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To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to reinstate the Burscough Curves railway line.[HL5972]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to reinstate the Burscough Curves railway line.[HL5972]
The Government have no plans to reinstate the Burscough Curves. In accordance with our localism agenda, it would be for Lancashire County Council to determine whether this scheme is a priority and to fund the capital cost and subsidy required by the new services that would use the curves. We understand that this scheme is not a high priority for the council at the present time.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many jobseekers' allowance claimants in Preston in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012 had their (i) benefit sanctioned and (ii) sanction overturned.
[143641]
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many jobseekers' allowance claimants in Preston in (a) 2010, (b) 2011 and (c) 2012 had their (i) benefit sanctioned and (ii) sanction overturned.
[143641]
The information is provided in the following table:
| Number
of individuals with a jobseeker's allowance (JSA) sanction by decision
and year in Preston local authority: 1 January 2010-21 October
2012 | |||
| Year
of
decision1 | |||
| Sanction
decision | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Sanction
applied2 | 1,630 | 1,950 | 1,860 |
| Overturned
following
reconsideration3 | 200 | 300 | 290 |
| Overturned
following
appeal3 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| 1
Data is for each calendar year up to 21 October 2012 which is the
latest available
information. 2 The number of sanctions applied is the number of Varied4, Fixed Length5 and Entitlement Decision6 referrals where there has been an adverse decision. 3 The decision to apply a sanction can be overturned following reconsideration or appeal by the Sector Decision Maker. 4 Varied Length sanctions: A sanction of between 1 week and 26 weeks is imposed for leaving employment voluntarily without just cause, refusing employment without good cause, or losing employment through misconduct. The actual period in each case is at the discretion of the Adjudication Officer who makes the decision. 5 Fixed Length sanctions: A sanction of between 1 week and 26 weeks is imposed for refusal, without good cause, to attend an employment programme or carry out a Jobseeker's direction 6 Entitlement Decisions: These are questions on which entitlement to JSA depends. For example, if there is doubt around whether the jobseeker's agreement (JSAg) is suitable, whether they are actively looking for work or making themselves available for work. In most cases payment of JSA will be suspended by benefit processing until the doubt is resolved. Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10."—" denotes nil or negligible. 2. All figures may include individuals who have had more than one sanction decision eg if an individual has a sanction applied and another sanction overturned following appeal then they will appear twice. Source: DWP: Sanctions and Disallowance Decisions Statistics database. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many staff are employed at the Tax Credit Office in Preston; and how many such staff will be (a) retained at the site, (b) redeployed and (c) made redundant with the roll-out of universal credit.
[143643]
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many staff are employed at the Tax Credit Office in Preston; and how many such staff will be (a) retained at the site, (b) redeployed and (c) made redundant with the roll-out of universal credit.
[143643]
Tax credits are delivered by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many staff of his Department are employed in Preston constituency; in which locations; and whether he has any plans to make such staff redundant.
[143542]
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many staff of his Department are employed in Preston constituency; in which locations; and whether he has any plans to make such staff redundant.
[143542]
The Department employs a total of 1,300 people in Preston constituency (data are as at 31 December 2012).
The following table shows the number of staff employed at each location in Preston constituency:
| Location | Postcode | Number
of
staff |
| Barry
House | PR1
4DE | 306 |
| Duchy
House | PR1
1DD | 372 |
| Elizabeth
House | PR1
1DD | 271 |
| Gateway
House | PR1
2ER | 126 |
| Palatine
House | PR1
1HB | 146 |
| Red
Rose
House | PR1
1HB | 79 |
| Total | 1,300 |
There are no plans for compulsory redundancies to be made in this area.
Of course, local government right across the board is facing a difficult funding settlement—I do not hide from that—but the figures are as follows: the area formula grant per head in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency is £501, whereas in my constituency it is £320. I completely accept that needs are greater in different parts of the country, which is why the figures are different, but I think that the figures speak for themselves.
Of course, local government right across the board is facing a difficult funding settlement—I do not hide from that—but the figures are as follows: the area formula grant per head in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency is £501, whereas in my constituency it is £320. I completely accept that needs are greater in different parts of the country, which is why the figures are different, but I think that the figures speak for themselves.
Q4
.
[138636]
Mark Hendrick (Preston) (Lab/Co-op):
Does the Prime Minister believe that it is fair that Preston city council, which represents one of the areas of highest deprivation and poverty in the country, is receiving a 12% cut in its local government funding, while his own West Oxfordshire district council receives a cut of only 1%? Will he look at that again and give Preston a fairer deal?
Q4
.
[138636]
Mark Hendrick (Preston) (Lab/Co-op):
Does the Prime Minister believe that it is fair that Preston city council, which represents one of the areas of highest deprivation and poverty in the country, is receiving a 12% cut in its local government funding, while his own West Oxfordshire district council receives a cut of only 1%? Will he look at that again and give Preston a fairer deal?
Q4
.
[138636]
Mark Hendrick (Preston) (Lab/Co-op):
Does the Prime Minister believe that it is fair that Preston city council, which represents one of the areas of highest deprivation and poverty in the country, is receiving a 12% cut in its local government funding, while his own West Oxfordshire district council receives a cut of only 1%? Will he look at that again and give Preston a fairer deal?
Of course, local government right across the board is facing a difficult funding settlement—I do not hide from that—but the figures are as follows: the area formula grant per head in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency is £501, whereas in my constituency it is £320. I completely accept that needs are greater in different parts of the country, which is why the figures are different, but I think that the figures speak for themselves.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much (a) national insurance and (b) income tax was paid by non-UK EU nationals living in Preston constituency in tax year 2011-12.
[134683]
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much (a) national insurance and (b) income tax was paid by non-UK EU nationals living in Preston constituency in tax year 2011-12.
[134683]
The information is available only at disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many days ambulances were drafted into Preston because there were no ambulances available in that city during 2011; and how many ambulances were tasked from Preston to assist other areas in the UK in the same period.
[134687]
To ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many days ambulances were drafted into Preston because there were no ambulances available in that city during 2011; and how many ambulances were tasked from Preston to assist other areas in the UK in the same period.
[134687]
The information requested is not held by the Department. The configuration of ambulance services in the north of England is a matter for the local national health service.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people whose last UK address was in Preston constituency are now receiving winter fuel allowance whilst living abroad.
[134684]
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people whose last UK address was in Preston constituency are now receiving winter fuel allowance whilst living abroad.
[134684]
The information is not available.
In 2011-12 74,685 winter fuel payments were made to eligible customers living in EEA countries and Switzerland.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cases from Preston have been listed at Preston Youth Court each day since 1 July.[HL3052]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many cases from Preston have been listed at Preston Youth Court each day since 1 July.[HL3052]
This information is not available centrally and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost as it would need a manual trawl of the court files.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, since the closure of the youth courts in south-west Lancashire on 1 July, how many cases from the south Ribble and Chorley areas have been heard at (1) Preston, and (2) Ormskirk, youth courts.[HL3030]
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, since the closure of the youth courts in south-west Lancashire on 1 July, how many cases from the south Ribble and Chorley areas have been heard at (1) Preston, and (2) Ormskirk, youth courts.[HL3030]
This information is not available centrally and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost as it would need a manual trawl of the court files. Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunal Service will however undertake an exercise to collect this information on cases currently going through the court system for a three-month period.