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To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, What progress has been made in the review of criminal justice in Northern Ireland. (Failed OPQ). - Inc ref to 367 c342W, 26 April 2001.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, What progress has been made in the review of criminal justice in Northern Ireland. (Failed OPQ). - Inc ref to 367 c342W, 26 April 2001.
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Reid of Cardowan
(Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 April 2001
For answer on
9 May 2001
Answered on
9 May 2001
Dr. George Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made in the review of criminal justice
in Northern Ireland. [159629]
Mr. Dobbin: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on progress on the review of criminal
justice in Northern Ireland. [159643]
Dr. Reid: I refer my hon. Friends to my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Walsall, North (Mr. Winnick) on 26 April 2001,
Official Report, column 342W.
Subjects
Criminal proceedings; Administration of justice; Northern Ireland; Reform; Reviews
Date
9 May 2001
Reference
368 c161W; 159629
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, If he will make a statement on progress on the peace process. (Failed OPQ).
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, If he will make a statement on progress on the peace process. (Failed OPQ).
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Reid of Cardowan
(Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
14 March 2001
For answer on
28 March 2001
Answered on
28 March 2001
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the peace process. [154346]
Mr. Pound: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the implementation of the Good Friday
agreement. [154348]
Dr. Palmer: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the peace process in Northern Ireland.
[154352]
Mr. Bill O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the peace process. [154360]
Dr. George Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on progress on the peace process.
[154364]
Dr. Reid: Substantial progress has been made in implementing the Belfast Agreement. There remain several outstanding issues to be
resolved if the institutions are to flourish as we wish, principally policing reform, decommissioning and the normalisation of
security arrangements. The constructive all-party discussions at Hillsborough on 8 March provided a basis on which I believe that
these issues can be addressed and resolved in the coming months.
Subjects
Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland government
Date
28 March 2001
Reference
365 c660W; 154364
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on organic farming research and producing safe food.
Supplementary on organic farming research and producing safe food.
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
8 March 2001
Subjects
Food; Organic farming; Safety
Date
8 March 2001
Reference
364 c406-7
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on school standards and accommodation in Middleton. Inc figures.
1st supplementary on school standards and accommodation in Middleton. Inc figures.
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
7 March 2001
Subjects
Finance; Investment; Norfolk; Schools
Date
7 March 2001
Reference
364 c292
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Prime Minister, If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 7th March. (Question not printed).
To ask the Prime Minister, If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 7th March. (Question not printed).
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answered by
Tony Blair
(Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
14 February 2001
For answer on
7 March 2001
Answered on
7 March 2001
Subjects
Finance; Investment; Norfolk; Schools
Date
7 March 2001
Reference
364 c292; 151083
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What plans he has to address the backlog of building improvements and replacement required by state schools. (Failed OPQ). - Includes figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What plans he has to address the backlog of building improvements and replacement required by state schools. (Failed OPQ). - Includes figures.
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Malvern
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 January 2001
For answer on
8 February 2001
Answered on
8 February 2001
Dr. George Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what plans he has to address the backlog of building
improvements and replacement required by state schools. [147922]
Jacqui Smith: Investment in school buildings over the next three years will total £7.8 billion. This is in addition to over £2
billion being invested in school buildings this year. By 2003-04, this will rise to £3.2 billion a year. This contrasts with the
£683 million spent in 1996-97. It means that 650 schools will be completely rebuilt or refurbished; over 7,000 schools will have
major repairs; every school will have a share of £1 billion for capital improvements.
Subjects
Buildings; Schools; Repairs and maintenance
Date
8 February 2001
Reference
362 c689W; 147922
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, If he will make a statement on progress in the implementation of the National Health Service Plan. (Failed OPQ).
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, If he will make a statement on progress in the implementation of the National Health Service Plan. (Failed OPQ).
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answered by
Alan Milburn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 January 2001
For answer on
6 February 2001
Answered on
6 February 2001
Dr. George Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on progress in the implementation of the
national health service plan. [147339]
Mr. Milburn: Progress on implementing the NHS Plan is well under way. Among other initiatives we have given local health services
funding for three years for the first time. Investment and reform is taking hold in cancer and cardiac services. And we have
provided earmarked funding for hospital cleaning.
