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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) males and (b) females achieved level 2 or above at Key Stage 1 in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) science in the (A) 10 per cent. most deprived wards and (B) 10 per cent. least deprived...

Asked by

Lord Wills (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 November 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Mr. Wills: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) males and (b) females achieved level 2 or above at Key Stage 1 in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) science in the (A) 10 per cent. most deprived wards and (B) 10 per cent. least deprived wards in 2004. [196400] Mr. Miliband: The information provided is the latest available and is shown in the tables. The information has been provided on two bases--one showing the information based on the location of the school, the other based on the residency of the pupil. Number of males and females achieving level 2 or above at Key Stage 1: 2004 (provisional)--Based on school location _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Males Females All All males 10% most deprived 10% least deprived All 10% most deprived 10% least deprived pupils areas1 areas1 females areas1 areas1 Subject % % No. % No. % % No. % No. % English 85 81 23,750 70 26,265 89 89 25,952 81 26,528 94 reading English 82 76 21,875 65 25,372 85 87 25,211 78 26,330 93 writing Maths 90 89 27,674 82 27,882 94 92 27,499 86 26,959 95 Science 90 88 26,657 79 27,955 94 91 26,800 83 27,019 96 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of males and females achieving level 2 or above at Key Stage 1: 2003 (final)--Based on pupil residency _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Males Females All All males 10% most deprived 10% least deprived All 10% most deprived 10% least deprived pupils areas1 areas1 females areas1 areas1 Subject % % No. % No. % % No. % No. % English 84 80 26,051 68 25,239 90 88 29,056 79 24,967 95 reading English 81 76 24,178 63 24,352 87 87 28,343 77 24,698 94 writing Maths 90 89 31,147 81 26,632 95 91 31,106 85 25,271 96 Science 89 88 29,989 78 26,618 95 91 30,175 82 25,329 97 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 The measure of deprivation used is the 2004 Index of Multiple Deprivation based on Super Output Area (SOAs), rather than the 2000 Index of Multiple Deprivation based on Wards. The SOAs are a new geography designed by the Office for National Statistics for the collection and publication of small area statistics. They have been designed to provide an improved basis for comparison across the country because the units are more similar in population size.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c2134W;426 c2140W; 196400

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) males and (b) females achieved level 4 or above at Key Stage 2 in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) science in the (A) 10 per cent. most deprived wards and (B) 10 per cent. least deprived...

Asked by

Lord Wills (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 November 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Mr. Wills: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) males and (b) females achieved level 4 or above at Key Stage 2 in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) science in the (A) 10 per cent. most deprived wards and (B) 10 per cent. least deprived wards in 2004. [196399] Mr. Miliband: The information provided is the latest available and is shown in the following tables. The information has been provided on two bases--one showing the information based on the location of the school, the other based on the residency of the pupil. Number of males and females achieving level 4 or above at Key Stage 2: 2004 (provisional)--Based on school location _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Males Females All All males 10% most deprived 10% least deprived All 10% most deprived 10% least deprived pupils areas1 areas1 females areas1 areas1 Subject % % No. % No. % % No. % No. % English 77 72 18,226 59 27,077 82 83 21,545 72 28,465 90 Maths 74 74 19,402 62 27,418 83 74 18,684 63 26,050 83 Science 86 86 23,547 76 30,315 92 86 22,789 76 29,054 92 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of males and females achieving level 4 or above at Key Stage 2: 2003 (final)--Based on pupil residency _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Males Females All All males 10% most deprived 10% least deprived All 10% most deprived 10% least deprived pupils areas1 areas1 females areas1 areas1 Subject % % No. % No. % % No. % No. % English 75 70 21,112 54 25,404 84 81 24,891 67 25,981 91 Maths 73 73 23,478 60 25,640 85 72 21,801 58 23,833 84 Science 87 86 29,633 75 28,426 94 87 28,602 76 26,944 95 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 The measure of deprivation used is the 2004 Index of Multiple Deprivation based on Super Output Areas (SOAs), rather than the 2000 Index of Multiple Deprivation based on Wards. The SOAs are a new geography designed by the Office for National Statistics for the collection and publication of small area statistics. They have been designed to provide an improved basis for comparison across the country because the units are more similar in population size.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c2133-6W;426 c2139-42W; 196399

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) males and (b) females achieved five A*-C grades at GCSE in 2004; and how many (i) males and (ii) females achieved 5 A*-C grades at GCSE in the (A) 10 per cent. most deprived wards and (B)...

