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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average processing time of incapacity benefit applications was in (a) the UK and (b) each of the smallest geographical areas for which figures are available in each quarter of the last five years; and if she will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average processing time of incapacity benefit applications was in (a) the UK and (b) each of the smallest geographical areas for which figures are available in each quarter of the last five years; and if she will make...
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Knight of Weymouth
(Labour)
Answering body
Jobcentre Plus
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 March 2010
For answer on
9 March 2010
Answered on
6 April 2010
The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, Darra Singh. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Darra Singh:"The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking what the average processing time of incapacity benefit applications was in (a) the UK and (b) each of the smallest geographical areas for which figures are available in each quarter of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.""The average actual clearance time (AACT) is calculated from our benefit processing system and is a result of taking all the claim volumes processed within any given month against the total number of days each claim has taken to process. The system conducts a simple division calculation using these data sets to provide us with the AACT.""The two dates used to calculate the AACT for incapacity benefit were from the date a properly complete claim form is received by Jobcentre Plus to the date a decision is made.""I have provided the AACT data for the last five years and current performance to January 2010. For 2005/06 the data is displayed by district level and from 2006/07 onwards the data has been gathered by Benefit Delivery Centre. This is the lowest geographical area we can provide. For national level performance we have provided in month performance from April 2005 to January 2010. I have arranged to have this information placed in the House of Commons Library.""We do not record the requested data quarterly as the data is not collated in this way. However, we have provided information in monthly and yearly tables.""I hope this information is helpful."
Subjects
Incapacity benefit
Date
6 April 2010
Reference
508 c1188W; 321456
House
House of Commons
There are concerns that the national specialised commissioning group has already decided to reduce the number of units to five and that certain arbitrary assumptions mean that the slightly smaller units will be at risk of closure. Southampton general hospital is internationally respected for its work in this field, so will the Minister assure me that safety outcomes and quality will be the main criteria used in making the decision, not merely the number of procedures a year?
There are concerns that the national specialised commissioning group has already decided to reduce the number of units to five and that certain arbitrary assumptions mean that the slightly smaller units will be at risk of closure. Southampton general hospital is internationally respected for its work in this field, so will the Minister assure me that safety outcomes and quality will be the main criteria used in making the decision, not merely the number of procedures a year?
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Health
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
30 March 2010
The criteria were defined to secure safe and sustainable paediatric cardiac surgery services. Southampton University Hospitals NHS trust's outcomes show that it is consistently either at the top or very near the top of all performance tables.
Subjects
Children; Heart diseases; Paediatrics
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c630
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Mike O'Brien
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Topical questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Answered on
30 March 2010
Notes
Lead question not printed.
Subjects
NHS; Redundancy
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c636; 324934
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
The chief executive of Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust is currently briefing staff on challenges facing the NHS. The briefing note states that
"we are currently looking at reducing our workforce by approximately 400 posts during 2010/11 and a further 200 posts in 2011/12."
There are no guarantees that those will be administrative posts. Is that what is meant by protecting front-line services?
The chief executive of Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust is currently briefing staff on challenges facing the NHS. The briefing note states that
"we are currently looking at reducing our workforce by approximately 400 posts during 2010/11 and a further 200 posts in 2011/12."
There are no guarantees that those will be administrative posts. Is that what is meant by protecting front-line services?
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department of Health
Topical questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
30 March 2010
I hear what the hon. Lady says as far as Southampton is concerned. It is important that health trusts manage their budgets, but it is also important that they prioritise the quality of care for patients and ensure that patient safety comes first. I understand that in last night's debate, the hon. Lady's party's Treasury spokesman said that he would not guarantee funds for the NHS.
Subjects
NHS; Redundancy
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c636
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What progress has been made on the national review of paediatric cardiac surgery; and if he will make a statement.
What progress has been made on the national review of paediatric cardiac surgery; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Ann Keen
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 March 2010
For answer on
30 March 2010
Answered on
30 March 2010
The review of paediatric cardiac surgery is making good progress. Centres offering those services will shortly be asked to submit their proposals for meeting the requirements to be a surgical centre in the future.
Subjects
Children; Heart diseases; Paediatrics
Date
30 March 2010
Reference
508 c629-30; 324918
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of income support claims took longer than the target processing time in each benefit delivery centre in each month of the last two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of income support claims took longer than the target processing time in each benefit delivery centre in each month of the last two years.
