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At a time when we need to make savings, is my right hon. Friend aware that Gloucestershire has seven local authorities? There are too many councillors and too many local authorities, so in the run-up to the Budget will he consider allowing us to bring in unitary authorities in places such as Gloucestershire? We could save £16 million a year by reducing the number of authorities from seven to two, by cutting the number of councillors and by reducing the amount of duplication. If we took a similar approach across the country, we could save half a billion pounds a year.
At a time when we need to make savings, is my right hon. Friend aware that Gloucestershire has seven local authorities? There are too many councillors and too many local authorities, so in the run-up to the Budget will he consider allowing us to bring in unitary authorities in places such as Gloucestershire? We could save £16 million a year by reducing the number of authorities from seven to two, by cutting the number of councillors and by reducing the amount of duplication. If we took a similar approach across the country, we could save half a billion pounds a year.
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answering body
Treasury
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
16 March 2010
I will listen carefully to all sensible proposals to save money.
Subjects
Public finance
Date
16 March 2010
Reference
507 c713
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
It sounds as though some of the changes to the hospital trust in north-east Hertfordshire are similar to those taking place at the Gloucester Royal hospital in my constituency, where four hospital wards are to be closed by 1 April, according to the chief executive of the hospital trust. This significant change is happening without any prior consultation with MPs or those in the local health community agencies. Will my hon. Friend urge the local hospital trust and its chief executive to consult before making such major changes?
It sounds as though some of the changes to the hospital trust in north-east Hertfordshire are similar to those taking place at the Gloucester Royal hospital in my constituency, where four hospital wards are to be closed by 1 April, according to the chief executive of the hospital trust. This significant change is happening without any prior consultation with MPs or those in the local health community agencies. Will my hon. Friend urge the local hospital trust and its chief executive to consult before making such major changes?
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
23 February 2010
Of course it is very important that local people—not least my hon. Friend, as the local Member of Parliament—have a chance to make their voices heard in regard to such changes. I urge all primary care trusts and local authorities to look at the guidance that we have issued on intermediate care. It talks about more flexibility in relation to the length of time people can get such care, as well as the need to ensure that people with dementia can have access to it, and the need to include reablement services, which are a critical part of the success of intermediate care. I hope that those messages will go out not only to my hon. Friend's hospital but to every hospital across the country.
Subjects
Health services; Older people
Date
23 February 2010
Reference
506 c145
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will take steps to widen the Future Jobs Fund to include private sector employers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if she will take steps to widen the Future Jobs Fund to include private sector employers.
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Knight of Weymouth
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 February 2010
For answer on
5 February 2010
Answered on
10 February 2010
Private sector employers can already submit applications to the Future Jobs Fund either directly or as part of a wider partnership. In order to receive funding bidders must demonstrate that they meet all of the funding criteria. One of the criteria is that the jobs have a clear benefit to the community. Our current Jobs Fund Guidance, including that on community benefit, is available on the DWP website -"http://campaigns.dwp.gov.uk/campaigns/futurejobsfund/index.asp"
Subjects
Future Jobs Fund
Date
10 February 2010
Reference
505 c1103W; 315990
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department has spent in Gloucester constituency since 1997; and which projects have been funded.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much his Department has spent in Gloucester constituency since 1997; and which projects have been funded.
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answered by
Sion Simon
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 February 2010
For answer on
5 February 2010
Answered on
9 February 2010
[holding answer 5 February 2010]: My Department's aim is to improve the quality of life for everyone through cultural and sporting activities, to support the pursuit of excellence and to champion the tourism, creative and leisure industries.The impact of bodies and policies of my Department on the Gloucester constituency since 1997 include:"£111,100 given from Arts Council England to organisations based in Gloucester in 2008-09 through the Grants for the Arts programme.""Digital Switchover is due to take place in Gloucester in April 2010. By the time switchover is complete at the end of 2012, 98.5 per cent. of households nationwide will be able to receive digital TV—the same number that can currently receive analogue.""£938,706 of Exchequer investment to the Gloucester constituency provided through Sport England between 2002-03 and 2009-10.""Over £46 million of national lottery grants made to applications from the Gloucester constituency since 1997."The Gloucester constituency has also benefited from other policies and spending whose impact cannot be broken down by constituency. This includes:"£4 billion of Exchequer funding spent on culture.""More than £5.5 billion invested in sport by the Government and the national lottery since 1997.""Over 400,000 free swims taken in the south west in the first six months of the Free Swimming programme.""A 68 per cent. increase in national museum visits from 1998-99 to 2008-09—10 per cent. of which were by adults from lower socioeconomic groups.""£416.6 million in grants allocated by English Heritage since 1997.""48 per cent. of buildings on the original 1999 Buildings at Risk Register having their future secured.""90 per cent. of all pupils taking part in at least two hours of high quality PE or sport per week in 2008 from an estimated 25 per cent. in 2003-04—exceeding our target."