Asked by

Lord Wills (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 November 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Mr. Wills: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) males and (b) females achieved five A*-C grades at GCSE in 2004; and how many (i) males and (ii) females achieved 5 A*-C grades at GCSE in the (A) 10 per cent. most deprived wards and (B) 10 per cent. least deprived wards in 2004. [196374] Mr. Miliband: The information provided is the latest available and is shown in the following tables. The information has been provided on two bases--one showing the information based on the location of schools, the other based on the residency of the pupil. (i) Numbers of males and females achieving 5 or more A*-C Grades at GCSE and equivalents: 2004 (provisional) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All pupils Males Females Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Based on school location: All 53.4 158,753 48.4 185,068 58.8 10 per cent. most 37.9 8,887 32.9 11,368 43.0 deprived areas1 10 per cent. least 63.1 26,296 57.6 26,456 68.8 deprived areas1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. (ii) Numbers of males and females achieving 5 or more A*-C Grades at GCSE and equivalents: 2003 (final) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All pupils Males Females Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Based on pupil residency: All 52.9 152,026 48.0 177,278 58.1 10 per cent. most 28.9 8,400 24.2 11,676 33.7 deprived areas1 10 per cent. least 73.3 19,341 68.2 21,340 78.5 deprived areas1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 The measure of deprivation used is the 2004 Index of Multiple Deprivation based on Super Output Areas (SOAs), rather than the 2000 Index of Multiple Deprivation based on Wards. The SOAs are a new geography designed by the Office for National Statistics for the collection and publication of small area statistics. They have been designed to provide an improved basis for comparison across the country because the units are more similar in population size.

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

196374; 426 c2128W;426 c2134W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) males and (b) females achieved level 5 or above at Key Stage 3 in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) science in the (A) 10 per cent. most deprived wards and (B) 10 per cent. least deprived...

Asked by

Lord Wills (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

2 November 2004

For answer on

18 November 2004

Answered on

18 November 2004

Mr. Wills: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) males and (b) females achieved level 5 or above at Key Stage 3 in (i) English, (ii) mathematics and (iii) science in the (A) 10 per cent. most deprived wards and (B) 10 per cent. least deprived wards in 2004. [196373] Mr. Miliband: The latest available information are shown in the following tables. The information supplied has been provided on two bases--one showing the information based on the location of schools, the other based on the residency of the pupil. Number of males achieving level 5 or above at Key Stage 3: 20042 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Males All pupils All males 10 per cent. most deprived 10 per cent. least deprived areas1 areas1 Subject Percentage Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage (i) Based on school location: English 71 64 13,517 48 24,902 76 Maths 73 72 15,988 57 26,704 82 Science 66 65 13,276 47 25,355 77 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of females achieving level 5 or above at Key Stage 3: 20042 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Females All females 10 per cent. most deprived 10 per cent. least deprived areas1 areas1 Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage (i) Based on school location: English 77 17,501 65 27.512 86 Maths 74 16,468 61 26,481 83 Science 67 13,900 51 25,365 79 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of males achieving level 5 or above at Key Stage 3: 2004 2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Males All pupils All males 10 per cent. most deprived 10 per cent. least deprived areas1 areas1 Subject Percentage Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage (ii) Based on pupil residency: English 69 62 15,072 41 23,730 81 Maths 71 70 17,989 50 25,236 86 Science 69 68 16,575 45 25,380 87 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of females achieving level 5 or above at Key Stage 3: 2004 2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Females All females 10 per cent. most deprived 10 per cent. least deprived areas1 areas1 Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage (ii) Based on pupil residency: English 76 20,366 57 24,697 90 Maths 72 18,484 52 23,922 88 Science 69 16,311 45 23,689 87 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 The measure of deprivation used is the 2004 Index of Multiple Deprivation based on Super Output Areas (SOAs), rather than the 2000 Index of Multiple Deprivation based on Wards. The SOAs are a new geography designed by the Office for National Statistics for the collection and publication of small area statistics. They have been designed to provide an improved basis for comparison across the country because the units are more similar in population size. 2 Provisional

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

196373; 426 c2135-8W;426 c2141-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the average gap between men and women's pay is in (a) England and (b) the Buckingham constituency. - Inc figures.