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Helen Goodman
(Labour)
Answering body
Jobcentre Plus
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 March 2010
For answer on
9 March 2010
Answered on
29 March 2010
The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, Darra Singh. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Darra Singh:"The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking how many and what proportion of income support claims took longer than the target processing time in each benefit delivery centre in each month of the last two years. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.""Jobcentre Plus has a formal published target for the average actual clearance time (AACT) taken to process Income Support claims. Within any given month our benefit processing systems calculate the total number of claims we have cleared against the total number of days each of these cases have taken - this results in production of the AACT. The AACT target does not mean that all claims for that benefit should be processed within that time. This is because the target is based on an average which recognises that each individual customer's circumstances differ and by that very nature some cases will be easier/quicker to process than those that are more complex and naturally take longer to process.""On that basis, we are unable to provide the specific information in the manner you have requested."
Subjects
Income support
Date
29 March 2010
Reference
508 c714W; 321451
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of jobseeker's allowance claims took more than 12 days to process in each benefit delivery centre in each month of the last two years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many and what proportion of jobseeker's allowance claims took more than 12 days to process in each benefit delivery centre in each month of the last two years.
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Helen Goodman
(Labour)
Answering body
Jobcentre Plus
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 March 2010
For answer on
9 March 2010
Answered on
23 March 2010
The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, Darra Singh. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Darra Singh:"The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking how many and what proportion of jobseeker's allowance (JSA) claims took more than 12 days to process in each benefit delivery centre in each month of the last two years. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.""Our management information system does not hold data specifically relating to JSA claims taking more than 12 days to process."
Subjects
Jobseeker's allowance
Date
23 March 2010
Reference
508 c204W; 321471
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what the average time between application and payment was for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) income support in each month of the last two years;
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what the average time between application and payment was for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) income support in each month of the last two years;
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Helen Goodman
(Labour)
Answering body
Jobcentre Plus
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 March 2010
For answer on
9 March 2010
Answered on
23 March 2010
The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, Darra Singh. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Darra Singh:"The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking (i) what the average time between application and payment was for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) income support in each month of the last two years and (ii) what the average processing time of applications for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) income support claims in each benefit delivery centre in each month of the last two years. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.""We cannot measure when the customer actually receives their first payment. The payment will be issued, if the customer is eligible, on the date a letter of eligibility is issued from our system. It is then either through the banking clearance system for the relevant bank/building society, or Post Office Card Account to make the actual monies available to the customer or for the postal system to deliver a cheque payment for the customer to cash.""Jobcentre Plus has formally published targets for the average actual clearance time (AACT) taken to process Jobseeker's Allowance and Income Support claims. AACT is calculated from our benefit processing system and is a result of taking all the claim volumes processed within any given month against the total number of days each claim has taken to process. The system conducts a simple division calculation using these data sets to provide us with the AACT.""The time used to calculate the AACT for the 2 benefits differs slightly;""For Jobseeker's Allowance the two dates used to calculate this average are from the initial date of customer contact i.e. their call to one of our Contact Centres or the first date of unemployment ""(whichever is the later) to the date a decision is made on their claim and a letter of eligibility is issued to them.""For Income Support the two dates used to calculate the AACT are from the date the customer provides all the evidence required to process the claim to the date a decision is made.""For each benefit the AACT in days was as follows:"
"I have arranged to have placed in the House of Commons Library the Jobseeker's Allowance and Income Support AACT data for the last two years.""I hope this information is helpful."
| Income support | Jobseeker's allowance | |
| 2005-06 | 12 | 12 |
| 2006-07 | 11 | 12 |
| 2007-08 | 11 | 12 |
| 2008-09 | 10 | 11.5 |
| 2009-10 | 10 | 11.5 |
Subjects
Jobseeker's allowance; Income support
Date
23 March 2010
Reference
508 c203-4W; 321452
House
House of Commons
The NAO's report of two weeks ago revealed that reoffending by people released from short-term prison sentences is costing £10 billion a year. We seem to be supporting colleges of crime. Is it not time for some serious research into what works to reduce reoffending, perhaps through something analogous to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence—a NICE for the Ministry of Justice?
The NAO's report of two weeks ago revealed that reoffending by people released from short-term prison sentences is costing £10 billion a year. We seem to be supporting colleges of crime. Is it not time for some serious research into what works to reduce reoffending, perhaps through something analogous to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence—a NICE for the Ministry of Justice?
