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To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to meet the housing needs of (a) homeless children and (b) families with children living in poor housing. - Includes ref to Homelessness (Priority Need for Accommodation (England) Order 2002 and Homelessness Act 2002 and figures.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

18 December 2002

For answer on

15 January 2003

Answered on

15 January 2003

Mrs. Calton:: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has to meet the housing needs of (a) homeless children and (b) families with children living in poor housing. [88540] Mrs. Roche: Homeless children under the age of 16, are the responsibility of social services. Under the homelessness legislation, as amended by the Homelessness (Priority Need for Accommodation) (England) Order 2002 and the Homelessness Act 2002 which both came into force on 31 July 2002, local housing authorities in England must ensure that suitable accommodation is available for children aged 16 or 17 who are homeless through no fault of their own (unless they are a relevant child for the purposes of the Children Act 1989 and the responsibility of social services). In terms of supporting families with children, in March 2002 the Government announced a commitment that by March 2004 local authorities shall ensure that no homeless family with children is in a Bed and Breakfast hotel (B&B) other than in an emergency, and even then for no more than six weeks. High B&B using councils have been required to submit action plans on how they intend to meet this commitment. The Homelessness Directorate is working closely with these and other lower using councils on delivery of these action plans. This has been supported by a £35 million grant programme in 2002-03 together with changes to housing benefit subsidy implemented by the Department for Work and Pensions. For 2003-04 the Homelessness Directorate will allocate up to a further £15 million to help authorities meet the March 2004 B&B commitment. On 3 December, I announced that the Government intends to outlaw the use of B&Bs for homeless families except in an emergency. The Government will be consulting in due course on options for strengthening the homelessness legislation by Order and through statutory guidance to: end the use of privately owned B&B establishments as temporary accommodation for homeless families with children except in emergencies and even then for no more than six weeks; set minimum accommodation fitness and proposed management standards in all temporary accommodation used by local authorities to house homeless households; set additional fitness standards for shared facility (B&B) type privately owned temporary accommodation used by local authorities to house homeless households. The Government has set a target to bring all social housing up to a decent standard and to increase the proportion of private housing occupied by vulnerable groups that is in a decent condition by 2010. The Government has also announced a new house- building programme worth more than £1.2 billion, up £365 million on the current year. The extra funds have been allocated to the Housing Corporation's Approved Development Programme (ADP) and should deliver up to 21,000 affordable homes in 2003-04.

Date

15 January 2003

Reference

88540; 397 c669-70W;397 c666-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many Statutory Instruments subject to negative procedure made by her Department (a) came into force and (b) were considered by a delegated legislation committee in each of the last three sessions. - Including table.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 January 2003

Reference

88036; 397 c653W;397 c650-1W

House

House of Commons

Ministry of Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Statutory Instruments subject to negative procedure made by his Department (a) came into force and (b) were considered by a delegated legislation committee in each of the last three sessions. - Inc table.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Ministry of Defence

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 January 2003

Reference

88024; 397 c638W;397 c636W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what statistical baseline from laboratory reports in 2000 the Food Standards Agency has based its target for reduction of food-borne illness; and what the most recent performance statistics are in relation to this target.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 January 2003

Reference

88715; 397 c679-80W;397 c677W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many CAMHS consultants are employed in the NHS in each health authority. - Includes tables.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 November 2002

For answer on

14 January 2003

Answered on

14 January 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many CAMHS consultants are employed in the NHS in each health authority. [85156] Mr. Hutton: The information requested is shown in the tables. The data shows an increase since 1997 of 9.1 per cent., in the number of child and adolescent psychiatrists. NHS consultants, all specialties and child and adolescent psychiatry specialty _________________________________________________________________________________________________. All specialities Child and adolescent psychiatry England 1997 21,370 440 1998 22,220 460 1999 23,220 490 2000 24,310 480 2001 25,690 490 2002 26,350 480 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: Figures are at 30 September each year, except 2002 which is at 31 March. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: Department of Health medical and dental workforce census. Hospital medical consultants in the specialty child and adolescent psychiatry by strategic health authority _________________________________________________________________________________________________. At 31 March 2002 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 20 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 Birmingham and The Black Country 20 Cheshire and Merseyside 20 County Durham and Tees Valley 20 Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire 10 Cumbria and Lancashire 10 Dorset and Somerset 10 Essex 01 Greater Manchester 20 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 20 Kent and Medway 10 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 10 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 30 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 10 North Central London 20 North East London 20 North West London 30 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 20 Shropshire and Staffordshire 10 South East London 20 South West London 20 South West Peninsula 01 South Yorkshire 10 Surrey and Sussex 30 Thames Valley 30 Trent 30 West Yorkshire 20 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Figure less than 5. Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. Source: Department of Health 2002 consultant census.