Asked by

John Bercow (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

426 c1925W;426 c1930W; 191059

House

House of Commons

Amos, Baroness

What is the unemployment ration for (a) Catholics and (b) Protestants in Northern Ireland; how this has changed since 1985; whether the ratio differs for (i) men and women; and (ii) different age groups; and whether they consider that it is a good indicator of the relative position between Catholics...

Asked by

Lord Laird (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

HL 4949; 666 c184-5WA

House

House of Lords

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) males and (b) females aged (i) 18 to 29, (ii) 30 to 39, (iii) 40 to 49 and (iv) 50 to 59 claiming incapacity benefit; and what estimate he...

Asked by

Lord Wills (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

196031; 426 c1880-1W;426 c1885W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what recent assessment he has made of the participation of Muslim women in the labour market.

Asked by

Gordon Prentice (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

198379; 426 c2137W;426 c2143W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the (a) Egyptian government and (b) Palestinian Authority concerning women's rights in Gaza after the Israeli withdrawal; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Gary Streeter (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

199107; 426 c1788W;426 c1792W

House

House of Commons

Warner, Lord

How many of the 5,200 consultant surgeons in England and Wales are women; and what steps they will take to encourage women to train as surgical specialists; and when they expect numbers to attain equality with men. [HL 4801;HL 4802]. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Lord Harrison (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

666 c217-8WA; HL 4801;HL 4802

House

House of Lords

Warner, Lord

Following the latest adult diet and nutrition survey, what proportion of adult men and women (stated separately) met each of the following dietary targets, recommended by the Department of Health: (a) fat intake (35 per cent energy); (b) saturated fat intake (11 per cent energy); (c) NME sugar intake (11...

Asked by

Lord Rea (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

666 c220WA; HL 4966

House

House of Lords

Sainsbury of Turville, Lord

Whether, in the light of the continuing pay gap between women and men in the United Kingdom, they will introduce legislation to strengthen the Equal Pay Act 1970 by simplifying the procedure for determining whether there is equal pay between men and women for work of equal value, and requiring...

Asked by

Lord Lester of Herne Hill (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 November 2004

Reference

HL 4660; 666 c209WA

House

House of Lords

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

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) men and (b) women are were charged for (i) sight tests and (ii) dental check-ups in the last year for which figures are available. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

198249; 426 c1672W;426 c1675W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry;Minister for Women

To ask the Minister for Women, what representations she has received from women's organisations on equal pay for equal work.

Asked by

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

426 c1539-40W;426 c1542-3W; 197078

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what action the Government is taking to tackle the trafficking of women and children into the UK. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Joan Ruddock (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

