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To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many people under 20 years old in further education in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency received assistance in meeting childcare costs in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many people under 20 years old in further education in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency received assistance in meeting childcare costs in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of EU regulations on the sulphur content of oil used in Aga ovens; and what assessment has been made of the costs of these regulations to owners of Agas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of EU regulations on the sulphur content of oil used in Aga ovens; and what assessment has been made of the costs of these regulations to owners of Agas.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many students in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in further education have received education maintenance allowance in each year since the allowance was introduced.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many students in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in further education have received education maintenance allowance in each year since the allowance was introduced.
(2) what estimate she has made of the average length of time permanently excluded pupils who subsequently claimed jobseeker's allowance claimed before finding full-time employment in the latest period for which figures are available;
(2) what estimate she has made of the average length of time permanently excluded pupils who subsequently claimed jobseeker's allowance claimed before finding full-time employment in the latest period for which figures are available;
(3) what proportion of 16 year-olds in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency who left school without five GCSEs at grade A* to C began to claim jobseeker's allowance within six months of leaving school in the latest period for which figures...
(3) what proportion of 16 year-olds in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency who left school without five GCSEs at grade A* to C began to claim jobseeker's allowance within six months of leaving school in the latest period for which figures...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what percentage of pupils permanently excluded from school in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland claimed jobseeker's allowance within three months of leaving school in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what percentage of pupils permanently excluded from school in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland claimed jobseeker's allowance within three months of leaving school in the latest period for which figures are...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people over 50 years old in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) the North East and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency are in receipt of jobseeker's allowance.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people over 50 years old in (a) the UK, (b) England, (c) the North East and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency are in receipt of jobseeker's allowance.
| Table 1. Number of people aged 50 years and over claiming jobseeker's allowance | |
|---|---|
| Number | |
| United Kingdom | 239,545 |
| England | 201,675 |
| North East | 12,785 |
| Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | 425 |
| Note: | |
| Data rounded to nearest five. | |
| Source: | |
| Jobcentre Plus administrative system. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what her Department's expenditure as a proportion of the UK's gross domestic product was in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what her Department's expenditure as a proportion of the UK's gross domestic product was in each year since 1997.
| Gross domestic product¹ (£ billion) | DWP total expenditure² (£ billion) | Ratio total: GDP (percentage) | |
| 2001-02 | 1,031.5 | 107.6 | 10.4 |
| 2002-03 | 1,092.1 | 112.1 | 10.3 |
| 2003-04 | 1,157.4 | 108.7 | 9.4 |
| 2004-05 | 1,214.7 | 118.9 | 9.8 |
| 2005-06 | 1,270.8 | 123.6 | 9.7 |
| 2006-07 | 1,346.2 | 126.7 | 9.4 |
| 2007-08 | 1,418.2 | 133.3 | 9.4 |
| 2008-09 | 1,434.9 | 142.7 | 9.9 |
| Sources: | |||
| ¹ Gross Domestic Product (GDP): provided by Office for National Statistics (published via the HM Treasury website). | |||
| ² DWP: Departmental Report 2009 and 2007 and Departmental Benefit Expenditure Tables. |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people charged with carrying an offensive weapon in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in 2008-09; and what sentences those convicted of such offences received.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people charged with carrying an offensive weapon in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in 2008-09; and what sentences those convicted of such offences received.
| Offences¹ involving possession of an offensive weapon resulting in a caution or a sentence | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of offences and percentage | |||||||
| Disposal category | Q1 2008 | Q2 2008 | Q3 2008 | Q4 2008 | Q1 2009 | Q2 2009 | Q3 2009 |
| Number of offences | |||||||
| Possession of an offensive weapon | 3,751 | 3,639 | 3,665 | 3,475 | 3,217 | 3,183 | 3,101 |
| Caution² | 1,586 | 1,602 | 1,393 | 1,218 | 1,138 | 1,105 | 1,092 |
| Absolute/Conditional discharge | 203 | 169 | 102 | 83 | 91 | 93 | 92 |
| Fine | 166 | 112 | 113 | 134 | 122 | 114 | 106 |
| Community sentence | 964 | 881 | 977 | 976 | 886 | 911 | 830 |
| Suspended sentence | 248 | 266 | 320 | 330 | 309 | 342 | 331 |
| Immediate custody | 497 | 518 | 681 | 623 | 606 | 551 | 498 |
| Other disposal | 87 | 91 | 79 | 111 | 65 | 67 | 152 |
| Percentage of total offences | |||||||
| Caution² | 42 | 44 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Community sentence | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 |
| Suspended sentence | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Immediate custody | 13 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
| ¹ As recorded by the police on the police national computer. | |||||||
| ² Cautions include juveniles receiving reprimands and final warnings. | |||||||
| Notes: | |||||||
| 1. These figures have been drawn from the police's administrative IT system, the police national computer (PNC), which, as with any large scale recording system, is subject to possible errors with data entry and processing. The figures are provisional and subject to change as more information is recorded by the police. | |||||||
| 2. PNC data has been used here rather than court data, which is the usual source of published sentencing statistics, as PNC data provides more up to date figures ahead of the finalised annual court data. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate she has made of the average net change in income of a pensioner receiving no more than the basic state pension in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate she has made of the average net change in income of a pensioner receiving no more than the basic state pension in each year since 1997.
