Ministry of Defence

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

426 c413-37WH

House

House of Commons

Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Functions) Order 2004

SI 2004/2980 (S.9) (Negative instrument). Coming into force 1 January 2005.

Department

Scotland Office

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

SI 2004/2980

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will list local authority net current expenditure on asylum seekers for each local authority in Scotland in each year since 1991-92; if he will make a statement on how local authorities in Scotland have been compensated for expenditure on asylum...

Asked by

Caroline Spelman (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

426 c1270W;426 c1274W; 197230;197231

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimates he has received on (a) the total cost of providing free personal care for the elderly in Scotland and (b) the number of elderly people receiving free personal care in Scotland. - Inc fact that this is a matter for...

Asked by

Paul Farrelly (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

198744; 426 c1385W;426 c1389W

House

House of Commons

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the distribution of earnings is for those earning (a) under the point below which 10 per cent. of earners fall and (b) the point above which 10 per cent. of earners exceed in (i) Scotland and (ii) each of the unitary local...

Asked by

Michael Moore (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 November 2004

For answer on

16 November 2004

Answered on

16 November 2004

Mr. Moore: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the distribution of earnings is for those earning (a) under the point below which 10 per cent. of earners fall and (b) the point above which 10 per cent. of earners exceed in (i) Scotland and (ii) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland, broken down by (A) male, (B) female and (C) all workers. [198285] Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply. Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Michael Moore, dated 16 November 2004: The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what the distribution of earnings is for those earning (a) under the point below which 10 per cent. of earners fall and (b) the point above which 10 per cent. of earners exceed in (i) Scotland (ii) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland, broken down by (A) male, (B) female and (C) all workers. I am replying in his absence. (198285). Average earnings are estimated from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings and are provided for employees on adult rates of pay whose pay was unaffected by absence during the pay period, by their place of work. This is the standard definition used for Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings tables. The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings does not collect data on the self employed and people who do unpaid work. These data are available on the National Statistics web site: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme labour/ ASHE 2004 inc/2004 work LA.pdf We recommend that you use data supplied for full time employees. The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, carried out in April of each year, is the most comprehensive source of earnings information in the United Kingdom. It is a one per cent sample of all employees who are members of pay-as-you-earn schemes, but because of its sampling frame, it has difficulty capturing data on people with very low pay. It is therefore likely to under-represent relatively low paid staff earning below the tax threshold. The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings publication criteria ensures that all estimates are undisclosive. A number of estimates have been removed from the published tables for these reasons.

Date

16 November 2004

Reference

198285; 426 c1262-3W;426 c1266-7W

House

House of Commons

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