Subjects
Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Gloucester
Date
9 February 2010
Reference
505 c820W; 316004
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much funding has been provided by his Department through the Football Foundation in Gloucester since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much funding has been provided by his Department through the Football Foundation in Gloucester since 1997.
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answered by
Gerry Sutcliffe
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 February 2010
For answer on
5 February 2010
Answered on
8 February 2010
[holding answer 5 February 2010]: The Football Foundation has advised that they have approved £1,316,871 worth of grants into projects with a total value of £2,260,390 to Gloucester since its launch in 2000.
Subjects
Gloucester; Football Foundation
Date
8 February 2010
Reference
505 c661W; 316005
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the net effect on public expenditure of introducing unitary local authorities in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what estimate he has made of the net effect on public expenditure of introducing unitary local authorities in England.
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
(Labour)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 February 2010
For answer on
5 February 2010
Answered on
5 February 2010
Our pre-Budget report makes clear that measures to reduce duplication and inefficiency between different tiers of local government will contribute to the £11 billion a year of savings which, as announced in that report, will be delivered by 2012-13. The nine new unitary councils established on 1 April 2009 show the capacity for savings with estimated savings either directly attributable to the transition to unitary local government or facilitated by it totalling some £159 million included in their 2009-10 budgets.However, we have no plans for further programmes of invitations under the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 to councils in two-tier areas to submit unitary proposals. We recognise that in some specific cases in the future there might be areas where circumstances are such as to warrant a focused and targeted invitation to councils concerned, and the 2007 Act allows for this.
Subjects
Local government; Reorganisation
Date
5 February 2010
Reference
505 c637-8W; 316002
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what changes have been made to planning guidance as a result of the 2007 floods.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what changes have been made to planning guidance as a result of the 2007 floods.
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Austin of Dudley
(Labour)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 February 2010
For answer on
5 February 2010
Answered on
5 February 2010
Sir Michael Pitt's review of the summer 2007 floods found that the policy approach in Planning Policy Statement 25 (PPS25), "Development and Flood Risk", is sound and should be rigorously applied. In June 2008, Communities and Local Government published a Practice Guide to PPS25 which reflected the more detailed findings of Sir Michael Pitt's review and took account of responses to the earlier 'living draft' version of the guide, including responses made in the light of the 2007 floods. A further updated version of the guide was published on 7 December 2009.In 2009 we carried out an initial review of the implementation of PPS25. This found that good progress was being made and the policy was working in helping to deliver sustainable development that is safe from flood risk. This view is supported by the Environment Agency. In August 2009 Communities and Local Government published consultation proposals to amend and clarify some limited aspects of PPS25. We will publish a revised version of PPS25 soon with refinements to further improve the policy's implementation and effectiveness.
Subjects
Floods; Property development
Date
5 February 2010
Reference
505 c645-6W; 315989
House
House of Commons
I welcome my hon. Friend's reply. Does he agree that although the fund for preventing violent extremism has over three years been about £70 million, the overall faith pot has been about £15 million? Some of the best anti-radicalisation projects are also interfaith projects. Does he agree that this might be a good time to move some of that PVE funding and use it for more interfaith projects, which does not stigmatise any community?
I welcome my hon. Friend's reply. Does he agree that although the fund for preventing violent extremism has over three years been about £70 million, the overall faith pot has been about £15 million? Some of the best anti-radicalisation projects are also interfaith projects. Does he agree that this might be a good time to move some of that PVE funding and use it for more interfaith projects, which does not stigmatise any community?
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
26 January 2010
As ever, my hon. Friend makes a good point. A few months ago, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced that another £7.5 million would be put out there to ensure a multi-faith approach to implementing the Prevent strategy. Projects that are PVE-focused do not have to go down the community cohesion route. It is pretty obvious that they ought to go down the Prevent route.
