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There is a continuing dialogue between me as the regional Minister and Transport Ministers across a range of transport issues affecting the north-east of England, including the development of the A1 north of Newcastle. There is dialogue at official level between the devolved authority, the regional government office and the Department for Transport.
There is a continuing dialogue between me as the regional Minister and Transport Ministers across a range of transport issues affecting the north-east of England, including the development of the A1 north of Newcastle. There is dialogue at official level between the devolved authority, the regional government office and the Department for Transport.
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Beith
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
North East Regional Grand Committee
Type
Oral answers to questions
What recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues and Scottish Executive Ministers on development of the A1 between Newcastle and the east of Scotland.
Subjects
Scotland; North East; A1
Date
25 September 2009
Reference
NERGC c9
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons Grand Committees
House
House of Commons
I agree with that. There are added dimensions, and we need to have discussions with others about the A1 south. A road leading north from Yorkshire is, for the Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber, a gateway to our region. There are sensitivities regarding that, just as there are with east-west links. In principle, I certainly agree with my hon. Friend that improvement of the road links and the east-west corridor is as important as north-south links. In the longer term, east-west links may turn out to be more important than they are now, but they are at least as important as north-south links.
I agree with that. There are added dimensions, and we need to have discussions with others about the A1 south. A road leading north from Yorkshire is, for the Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber, a gateway to our region. There are sensitivities regarding that, just as there are with east-west links. In principle, I certainly agree with my hon. Friend that improvement of the road links and the east-west corridor is as important as north-south links. In the longer term, east-west links may turn out to be more important than they are now, but they are at least as important as north-south links.
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Asked by
David Clelland
(Labour)
Answering body
North East Regional Grand Committee
Type
Oral answers to questions
I support the measures to be taken to improve the A1 north of Newcastle and eventually to continue the dual carriageway right the way from Newcastle up to Edinburgh, but as my right hon. Friend the Minister knows, the whole question of our regional road infrastructure needs serious examination. Notwithstanding the works that are now going on south of Scotch Corner to link finally the A1 in the north of England to the rest of the motorway system, which is welcome, does he agree that we also need to be linked up to the west of the country over the A66 and A69, which are also two very important routes that are badly in need of an upgrade?
Subjects
Scotland; North East; A1
Date
25 September 2009
Reference
NERGC c10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons Grand Committees
House
House of Commons
I can say to the right hon. Gentleman that Transport Ministers certainly did understand that, because I have in front of me a press release from the Department for Transport announcing a four-stage programme to upgrade the A1 north of Newcastle and it is dated 2 March 1992. However, as the right hon. Gentleman knows even better than I do, that has not happened. It is best for us—this is what I have been trying to do—to get behind the reasons why it has not happened, and I know that the right hon. Gentleman is even more familiar with the debate than I am.
The correct way forward—he hinted at it in his question—is not savage cuts and most certainly not a cancellation of all spending on road programmes, which is advocated by a political party other than mine. The best way forward is to take the regional element of the Department for Transport’s programme, set a sum aside for dualling the A1 north of Newcastle and do it incrementally, taking the accident blackspots or more difficult parts of the road network first, because we should treat that as our priority. Although we cannot prove our case on usage numbers on the road up to Berwick and then along to Scotland, there clearly is a case that we can make to the Department and it is my policy as regional Minister to ask the Department to reach us halfway and for us to offer some funding to try to secure part-funding from the mainstream departmental budget and to have a programme of incremental works that will eventually get us to the objective that I think is the right one and that the right hon. Gentleman supports, which is to get the road dualled all the way up. A programme that eventually gets us there over time is better than an ideological dispute about whether the Department will pay for it all and then the Department saying, as it has done for the past two decades, that it will not pay for any of it, which is the position that we are in at the moment.
I can say to the right hon. Gentleman that Transport Ministers certainly did understand that, because I have in front of me a press release from the Department for Transport announcing a four-stage programme to upgrade the A1 north of Newcastle and it is dated 2 March 1992. However, as the right hon. Gentleman knows even better than I do, that has not happened. It is best for us—this is what I have been trying to do—to get behind the reasons why it has not happened, and I know that the right hon. Gentleman is even more familiar with the debate than I am.