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
23 March 2010
It is always difficult to get the balance right between researching into problems and spending money on actually dealing with them. We prefer to spend money on dealing with problems, and that is working. Reoffending has gone down: since 2000 the reoffending rate has reduced by 15.9 per cent., crime is down by 36 per cent. and violent crime is down by 41 per cent. There are 6 million fewer crimes a year than in 1995 and the chances of being a victim of crime are at their lowest since records began in 1981. That is a record of which we are proud.
Subjects
Reoffenders
Date
23 March 2010
Reference
508 c114
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
(2) what the average processing time of applications for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) income support was in each benefit delivery centre in each month of the last two years.
(2) what the average processing time of applications for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) income support was in each benefit delivery centre in each month of the last two years.
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Helen Goodman
(Labour)
Answering body
Jobcentre Plus
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 March 2010
For answer on
9 March 2010
Answered on
23 March 2010
The administration of Jobcentre Plus is a matter for the chief executive of Jobcentre Plus, Darra Singh. I have asked him to provide the hon. Member with the information requested.Letter from Darra Singh:"The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question asking (i) what the average time between application and payment was for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) income support in each month of the last two years and (ii) what the average processing time of applications for (a) jobseeker's allowance and (b) income support claims in each benefit delivery centre in each month of the last two years. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of Jobcentre Plus.""We cannot measure when the customer actually receives their first payment. The payment will be issued, if the customer is eligible, on the date a letter of eligibility is issued from our system. It is then either through the banking clearance system for the relevant bank/building society, or Post Office Card Account to make the actual monies available to the customer or for the postal system to deliver a cheque payment for the customer to cash.""Jobcentre Plus has formally published targets for the average actual clearance time (AACT) taken to process Jobseeker's Allowance and Income Support claims. AACT is calculated from our benefit processing system and is a result of taking all the claim volumes processed within any given month against the total number of days each claim has taken to process. The system conducts a simple division calculation using these data sets to provide us with the AACT.""The time used to calculate the AACT for the 2 benefits differs slightly;""For Jobseeker's Allowance the two dates used to calculate this average are from the initial date of customer contact i.e. their call to one of our Contact Centres or the first date of unemployment ""(whichever is the later) to the date a decision is made on their claim and a letter of eligibility is issued to them.""For Income Support the two dates used to calculate the AACT are from the date the customer provides all the evidence required to process the claim to the date a decision is made.""For each benefit the AACT in days was as follows:"
"I have arranged to have placed in the House of Commons Library the Jobseeker's Allowance and Income Support AACT data for the last two years.""I hope this information is helpful."
| Income support | Jobseeker's allowance | |
| 2005-06 | 12 | 12 |
| 2006-07 | 11 | 12 |
| 2007-08 | 11 | 12 |
| 2008-09 | 10 | 11.5 |
| 2009-10 | 10 | 11.5 |
Subjects
Jobseeker's allowance; Income support
Date
23 March 2010
Reference
508 c203-4W; 321455
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average processing time of applications for (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) housing benefit, (c) a crisis loan, (d) a community care grant and (e) a budgeting loan was in (i) each of the smallest geographical areas for which information...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average processing time of applications for (a) jobseeker's allowance, (b) housing benefit, (c) a crisis loan, (d) a community care grant and (e) a budgeting loan was in (i) each of the smallest geographical areas for which information...
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Helen Goodman
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 March 2010
For answer on
9 March 2010
Answered on
23 March 2010
Information regarding Northern Ireland is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.The available information has been placed in the Library.Jobcentre Plus has a formal target for the average actual clearance time (AACT) taken to process jobseeker's allowance claims. The two dates used to calculate this average are from the initial date of a customer's contact i.e. their call to a Jobcentre Plus contact centre to the date a decision is made on their claim and a letter of eligibility is issued to them.Jobseeker's allowance data for 2005-06 are recorded down to district level. From 2006-07 the data are recorded at benefit delivery centre level which is now the smallest geographical area that can be provided. Jobcentre Plus does not hold quarterly AACT figures.Housing benefit information has been provided from 2003-04 to 2007-08, the data quality for 2008-09 was not high enough for publication. The Department has been working with local authorities to improve data quality. This month we intend to publish processing time information for April to September 2009, for between 270 and 300 local authorities whose data meets Official Statistics standards.