9 November 2004

For answer on

17 November 2004

Answered on

17 November 2004

Joan Ruddock: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what action the Government are taking to tackle the trafficking of women and children into the UK. [197701] Mr. Browne: The Government are committed to combating human trafficking effectively through legislation, effective enforcement action, support for victims of trafficking and prevention in source countries. We have already introduced legislation comprehensively to criminalise trafficking. The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 made trafficking for the purposes of prostitution a specific offence for the first time. The Sexual Offences Act 2003 introduced new more wide-ranging offences covering trafficking into, out of or within the UK for any form of sexual offence. We have now also introduced offences covering other forms of exploitation, for example, trafficking for forced labour and the removal of organs, in the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004. All these trafficking offences have a tough maximum sentence of 14 years imprisonment. We are also working to tackle the criminal networks involved in people trafficking through Reflex, the multi- agency response to organised immigration crime. Its remit is to co-ordinate operations against organised immigration crime, including trafficking, and to develop the intelligence and strategic planning to underpin them. Between April 2003 and April 2004 Reflex resulted in 38 disruptions and 38 convictions for organised immigration crime, this figure includes those involved in human trafficking as well as people smuggling and related activities. The Reflex figures for the first six months of this year show a further 18 disruptions and over £1 million of assets seized. We also recognise the importance of providing protection for the victims of trafficking in order to encourage them to co-operate with the authorities. The Government are therefore also working with the voluntary sector and law enforcement agencies to secure support for adult victims of trafficking. In March 2003, in conjunction with the voluntary sector, we launched a Home Office funded pilot scheme to provide safe accommodation and support for adult female victims of trafficking for the purposes of prostitution. Pending full evaluation of the pilot, the Home Office has agreed to continue funding the scheme during 2004-05. We will use the period up to April 2005 to consider in detail the evaluation evidence and to take decisions as to the type and extent of support needed in the future. Our strategy also encompasses work with source countries to tackle the problem at its root and to build effective international action. The Department for International Development Office and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office are funding prevention projects to educate potential victims of the dangers of trafficking, particularly for women and children, in source countries.

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

426 c1594-5W;426 c1597-8W; 197701

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many women are not claiming the pension credit to which they are entitled. - Inc figures.

Asked by

David Amess (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

198798; 426 c1661W;426 c1664W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of trafficking of people were reported to his Department in each of the last three years; how many cases of illegal trafficking of women from Moldova were reported to his Department (a) last year and (b) within...

Asked by

Keith Vaz (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

Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many cases of trafficking of people were reported to his Department in each of the last three years; [196008] (2) how many cases of illegal trafficking of women from Moldova were reported to his Department (a) last year and (b) within the last six months. [196009] Mr. Browne: Until the recent introduction of legislation specifically criminalising trafficking, prosecutions for trafficking have been for a variety of associated offences. These include amongst others facilitation of illegal entry, kidnap, false imprisonment and living off immoral earnings. The UK keeps detailed statistics on all court proceedings in a national database and publishes these on an annual basis. While information on convictions for all these offences is available, it is not possible to determine which of the prosecutions for associated offences related to cases of trafficking. We have recently introduced legislation to criminalise trafficking comprehensively. We introduced an offence of trafficking for prostitution in the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. This was replaced by more wide-ranging offences of trafficking for sexual exploitation in the Sexual Offences Act 2003. A new offence, of "trafficking for exploitation", which includes, for example, trafficking for forced labour and the removal of organs, has also been included in the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004. All these offences carry a tough 14 year maximum sentence. We are starting to see charges brought for the offences in the 2002 Act and 2003 Act but are not yet aware of any successful prosecutions. We are committed to supporting effective enforcement action against trafficking. Reflex, a multi- agency taskforce, was set up in 2000 to deal with organised immigration crime, including trafficking. Its remit is to co-ordinate the enforcement response to such issues, both nationally and internationally, and to develop the intelligence and strategic planning to underpin this. We are seeing successful disruptions and prosecutions of cases of human trafficking including cases which have involved women trafficked from Moldova. In February 2004 three people were convicted of offences relating to the trafficking of women from Moldova and Lithuania to work in the London vice trade. The principal defendant was convicted of controlling prostitutes and false imprisonment and sentenced to six years imprisonment. Another example is the case of Luan Plakici. Plakici was involved in the trafficking of women from Romania and Moldova into prostitution. He was convicted of facilitation of illegal entry, incitement to commit rape, false imprisonment and kidnapping in December 2003, and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. The Attorney General considered the sentence unduly lenient and appealed to the Court of Appeal. The court agreed and imposed a sentence of 23 years imprisonment.

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

426 c1592W;426 c1595-6W; 196008;196009

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions with which (a) organisations and (b) individuals his Department has held discussions on the practice of sexual mutilation of young women. - Inc fact that no discussions with organisations and individuals have taken place recently.

Asked by

Tom Cox (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

195796; 426 c1692-3W;426 c1695-6W

House

House of Commons

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