Statistics on affordable housing supply by local authority district are available in tables 1008 and 1011, at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-on-affordable-housing-supply

These total figures include both new build housing, which accounts for around 85% of additional affordable housing over the last five years, and acquisitions from the private sector.

From January 2011 up to and including May 2012 there were (a) 100 work experience starts in the Woking parliamentary constituency and (b) 1,040 work experience starts in Surrey.

The following provides the requested data:

Since June 2011 the number of people claiming jobseeker's allowance for more than a year has risen from 140 to 170 in Woking and from 1,605 to 2,310 in Surrey. Comparisons over this period are distorted by changes in the way people on government programmes are treated in the statistics. Under previous programmes the number of long-term JSA claimants was held down by requiring those reaching certain durations to move into a temporary job or take up support funded by a training allowance. This caused a break in the JSA claim and those who later returned to benefit were treated as a new claim with zero starting duration. People joining the Work programme do not have their claim broken artificially in this way, continuing to receive JSA until they move into a regular job. This has led to a rise in the number of JSA claims with a continuous duration of more than a year, but means the figures now give a more accurate reflection of the true level of long-term benefit receipt.

We have published data on the number of new enterprise allowance (NEA) mentor starts and weekly allowance starts by parliamentary constituency area. This can be found in the table at the following link:

http://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files/DEP2012-1524/LibraryDocument124133.xls

In Woking, there were 10 NEA mentor starts and 10 weekly allowance starts over the period June 2011 to May 2012. In the county of Surrey, there were 130 mentor starts and 60 weekly allowance starts over the same period.

The numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Glen Watson:

As Director General for the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking, what proportion of people (a) in Woking constituency and (b) nationally were employed in the (i) private, (ii) public and (iii) third sector in each of the last five years. (138749)

Employment statistics for local areas are calculated from the Annual Population Survey (APS). Estimates of people employed in the third sector are currently not available from APS. Individuals employed in voluntary organisations, charities and trusts are included in private sector estimates.

Individuals in the APS are classified to the public or private sector according to their responses to the survey. In the APS the distinction between public and private sector is based on respondents' views about the organisation for which they work. The public sector estimates provided do not correspond to official Public Sector Employment estimates. Those are derived directly from employers and are based on National Accounts definition and are not available for areas smaller than regions.

The tables show the number and percentage of people aged 16 to 64 years, who were employed in the public or private sector along with those who were unemployed or inactive, resident in Woking parliamentary constituency and the UK. These estimates are compiled from APS interviews held during the period October 2011 to September 2012, the latest period available, and the 12 month periods ending in December from 2008 to 2011. It should also be noted that the estimates also include people who were employed but have not provided enough information to be accurately included in either the public or private sectors.

As with any sample survey, estimates from the APS are subject to a margin of uncertainty. A guide to the quality of the estimates is given in the table.

National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at:

http://www.nomisweb.co.uk

Information is not available in the format requested. Funding for national health service services is currently allocated to primary care trusts (PCTs). PCTs commission services to meet the healthcare needs of their local populations, taking account of national and local priorities. From 2013-14, the NHS Commissioning Board will be responsible for the allocation of resources to clinical commissioning groups.

The following table shows the reported spend for adult mental health services in Surrey by PCT. Data is not available by constituency. Woking falls within Surrey PCT.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Glen Watson, dated January 2013:

As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking for the estimate of (a) small and (b) medium sized businesses that were operating in (i) Woking and (ii) Surrey in each of the last five years. [138748]

Annual statistics on the number of businesses (enterprises) are available from the ONS release “UK Business: Activity, Size and Location” at:

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/bus-register/uk-business/index.html

Data on the number of enterprises broken down by districts, counties, unitary authorities within region and country and by employment size band can be found in table B1.2 of the publication.