| Average weekly income of individual pensioners with incomes below the basic state pension threshold in each given time period (in 2007-08 prices) (£) | Proportion where income from individual is the only household income (percentage) | Change in average individual income (£) | |
| 1995-98 | 50 | 2 | — |
| 1996-99 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997-2000 | 51 | 2 | 1 |
| 1998-01 | 51 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999-02 | 53 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000-03 | 54 | 2 | 1 |
| 2001-04 | 53 | 2 | -1 |
| 2002-05 | 54 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003-06 | 54 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004-07 | 58 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005-08 | 57 | 4 | -1 |
| Notes: | |||
| 1. Please note that figures on change may not match exactly due to rounding. | |||
| 2. Incomes and change in income are rounded to the nearest pound. |
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the policies of his Department and its predecessors in (a) providing support to business and (b) improving levels of skills in (i) England, (ii) the North East, (iii) Tees...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the policies of his Department and its predecessors in (a) providing support to business and (b) improving levels of skills in (i) England, (ii) the North East, (iii) Tees...
| Percentage of England qualified to each level in Q4 of each year | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| No qualifications | 17.1 | 16.5 | 15.6 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 12.6 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 10.9 |
| Proportion at level 2+ | 61.0 | 62.5 | 64.0 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 66.4 | 67.2 | 67.6 | 68.9 | 69.9 | 70.7 | 71.2 |
| Proportion at level 3+ | 40.5 | 42.2 | 43.5 | 44.6 | 44.7 | 46.0 | 47.0 | 47.5 | 48.4 | 49.4 | 50.6 | 50.8 |
| Proportion at level 4+ | 22.3 | 23.7 | 24.5 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 26.2 | 27.2 | 27.9 | 28.5 | 30.0 | 30.9 | 31.2 |
| Percentage of north-east qualified to each level in Q4 of each year | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
| No qualifications | 17.0 | 16.3 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 14.1 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 10.8 |
| Proportion at level 2+ | 61.5 | 63.0 | 64.3 | 65.1 | 65.5 | 66.5 | 67.6 | 68.1 | 69.4 | 69.7 | 70.6 | 71.4 |
| Proportion at level 3+ | 41.0 | 42.5 | 43.9 | 44.8 | 45.1 | 46.1 | 47.4 | 47.8 | 48.7 | 49.5 | 50.4 | 51.0 |
| Proportion at level 4+ | 22.6 | 23.9 | 24.6 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 26.3 | 27.5 | 27.9 | 28.7 | 30.0 | 30.4 | 31.1 |
| Apprenticeship completions and Train to Gain achievements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apprenticeships completions | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 |
| England | 49,300 | 67,200 | 98,700 | 111,800 | 112,600 | 126,900 |
| North East | 3,700 | 5,200 | 7,200 | 8,000 | 7,600 | 9,000 |
| Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | 190 | 250 | 310 | 340 | 280 | 350 |
Westminster hall adjournment debate on the future of the Teesside steel industry.
Westminster hall adjournment debate on the future of the Teesside steel industry.
I thank my hon. Friend for being here and supporting me. I agree with her on the globalisation adjustment fund. That is one of the questions that I intend to raise with the Minister. We need to keep the plant alive and making a contribution to the regional and national...
I thank my hon. Friend for being here and supporting me. I agree with her on the globalisation adjustment fund. That is one of the questions that I intend to raise with the Minister. We need to keep the plant alive and making a contribution to the regional and national...
I agree with every word that the hon. Gentleman has said. I hope he is saying that we have to keep the works open. If he is, I am wholeheartedly with him all the way. The sentiments he expresses are similar to those expressed by my hon. Friend the Member...
I agree with every word that the hon. Gentleman has said. I hope he is saying that we have to keep the works open. If he is, I am wholeheartedly with him all the way. The sentiments he expresses are similar to those expressed by my hon. Friend the Member...
I agree with every word and thank my hon. Friend for his support. He must have read the rest of my speech, as he is way ahead. I concur with the tenor of everything he said.
I agree with every word and thank my hon. Friend for his support. He must have read the rest of my speech, as he is way ahead. I concur with the tenor of everything he said.
It is a pleasure to see you presiding over this important debate, Mr. Cook. Had you not been presiding, I am sure you would have joined in the debate, as I know that this subject is close to your heart. First, I thank Mr. Speaker for granting me this debate...