Subjects
NHS; Reform
Date
6 February 2001
Reference
362 c505W; 147339
House
House of Commons
Statement on education funding in 2001-02. - Inc table.
Statement on education funding in 2001-02. - Inc table.
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Blunkett
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 January 2001
For answer on
29 January 2001
Answered on
29 January 2001
Dr. George Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on education funding in
2001-02. [148040]
Mr. Blunkett: I am today making an extra £52 million available to provide support to help some English local education authorities
manage funding changes in 2001-02. I am making this extra funding available to deal with known pressures in advance of the longer
term revision of the distribution of local authority finance. This funding is in addition to the resources provided through the
Neighbourhood Renewal Fund, and in addition to other Government funding to relieve other specific pressures on authorities.
This funding is on top of the significant increases that have already been announced for 2001-02--increases which mean £150 extra
spending per pupil on average in real terms. The increase in funding per pupil is part of a real terms increase of £370 over three
years bringing the total to almost £700 per pupil between 1997 and 2004. Total funding per pupil has already increased by over £300
in real terms since 1997. Between 1994-95 and 1997-98 funding per pupil fell by £60 in real terms.
The recent funding increases include: over £1 billion extra in Education Standard Spending Assessments--a 4.8 per cent. increase on
2000-01; a further £250 million in direct grants to schools--a typical primary school will get £20,000, and a typical secondary
school £60,000 (up from £9,000 and £40,000 this year for heads to use as they see fit); and an increase of £600 million in the
Standards Fund from £1.7 billion to £2.3 billion to support literacy and numeracy in primary and secondary schools, class sizes and
tackling truancy.
The distribution of the extra £52 million will take account of authorities' Education Standard Spending Assessment increase, the
extra pressure they face from the transfer of Adult Education funding, their allocation from the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund, and
their need to spend on teacher recruitment and retention--particularly in London and the South East.
Each authority's share of the £52 million is set out in the following table.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Number LEA Special grant (£ million)
202 Camden 0.76
203 Greenwich 0.91
206 Islington 1.40
209 Lewisham 0.29
212 Wandsworth 0.83
302 Barnet 0.87
303 Bexley 0.10
304 Brent 1.03
305 Bromley 0.10
307 Ealing 0.96
308 Enfield 0.85
310 Harrow 0.10
311 Havering 0.10
312 Hillingdon 0.10
313 Hounslow 0.10
314 Kingston upon Thames 0.10
315 Merton 1.06
317 Redbridge 0.10
318 Richmond upon Thames 0.10
319 Sutton 0.10
330 Birmingham 3.67
333 Sandwell 0.85
334 Solihull 0.29
340 Knowsley 1.21
341 Liverpool 0.57
342 St. Helens 0.65
343 Sefton 0.85
344 Wirral 1.00
351 Bury 0.10
352 Manchester 0.65
355 Salford 0.55
356 Stockport 0.95
357 Tameside 0.46
358 Trafford 0.97
359 Wigan 0.74
370 Barnsley 0.18
371 Doncaster 0.88
372 Rotherham 0.61
373 Sheffield 1.03
380 Bradford 2.14
381 Calderdale 0.10
382 Kirklees 0.66
383 Leeds 0.69
390 Gateshead 0.75
391 Newcastle upon Tyne 0.76
393 South Tyneside 0.47
394 Sunderland 0.69
800 Bath and North East Somerset 0.10
801 City of Bristol 0.70
802 North Somerset 0.10
803 South Gloucestershire 0.10
806 Middlesbrough 0.61
807 Redcar and Cleveland 0.50
808 Stockton-on-Tees 0.42
810 Kingston-upon-Hull 0.59
811 East Riding of Yorkshire 0.10
812 North East Lincolnshire 0.36
813 North Lincolnshire 0.10
815 North Yorkshire 0.10
816 York 0.10
820 Bedfordshire 0.10
825 Buckinghamshire 0.10
826 Milton Keynes 0.10
830 Derbyshire 0.10
835 Dorset 0.10
836 Poole 0.10
837 Bournemouth 0.10
840 Durham 2.76
