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To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate she has made of the number of people in England who participated in sport in each of the past 10 years. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 11 November 2004).

Asked by

Hugh Robertson (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 November 2004

Reference

426 c964-5W;426 c968-9W; 197458

House

House of Commons

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average level of physical activity (a) including and (b) excluding walking was in each region for each year in which the General Household Survey has been published since 1990; and if he will make a statement. - Inc table and text...

Asked by

Lord Foster of Bath (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

5 November 2004

For answer on

11 November 2004

Answered on

11 November 2004

Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average level of physical activity (a) including and (b) excluding walking was in each region for each year in which the General Household Survey has been published since 1990; and if he will make a statement. [197365] 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. Don Foster, dated 11 November 2004: As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the average level of physical activity including and excluding walking in each region for each year in which the General Household Survey has been published since 1990. (197365) The General Household Survey, carried out by the Office for National Statistics, periodically publishes participation rates in at least one sport, game or physical activity (including and excluding walking). The latest available estimates are for the 2002 survey. The attached tables show participation rates in the 4 weeks before interview for: (a) Government Office Region, 2002; (b) Standard Region, 1996; Unfortunately, regional analyses for 1990 to 1993 are not readily available. In England, adults living in the North, West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humberside regions were the least likely to have taken part in some sport or physical activity during the four weeks before interview (57%, 59% and 61% respectively) and those living in the South West, East Anglia or the two South East regions outside of London were the most likely to have participated (66%, 67%, 68% and 67% respectively). Adults living in Scotland also had high participation rates (66%) compared with England (64%) and Wales (63%). Scotland had the highest participation rate at 62% compared with 58% in England and 57% in Wales. In England, adults living in the South West were more likely than those in other regions to have participated in at least one activity excluding walking (50% compared with 37% to 46% for other regions in England). As with any sample survey, estimates from the General Household Survey are subject to sampling variability. Games and Physical activities: participation rates in the four weeks before interview by Standard Region 1996 1. Persons aged 16 and over Great Britain: 1996 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Percentages participating in the 4 weeks before interview At least one activity excluding At least one activity Unweighted sample walking base-100 per cent. North 41 57 966 Yorkshire and Humberside 43 61 1362 North West 47 63 1739 East Midlands 44 64 1182 West Midlands 42 59 1456 East Anglia 52 67 635 Greater London 45 62 1661 Outer Metropolitan Area 51 68 1518 Outer South East 49 67 1450 Total South East 48 66 4629 South West 46 66 1433 England 46 64 13402 Wales 42 63 842 Scotland 46 66 1452 Great Britain 46 64 15696 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Regional data are only available from the General Household Survey for 1996 and 2000 Source: General Household Survey Games and Physical activities: participation rates in the four weeks before interview by Government Office Region 20021 Persons aged 16 and over Great Britain: 1996 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Percentages participating in the 4 weeks before interview At least one activity At least one activity Weighted base Unweighted sample2 excluding walking (000s)=100 per cent. North East 37 55 2,005 695 North West 41 56 4,951 1770 Yorkshire and the Humber 41 56 3,693 1292 East Midlands 42 57 2,998 1106 West Midlands 39 54 3,737 1317 East of England 45 60 3,766 1316 London 44 55 5,179 1640 South East 46 63 6,025 2249 South East 50 65 3,713 1376 England 43 58 36,067 12841 Wales 40 57 2,083 756 Scotland 44 62 3,737 1222 Great Britain 43 59 41,887 14819 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Regional data are only available from the General Household Survey for 1996 and 2002 2 Weighting for non-response was introduced on the General Household Survey in 2000, in order to reduce non-response bias and improve the quality of data. For 2002 the weighted base (000's) shown is the base for percentages. Bases for earlier years are of similar size and can be found in GHS reports for each year. Source: General Household Survey

Date

11 November 2004

Reference

426 c801-4W;426 c805-8W; 197365

House

House of Commons

School Transport Bill

School Transport Bill. Committee stage third sitting (morning). Clause 1 agreed to. Clause 2 under consideration.

Type

Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings

Date

11 November 2004

Reference

SCA

House

House of Commons

School Transport Bill

School Transport Bill. Committee stage second sitting (afternoon). Clause 1 under consideration.