Subjects
Community development; Community relations; Finance
Date
26 January 2010
Reference
504 c662
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What funds his Department has allocated to interfaith projects in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
What funds his Department has allocated to interfaith projects in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answered by
Shahid Malik
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Communities and Local Government
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
20 January 2010
For answer on
26 January 2010
Answered on
26 January 2010
Between 2004-05 and 2007-08, my Department granted more than £5 million to interfaith projects through the faith communities capacity building fund. In 2008, under the stewardship of my hon. Friend when he was Under-Secretary of State, we published "Face to Face and Side by Side". Developed with faith communities, the document set out for the first time a national strategic framework for promoting interfaith activity, supported by some £7.5 million.
Subjects
Community development; Community relations; Finance
Date
26 January 2010
Reference
504 c662; 312951
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Is my right hon. Friend aware that the alternative formula that was put forward in this Chamber three years ago by the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire (Mr. Lansley) would reduce the funding going to our local NHS in Gloucestershire by £109 for every man, woman and child who lives there? Will my right hon. Friend resist that 9 per cent. cut to our local NHS?
Is my right hon. Friend aware that the alternative formula that was put forward in this Chamber three years ago by the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire (Mr. Lansley) would reduce the funding going to our local NHS in Gloucestershire by £109 for every man, woman and child who lives there? Will my right hon. Friend resist that 9 per cent. cut to our local NHS?
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
12 January 2010
What I would say to my hon. Friend is that we have sat in the House over the past five years of this Parliament and heard every member of the shadow health team criticise the Government for allocating more resources to communities with higher health needs and more deprivation. So when we read what the Opposition's policy in their draft manifesto is, I do not know how they have the brass neck to sit there today and look as though it was always their policy: it beggars belief. The Opposition need to spell out which PCTs will win and which will lose under the new policy. I suspect that my hon. Friend's PCT might lose from a policy that gave more money to deprivation, on top of what we give such communities today.
Subjects
Finance; NHS
Date
12 January 2010
Reference
503 c540
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many convictions there have been under the Hunting Act 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many convictions there have been under the Hunting Act 2004.
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answered by
Jim Fitzpatrick
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 2009
For answer on
6 January 2010
Answered on
7 January 2010
[holding answer 6 January 2010]: The following table shows the number of defendants found guilty at all courts in England and Wales for offences under the Hunting Act 2004 from 2005-07 (latest available).Data for 2008 is planned for publication on 28 January 2010.
| Number of defendants found guilty at all courts for offences under the Hunting Act 2004¹, England and Wales, 2005-07², ³ | |
|---|---|
| Number | |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 48 |
| ¹ Came into force on 18 February 2005. | |
| ² The court proceedings statistics relate to persons for whom these offences were the principal offences for which they were dealt with. When a defendant has been found guilty of two or more offences, the principal offence is the offence for which the heaviest penalty is imposed. Where the same disposal is imposed for two or more offences, the offence selected is the offence for which the statutory maximum penalty is the most severe. | |
| ³ Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police forces. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used. | |
| Source: | |
| Justice Statistics Analytical Services: Ministry of Justice. (Ref: 591-09) |
Legislation
Hunting Act 2004
Subjects
Crime; Convictions; Hunting
Date
7 January 2010
Reference
503 c493W; 308234
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers and (b) police civilian staff are employed in Gloucester; and what the equivalent figures were in 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) police officers and (b) police civilian staff are employed in Gloucester; and what the equivalent figures were in 1997.
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Hanson of Flint
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 2009
For answer on
6 January 2010
Answered on
7 January 2010
[holding answer 6 January 2010]: Police personnel statistics are not collected by parliamentary constituency. Data for police officers have been collected by Basic Command Unit (BCU) since April 2001 and data for police staff have been collected by BCU since April 2002.There were 292 police officers in Forest and Gloucester BCU as at 31 March 2002 and 359 police officers as at 31 March 2009.There were 69 police staff in Forest and Gloucester BCU as at 31 March 2003 and 114 police staff as at 31 March 2009.
Subjects
Police; Gloucester
Date
7 January 2010
Reference
503 c524W; 308231
House
House of Commons
(4) what resources his Department has co-ordinated across Government to support flood recovery in Gloucestershire since the 2007 floods.
(4) what resources his Department has co-ordinated across Government to support flood recovery in Gloucestershire since the 2007 floods.