Subjects
Social security benefits
Date
23 March 2010
Reference
508 c209W; 321454
House
House of Commons
What recent representations he has received on policies to reduce levels of reoffending.
What recent representations he has received on policies to reduce levels of reoffending.
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Maria Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
17 March 2010
For answer on
23 March 2010
Answered on
23 March 2010
The Government receive a wide range of representations on policies to reduce reoffending, ranging from regular meetings with front-line staff, sentencers and third sector organisations to the detailed consideration of more formal reports from parliamentary Committees or external bodies such as the National Audit Office.
Subjects
Reoffenders
Date
23 March 2010
Reference
508 c114; 323387
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment his Department has made of the relationship between the number of police officers in police forces and their effectiveness in carrying out frontline policing.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment his Department has made of the relationship between the number of police officers in police forces and their effectiveness in carrying out frontline policing.
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Hanson of Flint
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 March 2010
For answer on
22 March 2010
Answered on
22 March 2010
This Government's investment in the police is at record levels. There are nearly 17,000 more police officers than in 1997, and more than 16,000 PCSOs on the streets. Crime is down by 36 per cent. In every area, crime is falling and confidence is increasing. 50 per cent of the public now agree that the antisocial behaviour and crime issues that matter to them are being dealt with.
Subjects
Police
Date
22 March 2010
Reference
508 c65W; 322946
House
House of Commons
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office for how long on average claimants aged between 18 and 24 years resident in each local authority area in the South East were in receipt of jobseeker's allowance in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) each of the last...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office for how long on average claimants aged between 18 and 24 years resident in each local authority area in the South East were in receipt of jobseeker's allowance in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) each of the last...
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Baroness Smith of Basildon
(Labour)
Answering body
United Kingdom Statistics Authority
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 March 2010
For answer on
9 March 2010
Answered on
12 March 2010
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated March 2010:"As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking for how long on average claimants aged between 18 and 24 years resident in each local authority area in the South East were in receipt of jobseeker's allowance in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) each of the last five years. (321449)""The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is taken from the Jobcentre Plus administrative system. The length of a claim has been defined as the time between the start of an individual's claim and the count date in each reference month. Table 1 shows the median length of live claims for persons aged 18 to 24 resident in each local authority in the South East during the last 12 months up to the latest available period in January 2010, and for January of each of the last 5 years. A copy of the table will be placed in the Library of the House.""National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at:""http://www.nomisweb.co.uk"
Subjects
Jobseeker's allowance; Young people; South East
Date
12 March 2010
Reference
507 c482-3W; 321449
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average processing time of applications for (a) new and (b) reassessed claims was in (i) the UK and (ii) each of the smallest geographical areas for which figures are available in each of the last five years; and...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average processing time of applications for (a) new and (b) reassessed claims was in (i) the UK and (ii) each of the smallest geographical areas for which figures are available in each of the last five years; and...
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Helen Goodman
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 March 2010
For answer on
9 March 2010
Answered on
12 March 2010
Information is only available for Great Britain. Information regarding Northern Ireland is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.The available information for local authorities in Great Britain between 2003-04 and 2007-08 has been placed in the Library. The data quality for 2008-09 was not high enough for publication.The Department has been working with local authorities to improve data quality. This month we intend to publish processing time information for April to September 2009, for between 270 and 300 local authorities whose data meets official statistics standards.
Subjects
Housing benefit
Date
12 March 2010
Reference
507 c507W; 321453
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many health visitors have been employed in each primary care trust in the South East in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many health visitors have been employed in each primary care trust in the South East in each year since 1997.
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Ann Keen
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
5 March 2010
For answer on
9 March 2010
Answered on
11 March 2010
The information is shown in the following table.