Type

Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings

Date

9 November 2004

Reference

SCA

House

House of Commons

Debate on bill

School Transport Bill. Second reading debate. Agreed to on division (248 to 130). Programme motion on proceedings in Committee, on Report, Third reading and any other proceedings agreed to on division (270 to 110). Money resolution agreed to on question (formal). Carry over motion agreed to on division (245 to...

Lead member

Charles Clarke

Answering member

Tim Collins

Department

Department for Transport; Department for Education and Skills

Type

Debates on bills

Date

28 October 2004

Reference

425 c1605-71

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of journeys in (a) England, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) the City of York were taken by (i) walking, (ii) bicycle, (iii) private vehicle, (iv) bus, (v) other public road vehicle, (vi) rail and (vii) other means at...

Asked by

Hugh Bayley (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 October 2004

For answer on

20 October 2004

Answered on

20 October 2004

Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of journeys in (a) England, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) the City of York were taken by (i) walking, (ii) bicycle, (iii) private vehicle, (iv) bus, (v) other public road vehicle, (vi) rail and (vii) other means at the latest date for which figures are available. [192420] Charlotte Atkins: The National Travel Survey provides the data requested for 2002-03 shown in the following table for the main method of transport used for residents of (a) England and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber. Data are not available for residents of York. Percentage/trips _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 2002-03 Yorkshire and the Humber England Walk 25 24 Bicycle 1 2 Private vehicle 66 65 Local bus 6 6 Other public road vehicle 1 1 Rail 1-- 1 Other means 1-- 1 All modes 100 100 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Negligible (less than half the final digit shown).

Date

20 October 2004

Reference

425 c689W; 192420

House

House of Commons

School Transport Bill. Explanatory Notes Bill 162-EN also published. Formerly School Transport Bill (draft).

Member

Charles Clarke (Labour)

Department

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Government bills

Notes

Received 14.10.2004

Date

14 October 2004

Reference

Bill 162 2003/04

House

House of Commons

Government's response to the Education and Skills Committee's report on school transport.

Type

Select Committee reports (Government responses); Command papers

Date

22 September 2004

Reference

Cm 6331

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many national trails there are in the UK. - In England and Wales and four Long Distance Routes in Scotland.

Asked by

Jim Cunningham (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 July 2004

Reference

185095; 424 c255W

House

House of Commons

The future of transport: a network for 2030.

Type

White papers; Command papers

Notes

DEB;CH 20 JUL 2004; Received 21.07.04

Date

20 July 2004

Reference

Cm 6234

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans are in place to inform walkers (a) what land is open access on 19th September and (b) what land will be open access at a later date.

Asked by

James Gray (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

7 July 2004

For answer on

16 July 2004

Answered on

16 July 2004

Mr. Gray: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans are in place to inform walkers (a) what land is open access on 19 September and (b) what land will be open access at a later date. [183127] Alun Michael: We are committed to introducing the new right of access in England under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 in every region of England before the end of 2005. The South East and lower North West, will open for access on 19 September. I have announced a timetable for opening access in the other areas to ensure that those people preparing to use their new rights can plan ahead. We have drawn up a detailed communications framework, in partnership with the Countryside Agency, the Association of National Park Authorities, English Nature, the Forestry Commission, the Local Government Association, the Ministry of Defence and Ordnance Survey. The plan sets out a number of objectives and actions for each organisation so that the public, land managers, interest groups and other stakeholders should be aware, understand and appreciate the new countryside access rights and responsibilities. Ordnance Survey is carrying out a revision of its Explorer maps to inform walkers about what land is open. It is preparing for the launch of access land in the first two regions in September. In later regions it will also publish updated Explorer maps as close as possible to the commencement of the new rights, with complete coverage scheduled for summer 2006. The maps will provide clear information on access land to map users. In addition, to coincide with the issue of a new and up-to-date Countryside Code on 12 July, the Countryside Agency launched a new website to help the public find out what they can do and where they can go in the English countryside. The new website contains information about the new access rights and also advice for landowners and managers on how to manage public access and details of the restrictions process. As the new rights are commenced, the website will include a map showing access land in each region. The public will be able to see if other access rights are available (such as bridleways), to check whether any local closures or restrictions are in force and to find the location of local "Access Information Points". An Open Access Contact Centre has also been established to provide information to the public about the new access rights. We also expect information for walkers to be available locally, from a variety of outlets including National Park visitor centres, and `on the ground'. The Countryside Agency is issuing guidance to access authorities (National Park Authorities in National Parks and local highway authorities elsewhere) and to land managers on the use of signs. An open access symbol will indicate land that may be open for public access on foot.