The correct way forward—he hinted at it in his question—is not savage cuts and most certainly not a cancellation of all spending on road programmes, which is advocated by a political party other than mine. The best way forward is to take the regional element of the Department for Transport’s programme, set a sum aside for dualling the A1 north of Newcastle and do it incrementally, taking the accident blackspots or more difficult parts of the road network first, because we should treat that as our priority. Although we cannot prove our case on usage numbers on the road up to Berwick and then along to Scotland, there clearly is a case that we can make to the Department and it is my policy as regional Minister to ask the Department to reach us halfway and for us to offer some funding to try to secure part-funding from the mainstream departmental budget and to have a programme of incremental works that will eventually get us to the objective that I think is the right one and that the right hon. Gentleman supports, which is to get the road dualled all the way up. A programme that eventually gets us there over time is better than an ideological dispute about whether the Department will pay for it all and then the Department saying, as it has done for the past two decades, that it will not pay for any of it, which is the position that we are in at the moment.
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Beith
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
North East Regional Grand Committee
Type
Oral answers to questions
Do Transport Ministers in England and Scotland understand both the national strategic significance of the A1 and its significance to the development of our region and of eastern Scotland? If they do recognise that, why is it not recognised in a strategy for the road that will complete the dualling process, rather than one that has seen the dropping of two important phases of the dualling—that between Morpeth and Felton, and the particularly dangerous section of the road near Belford—both of which had been worked up by the Highways Agency?
Subjects
Scotland; North East; A1
Date
25 September 2009
Reference
NERGC c9-10
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons Grand Committees
House
House of Commons
What recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues and Scottish Executive Ministers on development of the A1 between Newcastle and the east of Scotland.
What recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues and Scottish Executive Ministers on development of the A1 between Newcastle and the east of Scotland.
Asked by
Lord Beith
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
North East Regional Grand Committee
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Answered on
25 September 2009
There is a continuing dialogue between me as the regional Minister and Transport Ministers across a range of transport issues affecting the north-east of England, including the development of the A1 north of Newcastle. There is dialogue at official level between the devolved authority, the regional government office and the Department for Transport.
Subjects
Scotland; North East; A1
Date
25 September 2009
Reference
NERGC c9; 291883
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons Grand Committees
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) Wales claimed (i) child benefit, (ii) unemployment benefit and (iii) incapacity benefit in each year since 1997. - Inc tables and fact that figures for Northern Ireland...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) Wales claimed (i) child benefit, (ii) unemployment benefit and (iii) incapacity benefit in each year since 1997. - Inc tables and fact that figures for Northern Ireland...
Asked by
Nigel Evans
(Conservative)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 March 2003
For answer on
25 March 2003
Answered on
25 March 2003
Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Northern Ireland
and (d) Wales claimed (i) child benefit, (ii) unemployment benefit and (iii) incapacity benefit in each year since 1997. [102779]
Mr. Nicholas Brown: The available information is in the tables. Figures for Northern Ireland are not included, as social security
matters in Northern Ireland are the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
People claiming incapacity benefit at the dates shown
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
England Scotland Wales
31 March 1997 1,837,100 298,500 206,200
31 March 1998 1,805,200 289,700 197,400
31 March 1999 1,778,700 280,600 190,900
31 March 2000 1,762,100 279,600 186,800
31 March 2001 1,819,600 283,600 189,900
31 March 2002 1,857,600 287,200 191,600
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Note: Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. Source: Figures are based on 5 per cent samples of the incapacity benefit computer
system and will exclude a small number of clerically held cases.
People claiming jobseeker's allowance at the dates shown
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
England Scotland Wales
13 March 1997 1,387,500 165,600 84,500
12 March 1998 1,099,200 137,600 69,800
11 March 1999 1,040,900 134,400 67,300
9 March 2000 916,900 121,500 58,200
8 March 2001 784,300 106,500 53,400
14 March 2002 759,600 103,100 47,100
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Notes: 1. Figures are seasonally adjusted. 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. Source: 100 per cent. count from the
jobseeker's allowance computer system.
Number of families with children claiming child benefit at the dates shown
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
England Scotland Wales
November 1998 6,007,900 603,800 354,400
November 1999 6,021,100 602,900 354,500
November 2000 6,026,200 598,500 354,000
November 2001 6,016,000 596,800 355,400
November 2002 6,017,400 594,700 353,900
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Notes: 1. Data prior to 1998 are unavailable broken down by country. 2. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred. Source: Figures
are based on a 5 per cent. sample of the child benefit computer system.