| National health service hospital and community health services: Qualified health visiting staff in England by South East Coast and South Central Strategic Health Authority (SHA) areas and by organisation as at 30 September each specified year | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headcount | |||||||||
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
| South East Coast and South Central SHA | 941 | 2,006 | 2,016 | 2,006 | 1,911 | 1,646 | 1,552 | 1,473 | |
| South East Coast SHA | 201 | 942 | 903 | 971 | 891 | 712 | 696 | 689 | |
| East Sussex Downs and Weald Primary Care Trust (PCT) | 5P7 | 0 | 91 | 84 | 75 | 81 | 42 | 72 | 70 |
| Eastern and Coastal Kent Teaching PCT | 5QA | 0 | 161 | 150 | 170 | 146 | 151 | 146 | 148 |
| Hastings and Rother PCT | 5P8 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 46 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Medway PCT | 5L3 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 89 | 85 | 69 | 65 | 58 |
| Surrey PCT | 5P5 | 0 | 260 | 236 | 240 | 242 | 200 | 179 | 163 |
| West Kent PCT | 5P9 | 111 | 143 | 158 | 154 | 135 | 43 | 49 | 91 |
| West Sussex Teaching PCT | 5P6 | 41 | 168 | 157 | 200 | 156 | 167 | 145 | 119 |
| South Central SHA | 740 | 1,064 | 1,113 | 1,035 | 1,020 | 934 | 856 | 784 | |
| Berkshire East Teaching PCT | 5QG | 29 | 104 | 100 | 100 | 101 | 96 | 94 | 78 |
| Berkshire West PCT | 5QF | 115 | 116 | 117 | 113 | 114 | 111 | 109 | 87 |
| Buckinghamshire PCT | 5QD | 165 | 178 | 181 | 182 | 176 | 133 | 106 | 103 |
| Hampshire PCT | 5QC | 148 | 275 | 321 | 275 | 262 | 234 | 217 | 192 |
| Isle of Wight Healthcare PCT1 | 5QT | 30 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
| Milton Keynes PCT | 5CQ | 49 | 71 | 67 | 54 | 63 | 66 | 64 | 58 |
| Oxfordshire PCT | 5QE | 86 | 172 | 189 | 183 | 164 | 158 | 149 | 157 |
| Portsmouth City Teaching PCT | 5FE | 43 | 53 | 49 | 51 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 48 |
| Southampton City PCT | 5L1 | 75 | 66 | 61 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 48 | 42 |
| Notes: | |||||||||
| 1. 2001-08 figures are mapped to their current organisational structure. | |||||||||
| 2. 2000 and previous data do not provide comparative figures to the current organisational structures, and as such are not included in this table. | |||||||||
| 3. It appears that data provided in 2004 were incorrectly coded for this organisation and corrected in subsequent years. | |||||||||
| 4. Brighton and Hove PCT do not have any health visitors coded on their Non-Medical Census returns for the years provided. | |||||||||
| 5. Date Quality | |||||||||
| The NHS Information Centre for health and social care seeks to minimise inaccuracies and the effect of missing and invalid data but responsibility for data accuracy lies with the organisations providing the data. Methods are continually being updated to improve data quality where changes impact on figures already published. This is assessed but unless it is significant at national level figures are not changed. Impact at detailed or local level is footnoted in relevant analyses. | |||||||||
| Source: | |||||||||
| The Information Centre for health and social care Non-Medical Workforce Census. |
Subjects
Health visitors; South East
Date
11 March 2010
Reference
507 c468W; 321450
House
House of Commons
If the Government are decreasing staff numbers and then giving the same jobs to consultants, how can we be sure that we are getting value for money? A neighbour who was working on a Government IT project within a Department refused to relocate and was then redeployed by a consultancy firm at a much higher salary. How can that sort of example represent value for money?
If the Government are decreasing staff numbers and then giving the same jobs to consultants, how can we be sure that we are getting value for money? A neighbour who was working on a Government IT project within a Department refused to relocate and was then redeployed by a consultancy firm at a much higher salary. How can that sort of example represent value for money?
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Cabinet Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
10 March 2010
It is important that we consider a couple of areas. For instance, from 1 April 2009 the Cabinet Office required all proposed procurements for external resources to be approved by the external resources board. External resources are used only when the external supplier offers skills or resources that are not available within a Department, and offers value for money. [Interruption.] That, coupled with the upskilling of internal ICT departments, will ensure that the Department does secure value for money.
Subjects
Consultants; ICT; Cabinet Office
Date
10 March 2010
Reference
507 c287
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
How many external consultants have been recruited by her Department to work on ICT projects in the last three years.
How many external consultants have been recruited by her Department to work on ICT projects in the last three years.
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Dawn Butler
(Labour)
Answering body
Cabinet Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
4 March 2010
For answer on
10 March 2010
Answered on
10 March 2010
The Department examines requirements for external consultancy on a case-by-case basis. Cabinet Office is committed in the long term to upskilling the IT department in order to ensure that we reduce the requirement for external resources, and we are building in-house the capacity, culture and skills that are needed to increase efficiency.