Date

16 July 2004

Reference

183127; 423 c1342-3W

House

House of Commons

Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill 2003/04

Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a committee of the Whole House (HL).

Lead member

Lord Desai

Answering member

Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton

Type

Debates on bills

Date

16 July 2004

Reference

663 c1528-9

House

House of Lords

Debate on bill

Promotion of Volunteering Bill. Report stage. Adjourned. Debate to be resumed on 15 October.

Department

Home Office

Type

Debates on bills

Date

16 July 2004

Reference

423 c1643-720

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of trips to school were (a) on foot, (b) by bus, (c) by car, (d) by other modes of transport, (e) by 5 to 10 year olds, (f) by 11 to 16 year olds and (g) by 5 to 16...

Asked by

Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

8 July 2004

For answer on

15 July 2004

Answered on

15 July 2004

John Thurso: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of trips to school were (a) on foot, (b) by bus, (c) by car, (d) by other modes of transport, (e) by five to 10-year-olds, (f) by 11 to 16-year-olds and (g) by five to 16-year-olds in the last period for which figures are available; and what percentage of each were (i) under three miles and (ii) three miles and over in that period. [183825] Mr. Jamieson :[holding answer 13 July 2004]: The data requested are shown for 1999-2001. Data for 2002 are available, but are not shown as it is believed that walks under one mile were under-recorded that year due to changes in survey practice. Trips to and from school by main mode and age: 1999-2001 Percentage _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 5-10 years 11-16 years 5-16 years Percentage of trips to/from school Walk 54 43 49 Bus 6 32 19 Car 39 19 29 Other 2 6 4 All 100 100 100 Percentage of trips under three miles Walk 100 99 100 Bus 47 31 33 Car 76 63 72 Other 46 37 39 All 87 67 77 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: National Travel Survey, DfT

Date

15 July 2004

Reference

183825; 423 c1280W;423 c1280-1W

House

House of Commons

Adjournment debate

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the Way to Go Campaign

Lead member

Colin Challen

Answering member

Tony McNulty

Department

Department for Transport

Type

Adjournment debates

Date

14 July 2004

Reference

423 c449-57WH

House

House of Commons

Davies of Oldham, Lord

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 27 May 2004, 661 c161WA, whether they will provide details of the £17 billion of public money which has been allocated to improve transport in London between now and 2012; and what are the budgets and timeframes for...

Asked by

Lord Moynihan (Conservative)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 June 2004

Reference

HL 3187; 662 c166-7WA

House

House of Lords

School transport. Government response to Transport Select Committee eighth report session 2003/04. (HC 167-i).

Type

Select Committee reports (Government responses); Command papers

Notes

Received 24.06.04

Date

24 June 2004

Reference

Cm 6254

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the expenditure was on the acquisition of rubber ferrules in each year since 1997. - Inc table. (Holding answer 20 May 2004).

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 May 2004

For answer on

24 May 2004

Answered on

24 May 2004

Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the expenditure was on the acquisition of rubber ferrules in each year since 1997. [174158] Ms Rosie Winterton: [holding answer 20 May 2004]: Ferrules are supplied to the national health service as part of the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency's national agreement for the supply of walking aids. The Department holds information on ferrules bought since 1998-99. The contract is not mandatory, and therefore some NHS bodies may buy ferrules from other sources. The expenditure on the contract was as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1998-99 96,670.37 1999-2000 103,094.37 2000-01 87,739.36 2001-02 96,896.97 2002-03 101,855.81 2003-04 106,347.92 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: All figures include Value Added Tax.

Date

24 May 2004

Reference

174158; 421 c1392W

House

House of Commons

Rep* and 3R:Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill 2003/04

Highways (Obstruction by Body Corporate) Bill. Report stage (formal). Third reading debate. Agreed to on question and passed.

Lead member

Michael Jabez Foster

Answering member

Alun Michael

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Debates on bills

Date

21 May 2004

Reference

421 c1205-9

House

House of Commons

2R adjourned:Rights of Way (Amendment) Bill 2003/04

Rights of Way (Amendment) Bill. Second reading debate. Adjourned. Debate to be resumed on 16 July.

Lead member

Jim Dowd

Answering member

Alun Michael

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Debates on bills

Date

21 May 2004

Reference

421 c1262-76

House

House of Commons

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