841 Darlington 0.36
845 East Sussex 0.10
850 Hampshire 0.10
851 Portsmouth 0.52
852 Southampton 0.57
855 Leicestershire 0.10
857 Rutland 0.10
860 Staffordshire 0.41
861 Stoke-on-Trent 0.14
865 Wiltshire 0.10
866 Swindon 0.46
867 Bracknell Forest 0.10
868 Windsor and Maidenhead 0.10
869 West Berkshire 0.10
870 Reading 0.10
871 Slough 0.10
872 Wokingham 0.10
873 Cambridgeshire 0.10
874 Peterborough 0.10
875 Cheshire 0.54
876 Halton 0.59
877 Warrington 0.25
878 Devon 0.10
880 Torbay 0.10
881 Essex 0.10
882 Southend-on-Sea 0.10
883 Thurrock 0.10
884 Herefordshire 0.10
885 Worcestershire 1.35
886 Kent 0.10
887 Medway Towns 0.10
888 Lancashire 0.10
889 Blackburn with Darwen 0.45
891 Nottinghamshire 0.10
892 Nottingham City 1.13
893 Shropshire 0.10
894 Telford and Wrekin 0.31
908 Cornwall 0.10
909 Cumbria 0.10
916 Gloucestershire 0.10
919 Hertfordshire 0.10
921 Isle of Wight 0.10
925 Lincolnshire 0.10
926 Norfolk 0.10
928 Northamptonshire 0.10
929 Northumberland 1.35
931 Oxfordshire 0.10
933 Somerset 0.10
935 Suffolk 0.10
936 Surrey 0.10
937 Warwickshire 0.10
938 West Sussex 0.10
Total 52.00
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Subjects
Finance; Education; Local education authorities; Public expenditure; Standard spending assessments
Date
29 January 2001
Reference
148040; 362 c36-8W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he received the 2000 Annual Report of the Government Chemist; and if he will make a statement. - Ref to annual report to be placed in Library. (CS 933).
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he received the 2000 Annual Report of the Government Chemist; and if he will make a statement. - Ref to annual report to be placed in Library. (CS 933).
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answered by
Alan Johnson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 January 2001
For answer on
24 January 2001
Answered on
24 January 2001
Dr. George Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he received the 2000 Annual report of the Government
Chemist; and if he will make a statement. [147369]
Mr. Alan Johnson: I have just received the fourth annual report of the Government Chemist and copies will be placed in the Library
of the House.
Subjects
Annual reports; Government Chemist
Date
24 January 2001
Reference
361 c625W;361 c627W; 147369
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, What discussions he has had with the new Administration in the US on the future role of NATO. (Failed OPQ)
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, What discussions he has had with the new Administration in the US on the future role of NATO. (Failed OPQ)
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answered by
Keith Vaz
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 January 2001
For answer on
23 January 2001
Answered on
23 January 2001
Dr. George Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the new
Administration in the US on the future role of NATO. [145054]
Mr. David Heath: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the incoming
United States Administration on national missile defence proposals. [145059]
Mr. Savidge: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the new United
States Administration on issues relating to defence and disarmament. [145061]
John Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with the new United
States Administration on strategic defence and disarmament. [145065]
Mr. Waterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on UK-US defence
co-operation. [145043]
Mr. Vaz: The United States is Britain's closest ally and we enjoy excellent co-operation across a wide range of defence and security
issues. NATO provides the cornerstone of our relationship. Co-operation between Britain and the US will continue after the change of
US Administration, not least because a close working relationship is the best way of advancing our mutual interests and safeguarding
our collective security.