The table below contains the count of (a) small and (b) medium sized businesses that were operating in Woking and Surrey from 2008 to 2012. Small businesses have been defined as those with an employment between 0 and 49 and medium-sized businesses as those with an employment between 50 and 249.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has issued general advice on its website in relation to latex reactions (allergies) and medical devices, which can be found at the following address:

www.mhra.gov.uk/Safetyinformation/Generalsafety informationandadvice/Product-specificinformationandadvice/Product-specificinformationandadvice-G-L/Latexre actions(allergies)andmedicaldevices/index.htm

The National Patient Safety Agency published advice in May 2005 which can be found at the following address:

www.nrls.npsa.nhs.uk/resources/?entryid45=59791

Information on the number of people in Surrey and England who have latex allergies is not held centrally.

None. As my right honourable friend the Secretary of State informed the House of Commons on Monday 12 November (Official Report, col. 7-9) we are opposed to any imposition on local authorities of costly reorganisations. Nor are we in the business of imposing boundary changes, whoever might be seeking them, on the councils concerned.

“Building Engagement, Building Futures” set out the Government's strategy to increase the proportion of young people continuing in education or training and address the longstanding challenge of young people who are NEET. This includes raising the age of compulsory participation in education or training to 18 by 2015, transforming the quality of vocational education through our new 16 to 19 study programmes and providing targeted financial support for those young people who need it most. The Department is spending a record £7.5 billion in 2012-13 on education and training so that there are sufficient opportunities for all 16 to 19-year-olds.

The Government has recently put in place a new programme to support 16 to 17-year-olds who are not in education, employment or training and have low or no qualifications, as part of the Youth Contract. Skills Training UK has been appointed to deliver this provision across Kent, Surrey and Sussex, working closely with

the relevant local authorities to identify young people who would benefit from support. Based upon currently planned performance levels, it is anticipated that the contract for the south east will be worth up to £9.2 million before the end of the contract period—31 March 2016.

Local authorities, such as Surrey county council, have a statutory duty to support all young people to participate in education or training. They are best placed to understand and address the needs of young people who are not in education, employment or training and provide the targeted support that they need. This work can be funded from within the non-ringfenced Early Intervention Grant, and £33.5 million was allocated to Surrey in 2012-13.

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated September 2012:

As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning how many people were employed by small and medium-sized businesses in (a) Woking constituency and (b) Surrey in the latest period for which figures are available. [122009]

Annual statistics on the number of employees are available from the ONS release Business Register Employment Survey (BRES) at:

www.statistics.gov.uk

However, it is not possible to derive a breakdown by employment size band from BRES. The table contains the latest statistics available, which show the number of employees in Woking and Surrey for 2010.

The number of hereditaments in receipt of small business rate relief as at 31 December 2010, the latest date for which data are available, in Surrey and Woking local authority areas are shown in the following table. Data on the number of businesses who qualify for small business rate relief are not centrally collected. The data are also not available at constituency level.

The data are taken from the National Non-Domestic Rates 1 (NNDRl) Supplementary forms completed annually by billing authorities in England and returned to the Department of Communities and Local Government. The data are publicly available in tables in the Statistics section of the DCLG website:

http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/corporate/statistics/nondomesticrates201112f

The UK electricity market is divided into regions based on Public Electricity Supply (PES) areas. Electricity suppliers vary prices between these regions but not within them, with the same tariffs available to all customers within the area.

Counties can fall in multiple electricity supply regions, and so customers in any one county may be subject to different prices depending on their PES area. Following is a list of the requested counties and the electricity supply regions in which they fall.

(a) Merseyside—Merseyside and North Wales electricity board (MANWEB)

(b) Oxfordshire—Southern, West Midlands, East Midlands

(c) Cambridgeshire—Eastern

(d) Surrey—South Eastern Electricity Board (Seeboard), Southern

DECC publishes in Quarterly Energy Prices average annual domestic standard electricity bills based on standard consumption of 3,3O0kWh per annum for the above electricity supply regions on average, and broken down by payment type. The table below shows the overall average bills by PES area.

Most customers in Oxfordshire will be paying 'Southern' prices

Most customers in Surrey will be paying 'Seeboard' prices.

We have made no assessment of the availability of National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) approved treatments for lung, bowel and breast cancer at a national or at primary care trust (PCT) level.

PCTs are legally obliged to fund drugs and treatments recommended in NICE technology appraisal guidance, within three months of guidance being published; unless the requirement is waived in a specific case.