Subjects
Child benefit; Incapacity benefit; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Social security benefits; Unemployment benefits; Wales
Date
25 March 2003
Reference
102779; 402 c167-9W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of businesses operating in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland without employers' liability cover; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 25 November 2002).
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the number of businesses operating in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland without employers' liability cover; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 25 November 2002).
Asked by
Lord Cotter
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
19 November 2002
For answer on
26 February 2003
Answered on
26 February 2003
Brian Cotter: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will estimate the number of businesses operating in (a)
England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland without employers' liability cover; and if he will make a statement.
[82828]
Mr. Nicholas Brown :[holding answer 25 November 2002]: In England, Scotland and Wales the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) enforces
the legal requirement for companies to maintain Employers' Liability Compulsory Insurance (ELCI) and to display a valid certificate.
The HSE undertakes this enforcement activity during general inspections by HSE Inspectors and through the work of its Workplace
Contact Officers who focus on small and medium-size enterprises.
Workplace Contact Officers and Inspectors may ask to see a valid ELCI certificate during a visit. Where the certificate cannot be
produced at the visit, HSE will write to the employer, and if no satisfactory response is received within a reasonable time that is
21 days under current instructions, will make a statutory request (`Notice to Produce') for its production. However, there may be
circumstances where HSE considers it appropriate to issue a Notice to Produce straightaway where an employer fails to produce a
valid certificate. Failure to produce a certificate will result in on-site inquires and prosecution, subject to evidence.
A total of 4,366 contacts were made by Workplace Contact Officers between April and September 2002. Of these, just 14 (or 0.3 per
cent.) merited the serving of a statutory notice to produce. In addition, HSE Inspectors carry a large number of issues during
regulatory contacts, but because of the varying nature and range of visits undertaken, it is not possible to give exact figures as
to how many of these regulatory contacts covered the issue of ELCI. However, during the same period of April to September 2002, HSE
inspectors issued an additional 30 Notices to Produce. So the total number of Notices to Produce issued by HSE in this 6-month
period was 44.
Of those served notices, 31 employers (70 per cent.) have subsequently produced valid ELCI certificates. Inquiries relating to the
13 employers who have failed to produce ELCI certificates are continuing and may result in prosecution, subject to evidence.
There were four prosecutions in 2002 resulting in penalties being imposed in three cases. Between 1997 and 2001, HSE successfully
pursued 25 prosecutions for non-compliance.
The above figures cover England, Scotland and Ireland. There is not available a breakdown for each area.
In Northern Ireland a total of 1,924 visits to work places were made by HSE (Northern Ireland) Inspectors between April and
September 2002. Inspectors routinely check on ELCI cover during visits although, as with HSE in England, Scotland and Wales, it is
not possible to give exact figures as to how many of these visits covered the issue of ELCI. However, during the time period
referred to above, no employers were detected by HSE (Northern Ireland) to be operating without ELCI.
HSE (Northern Ireland) records show one prosecution in recent years relating to ELCI in Northern Ireland. In December 2000, an
employer was convicted for non-compliance.
These figures suggest that levels of compliance remain very high. However, the Government are aware of the recent problems being
faced by employers in getting ELCI, and we announced in the Pre-Budget Report our intention to undertake a formal review of the
operation of ELCI.
Subjects
Business; Certification; Inspections; Enforcement; Insurance; Employers' liability; Northern Ireland; Prosecutions; Scotland; Wales; Reviews
Date
26 February 2003
Reference
82828; 400 c607-8W;400 c599-600W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of lone parents participating in the ONE programme have gained employment in (a) Scotland and (b) Fife. - Inc figure and fact that final results from the ONE evaluation were published as DWP Research Paper No 183, in...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of lone parents participating in the ONE programme have gained employment in (a) Scotland and (b) Fife. - Inc figure and fact that final results from the ONE evaluation were published as DWP Research Paper No 183, in...
Asked by
John MacDougall
(Labour)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 January 2003
For answer on
25 February 2003
Answered on
25 February 2003
Mr. MacDougall: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of lone parents participating in the ONE
programme have gained employment in (a) Scotland and (b) Fife. [93562]
Mr. Nicholas Brown: The only ONE pilot in Scotland was a Basic Model pilot in Clyde Coast and Renfrew, and so lone parents in Fife
did not participate in the ONE programme.
The ONE evaluation found that 20 per cent. of lone parents in the Basic Model of ONE had moved into work of over sixteen hours a
week when they were interviewed between ten and eleven months after having begun their claim.