Subjects
Consultants; ICT; Cabinet Office
Date
10 March 2010
Reference
507 c287; 321248
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of children in (a) Hampshire Primary Care Trust, (b) Southampton Primary Care Trust and (c) nationally were recognised as clinically obese in each age group in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of children in (a) Hampshire Primary Care Trust, (b) Southampton Primary Care Trust and (c) nationally were recognised as clinically obese in each age group in each of the last five years.
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Baroness Merron
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 March 2010
For answer on
4 March 2010
Answered on
9 March 2010
The information is not available in the format requested. Data are not held nationally on children who have been diagnosed as clinically obese.Children trend table 4 in the 'Health Survey for England—2008 trend tables' contains the percentage of children aged two to 10 and 11 to 15 in England who are obese in each year between 2004-08. This information has already been placed in the Library. Information is not available by primary care trust (PCT).Further information on the proportion of children who are obese in England is collected through the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP). Table A in the NCMP main report shows the prevalence of obese children aged four to five years and 10 to 11 years in Hampshire PCT and Southampton PCT between 2006-07 and 2008-09. This information has already been placed in the Library.
Subjects
Children; Obesity; Hampshire
Date
9 March 2010
Reference
507 c195W; 320819
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many retailers in each local authority area in the South East were convicted for selling alcohol to minors in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many retailers in each local authority area in the South East were convicted for selling alcohol to minors in the last 12 months.
Asked by
Sandra Gidley
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Alan Campbell
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 March 2010
For answer on
4 March 2010
Answered on
9 March 2010
The number of persons found guilty at all courts and the number of penalty notices for disorder (PND) given for the sale of alcohol to a person under 18 years, broken down by police force area (PFA) in England and Wales 2008 can be viewed in the following table. The PFAs in the South East are Kent, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex and Thames Valley.Court proceedings data for 2009 is due to be published in the autumn 2010.
| Number of penalty notices for disorder (PNDS) issued, defendants found guilty at all courts for selling alcohol to a person aged under 18¹, England and Wales 2008² | ||
|---|---|---|
| Police force area | Convictions³ | Penalty notice for disorder |
| Avon and Somerset | 6 | 61 |
| Bedfordshire | — | 24 |
| Cambridgeshire | 8 | 12 |
| Cheshire | 7 | 24 |
| Cleveland | 8 | 60 |
| Cumbria | 3 | 26 |
| Derbyshire | 16 | 186 |
| Devon and Cornwall | 1 | 58 |
| Dorset | 3 | 46 |
| Durham | 6 | 22 |
| Dyfed Powys | 2 | 35 |
| Essex | 7 | 56 |
| Gloucestershire | 29 | 33 |
| Greater Manchester | 6 | 135 |
| Gwent | 2 | 33 |
| Hampshire | — | 132 |
| Hertfordshire | 6 | 29 |
| Humberside | 27 | 69 |
| Kent | 9 | 35 |
| Lancashire | 6 | 170 |
| Leicestershire | 17 | 101 |
| Lincolnshire | 65 | 56 |
| Merseyside | 1 | 121 |
| Metropolitan | 5 | 260 |
| Norfolk | 10 | 13 |
| North Wales | 1 | 43 |
| North Yorkshire | 4 | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | 4 | 24 |
| Northumbria | 16 | 35 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1 | 49 |
| South Wales | 6 | 64 |
| South Yorkshire | 5 | 214 |
| Staffordshire | 1 | 38 |
| Suffolk | — | 26 |
| Surrey | 3 | 45 |
| Sussex | 32 | 97 |
| Thames Valley | 7 | 117 |
| Warwickshire | 1 | 10 |
| West Mercia | 3 | 45 |
| West Midlands | 7 | 77 |
| West Yorkshire | 8 | 122 |
| Wiltshire | 17 | 18 |
| England and Wales | 366 | 2,824 |
| ¹ The 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. | ||
| ² 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. | ||
| ³ Excludes convictions data for Cardiff magistrates court for April, July, and August 2008. | ||
| Source: | ||
| Justice Statistics Analytical Services—Ministry of Justice. |
Subjects
Alcoholic drinks; Young people; South East
Date
9 March 2010
Reference
507 c217-8W; 320814
House
House of Commons