It is a pleasure to see you presiding over this important debate, Mr. Cook. Had you not been presiding, I am sure you would have joined in the debate, as I know that this subject is close to your heart. First, I thank Mr. Speaker for granting me this debate...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if his Department will bring forward proposals to extend the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to include company registrars as bodies which may be investigated and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and the Financial Services Ombudsman.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if his Department will bring forward proposals to extend the provisions of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to include company registrars as bodies which may be investigated and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and the Financial Services Ombudsman.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many childcare places have been created in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many childcare places have been created in (a) England, (b) the North East and (c) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency in each year since 1997.
| Table 1: Number¹ of childcare places² for children under eight years of age, position at 31 March each year, 1997 to 2009 | ||
|---|---|---|
| England | North East region | |
| 1997 | 1,230,400 | ³— |
| 1998 | 1,326,100 | ³— |
| 1999 | 1,480,400 | 68,300 |
| 2000 | 1,569,200 | 68,800 |
| 2001 | 1,670,600 | 67,700 |
| 2002 | 4— | 4— |
| 2003 | 1,281,300 | 51,600 |
| 2004 | 1,415,700 | 60,500 |
| 2005 | 1,468,300 | 62,400 |
| 2006 | 1,537,800 | 66,600 |
| 2007 | 1,551,100 | 69,800 |
| 2008 | 1.549,100 | 68,19.0 |
| 2009 | 1,346,100 | 54,100 |
| ¹ Figures have been rounded to the nearest 100. | ||
| ² 1997-2001—Data Source: Children's Daycare Facilities Survey—total includes day nurseries, playgroups and pre-schools, childminders, out of school clubs, and holiday schemes. | ||
| 2003-08—Data Source: Ofsted—total includes full day care, sessional day care, childminders, out of school clubs, and crèche day care. | ||
| 2009—Data Source: Ofsted—total includes childminders, childcare on non-domestic premises, childcare on domestic premises and home child carer. | ||
| ³ Data not collected due to transfer of responsibility from LAs to Ofsted. | ||
| 4 Accurate local authority level information is not available. |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) the North East and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency were (i) fatally and (ii) non-fatally wounded by a firearm in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) the North East and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency were (i) fatally and (ii) non-fatally wounded by a firearm in each year since 1997.
| Crimes recorded by the police in which firearms (excluding air weapons) were reported to have been used¹, resulting in fatal and non-fatal² injury, England and Wales, England, North East Region³ and Cleveland; 1997-98 to2007-08 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Injury type | ||
| 1997-98 | Fatal injury | Non-fatal injury |
| England and Wales | 54 | 750 |
| England | 52 | 745 |
| North East Region | 1 | 13 |
| Cleveland | — | 7 |
| 1998-994 | ||
| England and Wales | 50 | 815 |
| England | 50 | 807 |
| North East Region | 5 | 12 |
| Cleveland | 1 | 2 |
| 1999-2000 | ||
| England and Wales | 62 | 1,133 |
| England | 62 | 1,124 |
| North east region | 6 | 11 |
| Cleveland | 2 | 3 |
| 2000-01 | ||
| England and Wales | 72 | 1,310 |
| England | 71 | 1,275 |
| North East Region | 2 | 12 |
| Cleveland | — | 3 |
| 2001-025 | ||
| England and Wales | 96 | 1,783 |
| England | 94 | 1,761 |
| North East Region | — | 7 |
| Cleveland | — | 2 |
| 2002-036 | ||
| England and Wales | 80 | 2,099 |
| England | 78 | 2,041 |
| North East Region | — | 17 |
| Cleveland | — | 3 |
| 2003-04 | ||
| England and Wales | 68 | 2,299 |
| England | 68 | 2,245 |
| North East Region | — | 77 |
| Cleveland | — | 17 |
| 2004-057 | ||
| England and Wales | 76 | 3,828 |
| England | 76 | 3,704 |
| North East Region | 1 | 101 |
| Cleveland | — | 14 |
| 2005-06 | ||
| England and Wales | 49 | 3,773 |
| England | 48 | 3,679 |
| North East Region | — | 75 |
| Cleveland | — | 28 |
| 2006-07 | ||
| England and Wales | 56 | 2,955 |
| England | 56 | 2,855 |
| North East Region | 5 | 48 |
| Cleveland | 1 | 1 |
| 2007-08 | ||
| England and Wales | 53 | 3,188 |
| England | 53 | 3,101 |
| North East Region | 1 | 54 |
| Cleveland | — | 6 |
| ¹ Firearms are taken to be involved in a crime if they are fired, used as a blunt instrument or used as a threat. | ||
| ² Non-fatal injuries include serious and slight injuries. | ||
| ³ The Northeast Region includes: Cleveland, Durham and Northumbria police forces. | ||
| 4 There was a change in the counting rules for recorded crime on 1 April 1998. | ||
| 5 Figures may have been inflated by some police forces implementing the principles of the National Crime Recording Standard before 1 April 2002. | ||
| 6 The National Crime Recording Standard was introduced on 1 April 2002. Figures for some crime categories may have been inflated by this. | ||
| 7 More explicit guidelines for the classification of weapons introduced on 1 April 2004 may have increased the recording of firearm offences, particularly those committed by imitation weapons. |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what timetable he has set for bringing forward proposals to enable the Post Office to provide more banking services.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what timetable he has set for bringing forward proposals to enable the Post Office to provide more banking services.