Date

14 January 2003

Reference

85156; 397 c520-1W;397 c518-9W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) discretionary payments on account and (b) crisis loan alignment payments were made to applicants for benefit who faced hardship while their benefit application was being considered in the last four years for which figures are available; and...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 November 2002

For answer on

14 January 2003

Answered on

14 January 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) discretionary payments on account and (b) Crisis Loan alignment payments were made to applicants for benefit who faced hardship while their benefit application was being considered in the last four years for which figures are available; and what the total expenditure was on these payments. [85152] Malcolm Wicks: We recognise that many people making a claim to benefit will be in need of immediate financial support. To avoid unnecessary hardship, discretionary payments on account of benefit (interim payments) can be made where a claim has not been determined but the Decision Maker is satisfied that the basic conditions of entitlement for the benefit are likely to be met. The amount of any interim payment is automatically recoverable from the main benefit when it is awarded. No record is kept of the number or value of interim payments made. Crisis Loan alignment payments can be made to people awaiting their first payment of benefit which is paid in arrears, or their first payment of wages. Crisis Loans made to people awaiting benefit payments will cover their needs until their first benefit pay-day, following which full or interim payments of benefit can be made. In the main, these payments are made to people of working age (as pensioners are generally paid in advance). Information is not collected separately on the number or value of alignment payments made to people awaiting a first payment of benefit. The available information is in the table. The figures show the total number and value of Crisis Loan alignment payments made, including those made to people awaiting payment of their first wage. Social Fund Crisis Loan alignment payments _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Number of payments Expenditure (£ million) 1998-99 433,851 20 1999-2000 474,076 23 2000-01 476,936 24 2001-02 486,031 27 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: 1. Expenditure figures are rounded to the nearest £ million. 2. Awards including alignment payments may include other items. 3. Technical problems with the Social Fund Policy, Budget and Management Information System mean that figures for 1998-99 may be subject to a margin of error of 5 per cent. to 10 per cent. and should therefore be treated as a guide only. Sources: Annual Reports by the Secretary of State on the Social Fund 1998-99 to 2001-02; and the Social Fund Policy, Budget and Management Information System.

Date

14 January 2003

Reference

85152; 397 c604-5W;397 c602-3W

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Statutory Instruments subject to negative procedure made by his Department (a) came into force and (b) were considered by a delegated legislation committee in each of the last three sessions. - Inc table.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

16 December 2002

For answer on

14 January 2003

Answered on

14 January 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many Statutory Instruments subject to negative procedure made by his Department (a) came into force and (b) were considered by a delegated legislation committee in each of the last three sessions. [88028] Hilary Benn: Details of the Statutory Instruments (SIs) made each session by Home Office Ministers, which came into force, are not held and such information could not be made available other than at disproportionate cost. However, statistics on the number of negative instruments made by Home Office Ministers each year, are kept. The numbers for negative instruments for each of the past three years are as follows, none have been annulled. Negative instruments _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Number of SIs made 2000 73 2001 61 20021 60 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Provisional figure The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments considers all negative Statutory Instruments once they have been made.

Date

14 January 2003

Reference

88028; 397 c596W;397 c594W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how many Statutory Instruments subject to negative procedure made by his Department (a) came into force and (b) were considered by a delegated legislation committee in each of the last three sessions.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 January 2003

Reference

88037; 397 c602W;397 c600W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to develop a housing poverty indicator to enable the development of more accurate evidence-based policies.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 January 2003

Reference

88541; 397 c600W;397 c598W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what has been spent on the Food Standards Agency's food hygiene campaign; and how much money has been allocated for the campaign over the next five years. - Includes figure.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 January 2003

Reference

88720; 397 c488W;397 c486W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research projects focusing on (a) the link between physical activity and the development of breast cancer, (b) diet and the development of breast cancer and (c) breast cancer prevention his Department is funding; and if he will make a statement. -...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