Subjects
Defence; Foreign relations; USA; NATO
Date
23 January 2001
Reference
361 c555W;361 c557W; 145054
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, What assessment she makes of progress towards Government targets for the use of information and communications technology in transactions with the public. (Failed OPQ)
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, What assessment she makes of progress towards Government targets for the use of information and communications technology in transactions with the public. (Failed OPQ)
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answered by
Ian McCartney
(Labour)
Answering body
Cabinet Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
20 December 2000
For answer on
17 January 2001
Answered on
17 January 2001
Dr. George Turner: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what assessment she makes of progress towards Government targets for
the use of information and communications technology in transactions with the public. [144222]
Mr. Ian McCartney: The Government continue to make strong progress towards the Prime Minister's target that by 2005 all Government
services should be available online.
We have a good story to tell: for central Government we have identified 451 services to the citizen and to business and already one
third of them are available online
Things you can do online now include: ordering and payment for a company's financial returns, checking to see if you need hospital
treatment, find out if it is safe to visit foreign countries, fill out a tax form, the public can also keep up to date with what is
happening in Parliament and contact the Ombudsman online, employees and employers can interactively calculate pay rates and
entitlements under the national minimum wage regulations with further interactive guides to employment law to follow, and get a
local weather forecast to help plan your day using your mobile phone (SMS or WAP).
Much more detail about Government service than I can give here may be found in the reports monitoring progress towards the targets
for electronic service. These include details of the innovative approaches that Departments have planned for future services.
The spring 2000 report has been placed in the Libraries of the House. My Department is preparing the autumn 2000 monitoring report
which I will be placing the Libraries of the House.
Subjects
Civil service; ICT; Government departments; Monitoring; Standards; Electronic government
Date
17 January 2001
Reference
361 c288-9W; 144222
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, What discussions he has had with the incoming United States Administration on the future role of NATO. (Failed OPQ)
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, What discussions he has had with the incoming United States Administration on the future role of NATO. (Failed OPQ)
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answered by
Geoffrey Hoon
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 December 2000
For answer on
15 January 2001
Answered on
15 January 2001
Dr. George Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with the incoming United States
Administration on the future role of NATO. [143741]
Mr. Hoon: I plan to meet the new US Defense Secretary as soon as possible after the appointment is confirmed, and to discuss a range
of issues including NATO.
Subjects
Defence; International cooperation; NATO
Date
15 January 2001
Reference
361 c37-8W; 143741
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What progress he has made in increasing the number of nursery places since May 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What progress he has made in increasing the number of nursery places since May 1997.
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Blunkett
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
14 December 2000
For answer on
11 January 2001
Answered on
11 January 2001
Subjects
Finance; Pre-school education; Rural areas
Date
11 January 2001
Reference
360 c1217-8; 143457
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on delivering and extending nursery provision to all three year olds in rural counties.
1st supplementary on delivering and extending nursery provision to all three year olds in rural counties.
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
11 January 2001
Subjects
Finance; Pre-school education; Rural areas
Date
11 January 2001
Reference
360 c1217-8
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, What impact he expects the measures contained in his pre-Budget statement to have on the living standards of the average family. (Failed OPQ) - Inc figures.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, What impact he expects the measures contained in his pre-Budget statement to have on the living standards of the average family. (Failed OPQ) - Inc figures.
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Primarolo
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 December 2000
For answer on
14 December 2000
Answered on
14 December 2000
Dr. George Turner: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what impact he expects the measures contained in his pre-Budget statement
to have on the living standards of the average family. [141870]
Dawn Primarolo: The living standards of a single earner family on average earnings with two children are expected to increase by 10
per cent. in real terms over the Parliament.
The children's tax credit, to be introduced from April 2001, will be worth at least £442 a year to this family. As the Chancellor
announced in his pre-Budget statement, his aim is to increase it to £520 a year, equivalent to a cut in the basic rate of tax of 2
1/2 per cent. for this family.