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
(Labour)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 2009
For answer on
5 January 2010
Answered on
6 January 2010
Following the flooding of summer 2007, Government made available a comprehensive package of support for those communities most badly affected. This included Flood Recovery Grant, funding from the Bellwin Scheme, the Restoration Fund and funding for council tax relief, all of which were administered by Communities and Local Government (CLG). The Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) provided funding for schools and children's services and the Department of Transport (DFT) provided funding for repairs to highways and transport infrastructure. Details of the support given to local authorities within Gloucestershire are shown in the following table.The total package of support to all local authorities in Gloucestershire was £29,137,517.
| Local authority | Support | Amount(£) |
| Cheltenham borough council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 646,500 |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 48,361 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 1,774,306 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 2,611 | |
| Sum of total funding | 2,471,778 | |
| Cotswold district council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 663,500 |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 87,432 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 330,316 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 21,722 | |
| Sum of total funding | 1,102,970 | |
| Forest of Dean district council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 23,000 |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 13,324 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 2,728 | |
| Sum of total funding | 39,052 | |
| Gloucester city council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 696,500 |
| Bellwin Scheme (GLG) | 189,361 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 191,016 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 10,209 | |
| Sum of total funding | 1,087,086 | |
| Gloucestershire police authority | Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 955,420 |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 60,639 | |
| Sum of total funding | 1,016,059 | |
| Stroud district council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 60,000 |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 8,673 | |
| Sum of total funding | 68,673 | |
| Tewkesbury borough council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 673,500 |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 351,073 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 216,919 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 233,000 | |
| Sum of total funding | 1,474,492 | |
| Gloucestershire county council | Funding from DCSF | 1,007,900 |
| Funding from DFT | 16,548,000 | |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 2,807,644 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 1,513,863 | |
| Sum of total funding | 21,877,407 |
Subjects
Floods; Gloucestershire
Date
6 January 2010
Reference
503 c367-8W; 308137
House
House of Commons
(3) what resources his Department has made available to Gloucestershire to support flood recovery since the 2007 floods;
(3) what resources his Department has made available to Gloucestershire to support flood recovery since the 2007 floods;
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
(Labour)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 2009
For answer on
5 January 2010
Answered on
6 January 2010
Following the flooding of summer 2007, Government made available a comprehensive package of support for those communities most badly affected. This included Flood Recovery Grant, funding from the Bellwin Scheme, the Restoration Fund and funding for council tax relief, all of which were administered by Communities and Local Government (CLG). The Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) provided funding for schools and children's services and the Department of Transport (DFT) provided funding for repairs to highways and transport infrastructure. Details of the support given to local authorities within Gloucestershire are shown in the following table.The total package of support to all local authorities in Gloucestershire was £29,137,517.
| Local authority | Support | Amount(£) |
| Cheltenham borough council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 646,500 |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 48,361 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 1,774,306 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 2,611 | |
| Sum of total funding | 2,471,778 | |
| Cotswold district council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 663,500 |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 87,432 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 330,316 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 21,722 | |
| Sum of total funding | 1,102,970 | |
| Forest of Dean district council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 23,000 |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 13,324 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 2,728 | |
| Sum of total funding | 39,052 | |
| Gloucester city council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 696,500 |
| Bellwin Scheme (GLG) | 189,361 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 191,016 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 10,209 | |
| Sum of total funding | 1,087,086 | |
| Gloucestershire police authority | Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 955,420 |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 60,639 | |
| Sum of total funding | 1,016,059 | |
| Stroud district council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 60,000 |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 8,673 | |
| Sum of total funding | 68,673 | |
| Tewkesbury borough council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 673,500 |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 351,073 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 216,919 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 233,000 | |
| Sum of total funding | 1,474,492 | |
| Gloucestershire county council | Funding from DCSF | 1,007,900 |
| Funding from DFT | 16,548,000 | |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 2,807,644 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 1,513,863 | |
| Sum of total funding | 21,877,407 |
Subjects
Floods; Gloucestershire
Date
6 January 2010
Reference
503 c367-8W; 308136
House
House of Commons
(2) what resources his Department has made available to Gloucester City to support flood recovery since the 2007 floods;
(2) what resources his Department has made available to Gloucester City to support flood recovery since the 2007 floods;
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
(Labour)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 2009
For answer on
5 January 2010
Answered on
6 January 2010
Following the flooding of summer 2007, Government made available a comprehensive package of support for those communities most badly affected. This included Flood Recovery Grant, funding from the Bellwin Scheme, the Restoration Fund and funding for council tax relief, all of which were administered by Communities and Local Government (CLG). The Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) provided funding for schools and children's services and the Department of Transport (DFT) provided funding for repairs to highways and transport infrastructure. Details of the support given to local authorities within Gloucestershire are shown in the following table.The total package of support to all local authorities in Gloucestershire was £29,137,517.