18 December 2002

For answer on

13 January 2003

Answered on

13 January 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research projects focusing on (a) the link between physical activity and the development of breast cancer, (b) diet and the development of breast cancer and (c) breast cancer prevention his Department is funding; and if he will make a statement. [88716] Ms Blears: The Medical Research Council (MRC), which receives its funding from the Department of Trade and Industry via the Office of Science and Technology, is the main agency through which the Government supports research on the causes and treatments of disease, including all types of cancer. The Department of Health contributes to the strategies and priorities of the MRC by meeting the national health service costs of the MRC's research (and of charity funded research). The Department also directly funds research to support policy development in health and social care, and to support effective practice in the NHS. In terms of directly funded research, the Department's main focus is on interventions to promote healthy living, including diet and physical exercise, and on research on breast cancer screening. For example, the Department is funding research projects with the following titles: A health impact assessment of agricultural policy, using the impact on fruit and vegetable consumption as a case study; Reducing inequalities in health and diet: the impact of a food retail development--a pilot study; Field co-ordination in health promotion linked to the Cochrane Collaboration. The Department also funds a programme of work at the cancer screening evaluation unit, which evaluates the effectiveness of screening. Part of this programme includes work on breast cancer screening. There are plans for an observational individual-based study of the efficacy of the breast screening programme. The Department provides joint funding for the age trial, on the effect on breast cancer mortality of annual screening from age 40. Over 75 per cent. of the Department's total expenditure on all health research, including on cancer, is devolved to NHS organisations and details are not routinely collected centrally. Summary information about this research is available on the national research register, which is on the web at www.doh.gov.uk/ research. The Department is a member of the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI). The recent NCRI report "Strategic Analysis 2002" analysed most of the directly funded research of Government and charity funders. The analyses revealed relatively low sums spent on cancer prevention, which has prompted the NCRI to set up a strategic planning group to look at this area to see what further research may be possible and what extra resources might be needed to bring this about. The Department will be working in partnership with its Government and charity cancer research funding partners to take this work forward.

Date

13 January 2003

Reference

88716; 397 c484-5W;397 c482-3W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to (a) increase supply and (b) improve standards in the private rented sector, and to enable it to play a bigger role in meeting housing need.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 January 2003

Reference

88549; 397 c385-6W;397 c383W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Statutory Instruments subject to negative procedure made by his Department (a) came into force and (b) were considered by a delegated legislation committee in each of the last three sessions.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

13 January 2003

Reference

88030; 397 c400W;397 c398W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues to ensure that information on the placement of families in temporary accommodation is shared among statutory agencies across local authority boundaries, with particular reference to (a) housing departments, (b) education authorities, (c) social services, (d) primary...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

18 December 2002

For answer on

9 January 2003

Answered on

9 January 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues to ensure that information on the placement of families in temporary accommodation is shared among statutory agencies across local authority boundaries, with particular reference to (a) housing departments, (b) education authorities, (c) social services, (d) primary care trusts and (e) the National Asylum Support Service in order to ensure that such families can gain access to the services to which they are entitled. [88545] Mrs. Roche: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is jointly funding the Association of Local Government and the Greater London Authority to develop a notification project which will improve systems for London boroughs to make notifications to housing, health, social services and education authorities of families with children placed into and leaving temporary accommodation. The Homelessness Code of Guidance for Local Authorities, issued in July 2002, was published jointly by my right hon. Friends the Deputy Prime Minister and the Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn). The code includes general guidance about joint working between housing authorities, social services and health authorities, and specific guidance on the importance of local authorities ensuring that all babies and young children placed in temporary accommodation have the opportunity to receive health and environmental checks from health visitors and other primary health care professionals. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister also hosts an ad hoc Ministerial Committee on Homelessness, chaired by myself to ensure dialogue between departments, which includes Ministers with portfolios covering housing, education, social services, health and asylum issues.

Date

9 January 2003

Reference

88545; 397 c351-2W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to ensure that the increased funding announced in the Spending Review 2002 is used to provide good quality social housing for rent. Inc figures.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 January 2003

Reference

88543; 397 c351W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has (a) to increase the supply of affordable housing in areas of shortage and (b) to make changes to reduce the loss of housing stock through the Right to Buy. - Inc ref to 18 July 2002, 389 c438.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 January 2003

Reference

88546; 397 c345-6W;397 c346W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the rates of delayed discharge were for health authorities in each of the last four quarters in the areas of (a) 3* social services, (b) 2* social services, (c) 1* social services and (d) 0* social services; which 3* social services...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 January 2003

Reference

397 c325-6W; 87322;87323;87324

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the availability of the Depo-Provera injection; what the effect is of the level of availability; and what steps his Department is taking in response.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 January 2003

Reference

88242; 397 c326W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money has been spent by the Government on sexual health in each of the last six years. - Includes table and fact that prior to development of the sexual health and HIV strategy there was no central department budget for...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