Subjects
Families; Income; Standard of living; Children's tax credit
Date
14 December 2000
Reference
359 c252W;359 c250W; 141870
House
House of Commons
To ask the Prime Minister, what additional projects are planned for the Performance and Innovation Unit; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Prime Minister, what additional projects are planned for the Performance and Innovation Unit; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answered by
Tony Blair
(Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 December 2000
For answer on
7 December 2000
Answered on
7 December 2000
Dr. George Turner: To ask the Prime Minister what additional projects are planned for the Performance and Innovation Unit; and if he
will make a statement. [141302]
The Prime Minister: I have asked the Performance and Innovation Unit, in close collaboration with the Treasury, to undertake a
project on the future role of Government in making loans to individuals and businesses. The project will develop a framework for
assessing future initiatives involving loans, and will also examine the scope for improving the administration of loans. The Chief
Secretary to the Treasury will be the Sponsor Minister for this project, which will report by autumn 2001.
Subjects
Performance and Innovation Unit
Date
7 December 2000
Reference
359 c6W; 141302
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how his Department has utilised the power to incur expenditure on child support reform provided under the terms of section 82 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999; and if he will set out the procedures that have been developed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, how his Department has utilised the power to incur expenditure on child support reform provided under the terms of section 82 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999; and if he will set out the procedures that have been developed...
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answered by
Angela Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
29 November 2000
For answer on
30 November 2000
Answered on
30 November 2000
Dr. George Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how his Department has utilised the power to incur expenditure
on child support reform provided under the terms of section 82 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999; and if he will set out
the procedures that have been developed in relation to this and future uses of the section 82 power. [141294]
Angela Eagle: Section 82 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act allows my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State to seek the
approval of the House for expenditure in preparation for a change in the law ahead of the law receiving Royal Assent, where, without
such advance expenditure, it would not be possible to deliver a service for which he is responsible by the due date. Section 82
requires a report to be laid before the House and the House to approve the report by resolution before expenditure can commence.
In addition to the specific procedures and controls specified in the legislation, the Government have already given a commitment
that the Social Security Select Committee and the Committee for Public Accounts will be provided with copies of drafts of such
reports, before they are formally laid before the House--19 May 1999, Official Report, columns 1337-38. This will enable both
Committees to have an input into the process and, in particular, to ensure that the use of this power is only for the purposes
stated to Parliament by Ministers.
We can now give a further undertaking, to provide the House with an outturn report setting out the actual expenditure incurred under
the terms of section 82 for each use of the power, either at the end of the specific period to which the power relates or following
the termination of its application by the receipt of Royal Assent to the related Bill, whichever is earlier.
The first, and so far the only, use of the power was in respect of Child Support reform. On 11 April 2000 the House approved
expenditure of up to £45 million divided into two elements:
(i) a maximum of £6 million for expenditure by the Child Support Agency on the legislative dependent elements of the child support
reform process;
(ii) a maximum of £39 million of accruing liability under a PFI contract, also on the legislative dependent elements of child
support reform.
At the time of the approval of the report it was not clear whether the related legislation, the Child Support, Pensions and Social
Security Act would secure Royal Assent ahead of or following the parliamentary summer recess. In the event, Royal Assent was secured
on the last day before the recess, 28 July 2000. Equally, the timing of the signing of the PFI contract with Affinity was not clear
at the time of the preparation of the report, but in the event took place in early August.
The actual expenditure relying on section 82 was therefore confined to £2.66 million, spent by the Child Support Agency on the early
costs of reform implementation. In the event it was not necessary to incur any liability under the PFI contract ahead of the Act
passing into law.
Legislation
Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999
Subjects
Children; Expenditure; Maintenance; Reform
Date
30 November 2000
Reference
357 c849-50W; 141294
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he has appointed a new Chairman of the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority. - Inc figure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he has appointed a new Chairman of the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority. - Inc figure.
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Darling of Roulanish
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Social Security
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
29 November 2000
For answer on
30 November 2000
Answered on
30 November 2000
Dr. George Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he has appointed a new Chairman of the Occupational Pensions
Regulatory Authority. [141293]
Mr. Darling: I am pleased to announce that following the recommendation of the selection panel I have appointed Harriet Maunsell OBE
to serve as Chairman of the Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority (OPRA) for a period of five years from 1 April 2001. Mrs.