| Local authority | Support | Amount(£) |
| Cheltenham borough council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 646,500 |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 48,361 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 1,774,306 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 2,611 | |
| Sum of total funding | 2,471,778 | |
| Cotswold district council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 663,500 |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 87,432 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 330,316 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 21,722 | |
| Sum of total funding | 1,102,970 | |
| Forest of Dean district council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 23,000 |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 13,324 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 2,728 | |
| Sum of total funding | 39,052 | |
| Gloucester city council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 696,500 |
| Bellwin Scheme (GLG) | 189,361 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 191,016 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 10,209 | |
| Sum of total funding | 1,087,086 | |
| Gloucestershire police authority | Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 955,420 |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 60,639 | |
| Sum of total funding | 1,016,059 | |
| Stroud district council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 60,000 |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 8,673 | |
| Sum of total funding | 68,673 | |
| Tewkesbury borough council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 673,500 |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 351,073 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 216,919 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 233,000 | |
| Sum of total funding | 1,474,492 | |
| Gloucestershire county council | Funding from DCSF | 1,007,900 |
| Funding from DFT | 16,548,000 | |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 2,807,644 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 1,513,863 | |
| Sum of total funding | 21,877,407 |
Subjects
Floods; Gloucestershire
Date
6 January 2010
Reference
503 c367-8W; 308135
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many co-responding firefighters there are in each fire authority area in England.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many co-responding firefighters there are in each fire authority area in England.
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answered by
Shahid Malik
(Labour)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 2009
For answer on
6 January 2010
Answered on
6 January 2010
This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Subjects
Fire and rescue services; Staff
Date
6 January 2010
Reference
503 c366W; 308232
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport by what date he anticipates the completion of the doubling of the railway line between Swindon and Kemble.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport by what date he anticipates the completion of the doubling of the railway line between Swindon and Kemble.
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answered by
Chris Mole
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Transport
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 2009
For answer on
6 January 2010
Answered on
6 January 2010
Officials at the Department for Transport are currently in negotiation with Network Rail to determine an acceptable price for this work, along with timescales for construction. We hope to be in a position to give further information on the matter in the near future.
Subjects
Golden Valley line
Date
6 January 2010
Reference
503 c328W; 308233
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS (a) doctors and (b) nurses are employed in Gloucester; and what the equivalent figures were in 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS (a) doctors and (b) nurses are employed in Gloucester; and what the equivalent figures were in 1997.
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answered by
Ann Keen
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 2009
For answer on
6 January 2010
Answered on
6 January 2010
The information is not held in the format requested.The number of national health service hospital and community health services staff in Gloucester for each specified staff group in each specified organisation as at 30 September 2002 to 30 September 2008, is given in the following table.
| National health service hospital and community health services (HCHS): NHS staff in each specified staff group in each specified organisation as at 30 September each year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headcount | |||||||
| Total specified organisations | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Medical and dental staff¹ | 540 | 588 | 662 | 712 | 740 | 711 | 782 |
| General Practitioners (GPs) | 419 | 430 | 436 | 452 | 445 | 437 | 449 |
| HCHS qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff | 2,877 | 3,086 | 3,180 | 3,336 | 3,212 | 3,311 | 3,507 |
| GP practice nurses | 237 | 237 | 237 | 273 | 299 | 296 | 316 |
| Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |||||||
| Medical and dental staff1 | 497 | 542 | 613 | 658 | 685 | 673 | 725 |
| HCHS qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff | 1,928 | 2,152 | 2,163 | 2,300 | 2,231 | 2,320 | 2,407 |
| Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust (PCT)² | |||||||
| Medical and dental staff¹ | 43 | 46 | 49 | 54 | 55 | 38 | 57 |
| GPs | 419 | 430 | 436 | 452 | 445 | 437 | 449 |
| HCHS qualified nursing, midwifery and health visiting staff | 949 | 934 | 1,017 | 1,036 | 981 | 991 | 1,100 |
| GP practice nurses | 237 | 237 | 237 | 273 | 299 | 296 | 316 |
| ¹ Excludes medical hospital practitioners and medical clinical assistants, most of whom are GPs working part time in hospitals have been excluded to avoid double counting. | |||||||