5 December 2002

For answer on

9 January 2003

Answered on

9 January 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money has been spent by the Government on sexual health in each of the last six years. [86569] Ms Blears: Prior to the development of the sexual health and HIV strategy, there was no central departmental budget for sexual health. Funding was available under the Section 64 General Scheme (section 64 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968) and other central budgets to fund a variety of projects and organisations involved in sexual health provision and health promotion. Allocations for HIV/AIDS, which were mainstreamed from April 2002; are shown in the table. Following publication of the sexual health and HIV strategy, new investment of £47.5 million was announced to support initiatives in the strategy. During 2001-02, we invested £5.5 million to prepare for implementation. During 2002-03, we have invested a further £14 million, including over £5 million in genito- urinary medicine services, £1.5 million to roll out the chlamydia screening programme and £2 million to launch the national .information campaign. The vast majority of funding for sexual health services is from mainstream national health service allocations to health authorities, up to March 2002, and primary care trusts. HIV/AIDS funding, England £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. NHS Local authorities Voluntary sector 1996-97 237.7 13.7 1.63 1997-98 251.9 13.7 1.52 1998-99 281.4 13.7 1.58 1999-2000 286.4 15.5 1.60 2000-01 289.4 16.0 1.32 2001-02 331.0 16.5 1.16 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

9 January 2003

Reference

397 c331W; 86569

House

House of Commons

Prime Minister

To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 8 January. (Question not printed).

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Prime Minister's questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

8 January 2003

Reference

397 c165-6; 89195

House

House of Commons

Prime Minister

1st supplementary on public opinion on possible conflict with Iraq.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Prime Minister

Prime Minister's questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

8 January 2003

Reference

397 c165-6

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimates have been made of the amount of foreign investment in the UK resulting from non-domicile tax laws. - Inc ref to 395 c840W, 4 December 2002.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 January 2003

Reference

88551; 397 c166W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with the Treasury to seek new funding directly to meet the support needs of homeless children to ensure that their education is not adversely affected.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 January 2003

Reference

88544; 397 c193-4W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to modernise legal standards relating to overcrowding in rented accommodation. - Inc ref to 396 c612W, 16 December 2002.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 January 2003

Reference

88550; 397 c116W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has (a) to license houses in multiple occupation and (b) to introduce a new housing, health and safety system.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 January 2003

Reference

88548; 397 c114W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average amount by which community care grant payments have fallen short of the amounts applied for in the last four years for which figures are available. - Inc table.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 November 2002

For answer on

7 January 2003

Answered on

7 January 2003

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what is the average amount by which community care grant payments have fallen short of the amounts applied for in the last four years for which figures are available. [85159] Malcolm Wicks: The discretionary Social Fund provides help with unexpected or occasional costs which vary widely in their nature and importance, to a wide range of client groups. People applying for community care grants can request any items they wish, whether or not they fall within the scope of the scheme. In deciding whether, and for what items, a grant is payable a balance has to be struck between meeting people's needs and the costs of providing that support from available resources. The available information is in the table. Figures for the average amount requested refer to all applications, not all of which will be successful. Community Care Grants _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Average amount initially requested (£) Average amount initially awarded (£) 1998-99 761 343 1999-2000 772 342 2000-01 794 338 2001-02 833 338 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notes: For 1998-99,and part of 1999-2000, it was possible to make a dual application for both a budgeting loan and a community care grant. For these years the average amount applied for is based on community care grant applications only, while the average amount initially awarded is for both types of application. Dual applications were phased out from 5 April 1999. Source: Social Fund Policy, Budget and Management Information System.

Date

7 January 2003

Reference

85159; 397 c170W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many speed cameras have been erected with authorisation by the Highways Agency. - Not held centrally.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 January 2003

Reference

88558; 397 c107W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, what plans he has to reform the planning system in such a way as to promote the supply of good quality affordable housing.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 January 2003

Reference

88547; 397 c111-2W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what redress is available to residents whose homes are situated adjacent to speed cameras which they deem visually unacceptable.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 January 2003

Reference

88554; 397 c107-8W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what procedure is in place for consulting residents about siting of speed cameras.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 January 2003

Reference

88557; 397 c107W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many residents near and adjacent to speed cameras were consulted about the positioning of each camera on average in the last year for which figures are available.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 January 2003

Reference

88556; 397 c107W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions have been held with other relevant departments about the (a) guidelines for siting of and (b) design and visual acceptability of speed cameras.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 January 2003

Reference

88555; 397 c106W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of how many speeding motorists have (a) been caught as a result of speed cameras and (b) caused accidents by sudden reduction of speed on approaching speed cameras in the last three years. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 January 2003

Reference

88553; 397 c106W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of speed cameras in reducing (a) speed and (b) accidents. - Inc figure and fact that a full two year report of the cost recovery system for the eight pilot areas in the safety...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Transport