Maunsell has been a member of OPRA since 1997 and was for five years Deputy Chair of the Occupational Pensions Board.
Subjects
Public appointments; Workplace pensions; Regulation; Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority
Date
30 November 2000
Reference
357 c852W; 141293
House
House of Commons
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) representations and (b) consultations he has had on the Pensioner Price Indices. - None.
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) representations and (b) consultations he has had on the Pensioner Price Indices. - None.
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answered by
Melanie Johnson
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 November 2000
For answer on
30 November 2000
Answered on
30 November 2000
Dr. George Turner: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) representations and (b) consultations he has had on the Pensioner
Price Indices. [140674]
Miss Melanie Johnson: None.
Subjects
Index linking; Pensioners
Date
30 November 2000
Reference
357 c950W; 140674
House
House of Commons
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list for the period which determined the changes in the rate of the state pension, the annual movement in (a) the RPI and (b) the Pensioner Price Indices in each of the last five years; when the items included in...
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list for the period which determined the changes in the rate of the state pension, the annual movement in (a) the RPI and (b) the Pensioner Price Indices in each of the last five years; when the items included in...
Asked by
George Turner
(Labour)
Answered by
Melanie Johnson
(Labour)
Answering body
Office for National Statistics
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 November 2000
For answer on
30 November 2000
Answered on
30 November 2000
Dr. George Turner: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will list for the period which determined the changes in the
rate of the state pension, the annual movement in (a) the RPI and (b) the Pensioner Price Indices in each of the last five years;
[140671]
(2) when the items included in the Pensioner Price Indices were last reviewed; [140672]
(3) what steps he has taken to ensure that the items included within the Pensioner Price Indices reflect the needs of the average
pensioner. [140673]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to
reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. George Turner, dated 30 November 2000:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your three recent questions asking:
1) for the annual movement in (a) the RPI and (b) the Pensioner Price Indices in each of the last five years, for the period which
determined the changes in the rate of the state pension;
2) when items included in the Pensioner Price Indices were last reviewed; and
3) what steps have been taken to ensure that the items included within the Pensioner Price Indices reflect the needs of the average
pensioner.
In response to question one, it is the annual percentage increase in the September RPI that is used to uprate state pensions. The
Pensioner Prices Indices are only published quarterly so I have chosen to list figures for the third quarter, that is the quarter
July to September. Pensioner Indices are only calculated for one person pensioner households and two person pensioner households.
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Percentage annual increase in
RPI One pensioner household Two pensioner household
Year ending September to September Q3-Q3 Q3-Q3
1996 2.1 2.2 2.5
1997 3.6 1.0 1.6
1998 3.2 1.3 1.6
1999 1.1 1.4 1.5
2000 3.3 1.1 1.5
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
In response to question two, the items contained in the basket of goods, which is used to calculate both the RPI and the Pensioner
Price Indices are reviewed annually.
In answer to your third question, the Pensioner Price Indices relate to pensioner households whose income is mainly (at least 75%)
dependent on state benefit. The Pensioner Price Indices are effectively a subset of the RPI as the same price data is used to
produce both, however the Pensioner Price Indices exclude certain items that the RPI includes, such as housing costs, school meals
and NHS prescription charges. For items where pensioners receive special rates (such as rail and bus fares), we produce special
pensioner indices that differ from those in the RPI. In addition, there are various items and sections where pensioner expenditure
patterns differ greatly from those used in the RPI--these include milk, soft drinks, footwear, fees and subscriptions, takeaways,
T.V. licences, beer and wine sales (both `on' and `off'), tobacco, domestic services, chemists' goods, maintenance of motor
vehicles, and books and newspapers. The weights used to construct the Pensioner Price Indices are therefore adjusted accordingly to
take these different spending patterns into account.
Subjects
Inflation; Index linking; Pensioners; Retail prices index; Levels; State retirement pensions
Date
30 November 2000
Reference
357 c949-50W; 140671;140672;140673
House
House of Commons