| ² Gloucestershire PCT was formed in October 2006 from a complete merger of Cheltenham and Tewkesbury PCT, Cotswold and Vale PCT, and West Gloucestershire PCT. Figures from 2002-06 are an aggregate of these predecessor organisations. | |||||||
| Due to the high number of Trust mergers and the formation of PCTs in 2002 it is impossible to accurately map figures for these organisations prior to 2002. | |||||||
| GPs and GP practice nurses are only employed by PCTs. | |||||||
| Sources: | |||||||
| The NHS Information Centre for health and social care Non-Medical Workforce Census. | |||||||
| The NHS Information Centre for health and social care Medical and Dental Workforce Census. |
Subjects
Doctors; Nurses; Gloucester
Date
6 January 2010
Reference
503 c481-2W; 308230
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how much the Government has spent in total across Government departments to support recovery in (a) Gloucester City and (b) Gloucestershire since the 2007 floods;
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) how much the Government has spent in total across Government departments to support recovery in (a) Gloucester City and (b) Gloucestershire since the 2007 floods;
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Winterton of Doncaster
(Labour)
Answering body
Communities and Local Government
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 2009
For answer on
5 January 2010
Answered on
6 January 2010
Following the flooding of summer 2007, Government made available a comprehensive package of support for those communities most badly affected. This included Flood Recovery Grant, funding from the Bellwin Scheme, the Restoration Fund and funding for council tax relief, all of which were administered by Communities and Local Government (CLG). The Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) provided funding for schools and children's services and the Department of Transport (DFT) provided funding for repairs to highways and transport infrastructure. Details of the support given to local authorities within Gloucestershire are shown in the following table.The total package of support to all local authorities in Gloucestershire was £29,137,517.
| Local authority | Support | Amount(£) |
| Cheltenham borough council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 646,500 |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 48,361 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 1,774,306 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 2,611 | |
| Sum of total funding | 2,471,778 | |
| Cotswold district council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 663,500 |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 87,432 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 330,316 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 21,722 | |
| Sum of total funding | 1,102,970 | |
| Forest of Dean district council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 23,000 |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 13,324 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 2,728 | |
| Sum of total funding | 39,052 | |
| Gloucester city council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 696,500 |
| Bellwin Scheme (GLG) | 189,361 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 191,016 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 10,209 | |
| Sum of total funding | 1,087,086 | |
| Gloucestershire police authority | Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 955,420 |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 60,639 | |
| Sum of total funding | 1,016,059 | |
| Stroud district council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 60,000 |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 8,673 | |
| Sum of total funding | 68,673 | |
| Tewkesbury borough council | Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) | 673,500 |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 351,073 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 216,919 | |
| Council Tax Funding (CLG) | 233,000 | |
| Sum of total funding | 1,474,492 | |
| Gloucestershire county council | Funding from DCSF | 1,007,900 |
| Funding from DFT | 16,548,000 | |
| Bellwin Scheme (CLG) | 2,807,644 | |
| Restoration Fund (CLG) | 1,513,863 | |
| Sum of total funding | 21,877,407 |
Subjects
Floods; Gloucestershire
Date
6 January 2010
Reference
503 c367-8W; 308138
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the schools capital project budget is for Gloucestershire in 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the schools capital project budget is for Gloucestershire in 2009-10.
Asked by
Parmjit Dhanda
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Coaker
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 2009
For answer on
5 January 2010
Answered on
5 January 2010
The schools' capital budget for Gloucester for 2009-10 is set by the local authority in accordance with asset management plans prepared locally. The budget is determined by allocations from the Department and any resources available locally, which can include brought forward reserves.Allocations made by the Department to Gloucestershire in the financial year 2009-10 are set out in the following table, including funds advanced from 2010-11 to 2009-10. The local authority has considerable flexibility in deciding how these are used.
| Description | £ million |
| 14-19 Diplomas Pathfinder projects | 1.3 |
| Basic Need—for school expansion | 9.2 |
| Devolved Formula Funding—prioritised at school level | 17.2 |
| Expansion of popular schools | 0.9 |
| ICT Harnessing Technology | 2.7 |
| Voluntary Aided Schools | 3.7 |
| Modernisation | 6.4 |
| Primary Schools | 5.0 |
| 14-19 Diplomas, SEN and Disabilities | 4.0 |
| Small programmes | 2.4 |
| Total | 52.8 |
Subjects
Schools; Gloucestershire
Date
5 January 2010
Reference
503 c300W; 308139
House
House of Commons