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 January 2003

Reference

88552; 397 c106W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many Statutory Instruments subject to negative procedure made by his Department (a) came into force and (b) were considered by a delegated legislation committee in each of the last three sessions. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 January 2003

Reference

88025; 397 c39W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many Statutory Instruments subject to negative procedure made by his Department (a) came into force and (b) were considered by a delegated legislation committee in each of the last three sessions. - Inc list.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 January 2003

Reference

88027; 397 c137W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what change in real terms spending power was provided by the cash rise in the community care grant budget from 1997-1998 to 2002-03; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 December 2002

Reference

85157; 396 c1004W;396 c1002W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people are affected by (a) obesity, (b) depression, (c) coronary heart disease, (d) stroke and (e) poor nutrition, in each health authority; and if he will make a statement. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 December 2002

Reference

84184; 396 c1048W;396 c1046W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will commission research into the impact of Social Fund repayments on the (a) standard of living and (b) indebtedness of recipients of budgeting loans. - Includes ref to Department's Research Report Series, Report numbers 125 and 172, in...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 December 2002

Reference

85151; 396 c1021W;396 c1019W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will change the rules and guidance for community care grants and crisis loans to ensure that applicants without (a) a cooker and (b) a bed are given a grant or loan. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 December 2002

Reference

85167; 396 c1005W;396 c1003W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on his Department's response to the recommendations in the report of Policy Action Team 14 on Access to Financial Services on the scope of the Social Fund. - Inc figure.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 December 2002

Reference

396 c1000W;396 c998W; 85180

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the arrangements are for customers to apply for and receive a crisis loan when they live a long way from the office that decides upon crisis loan applications.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 December 2002

Reference

85290; 396 c1005-6W;396 c1003-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the standard of decision-making on community care grant applications.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

28 November 2002

For answer on

19 December 2002

Answered on

19 December 2002

Mrs. Calton: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the standard of decision-making on community care grant applications. [85164] Malcolm Wicks: We announced in the PBR that we will be working with the Treasury to improve Social Fund administration and delivery. We already have procedures in place which aim to drive though a continuous programme of improvement in all benefit decision making. As part of the Department's national Decision Making and Appeals quality checking programme, a specialist Social Fund team monitors the quality of decision making on all elements of the Social Fund. The programme is complemented by local quality checks. The primary function of these procedures is to identify trends in decision making which require remedial action and inform staff training and guidance needs. The Independent Review Service for the Social Fund (IRS) provides an impartial review for customers who are dissatisfied with the outcome of their application to the discretionary Social Fund, following an internal review by a DWP reviewing officer. Around 1 per cent. of decisions are referred to the IRS for review. In November 2001, the IRS published a report "Grants Budgets and Decision Making" which sought to explain the relatively high number of community care grant decisions which it was substituting. In response to the report, the Department has made further improvements to the Social Fund guidance for decision makers on prioritisation and budgetary control. The IRS also provides valuable feedback to local offices on the standard of decision making in every case it sees.

Date

19 December 2002

Reference

85164; 396 c1004-5W;396 c1002-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will extend the eligibility for community care grants and budgeting loans from the Social Fund to people (a) whose sole income is (i) incapacity benefit and (ii) contribution based jobseekers allowance and (b) who are receiving the maximum...

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 December 2002

Reference

85168; 396 c1005W;396 c1003W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Work and Pensions

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase the amount of money available to (a) the Community Care Grant and (b) the Budgeting Loan budget. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 December 2002

Reference

396 c919-20W;396 c917-8W; 85289

House

House of Commons

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many Statutory Instruments subject to negative procedure made by his Department (a) came into force and (b) were considered by a delegated legislation committee in each of the last three sessions. - Including table.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 December 2002

Reference

88035; 396 c894W;396 c892W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of genito-urinary medicine clinics are able to see urgent cases within 24 hours; if he will make a statement on access to genito-urinary open access clinics and waiting time for genito-urinary clinics. - Includes figure.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 December 2002

Reference

396 c785W; 86567;86568

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice he gives to the public on (a) eating lamb and (b) the possible link between scrapie and CJD.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 December 2002

Reference

396 c782W; 86906

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many cases of malaria were diagnosed in the UK in 2001; and what the cost was to the NHS of treating them. - Includes figure and fact figure for cost of treatment not available.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

10 December 2002

Reference

85153; 396 c298-9W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children in care have access to the Internet at home, broken down by local authority. - Includes figure and fact that we do not hold central information on how many children in care have access to the internet.

Asked by

Patsy Calton (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 December 2002

Reference

85155; 396 c155W

House

House of Commons

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