Evaluation findings are not available for individual ONE pilot areas so we cannot provide separate figures for the Scottish pilot.
Final results from the ONE evaluation, including the employment effects of ONE, were published on 31 January 2003 as DWP Research
Report No 183, copies of
which are in the House of Commons Library.
Subjects
Employment; Employment schemes; Lone parents; Scotland; ONE programme; Fife
Date
25 February 2003
Reference
93562; 400 c497W;400 c489W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for injury benefits have been received pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) (Injury Benefits) Regulations 1998 (as amended) in each full year of their entry into force; and of those, what percentage have been successful upon (a) first...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many applications for injury benefits have been received pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) (Injury Benefits) Regulations 1998 (as amended) in each full year of their entry into force; and of those, what percentage have been successful upon (a) first...
Asked by
Annabelle Ewing
(Scottish National Party)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 February 2003
For answer on
25 February 2003
Answered on
25 February 2003
Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many applications for injury benefits have been received
pursuant to the NHS (Scotland) (Injury Benefits) Regulations 1998 (as amended) in each full year of their entry into force; and of
those, what percentage have been successful upon (a)
first application, (b) review and (c) appeal. [97914]
Mr. Nicholas Brown: [holding answer 13 February 2003]: This scheme is administered by the Scottish Public Pensions Agency, an agency
of the Scottish Executive.
Subjects
Applications; Industrial injuries scheme; Industrial injuries; Scotland
Date
25 February 2003
Reference
97914; 400 c495W;400 c487-8W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people found jobs through the New Deal for Disabled People in (a) 2001 and (b) 2002 in (i) Scotland and (ii) Fife; how many of these people are still in employment; and what plans he has to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many disabled people found jobs through the New Deal for Disabled People in (a) 2001 and (b) 2002 in (i) Scotland and (ii) Fife; how many of these people are still in employment; and what plans he has to...
Asked by
John MacDougall
(Labour)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 January 2003
For answer on
13 February 2003
Answered on
13 February 2003
Mr. MacDougall: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many disabled people found jobs through the New Deal for
Disabled People in (a) 2001 and (b) 2002 in (i) Scotland and (ii) Fife; how many of these people are still in employment; and what
plans he has to review the effectiveness of the service. [93564]
Mr. Nicholas Brown: New Deal for Disabled People (NDDP) is the first national programme designed specifically to help people with
health conditions and disabilities move into and keep jobs. A comprehensive programme of evaluation is in place to assess its
effectiveness. Reports on different elements of the evaluation will be published between early 2003 and 2004; a series of synthesis
reports will bring together the available evidence at various points during the evaluation programme.
After a slow start, the performance of job brokers in Scotland has improved significantly. In support of this, a recent exercise was
conducted to increase coverage and 20 organisations are now involved with the delivery of NDDP in Scotland, ensuring greater choice
and availability to customers. In the financial year to April 2002, there were 44 authorised job entries in Scotland. By the end of
November'2002, this figure had increased to 479 (a percentage increase of 91 per cent.). The available information is in the table.
NDDP performance in Scotland
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
July 2001 to December 2001 January 2002 to November 2002 Total
Numbers entering employment 29 595 624
Numbers sustaining employment2 n/a 61 61
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Notes: 1. Information is not available broken down by local authority or Government office region. 2. Data for sustained employment
(defined as remaining in paid work for 26 weeks out of a 39-week period) was not collected until January 2002.
Subjects
Disability; Employment schemes; Scotland; Fife; New deal for disabled people
Date
13 February 2003
Reference
93564; 399 c965-6W;399 c961-2W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of lone parents are in work in (a) the Scottish Borders, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK. - Table given.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of lone parents are in work in (a) the Scottish Borders, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK. - Table given.
Asked by
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 December 2002
For answer on
19 December 2002
Answered on
19 December 2002
Sir Archy Kirkwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of lone parents are in work in (a) the
Scottish Borders, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK. [85697]
Mr. Nicholas Brown: The available information is in the table:
Employment rate for lone parents
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Area Percentage
Scottish Borders 1 Not available
Scotland 56.0
United Kingdom 53.3
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1 The sample size is too small to make a realistic estimate of the employment rate of lone parents in the Scottish Borders. Notes:
1. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample of the population and estimates are subject to sampling error and to variability in
non- response. 2. Families with unknown economic status are excluded. Source: Labour Force Survey--spring 2002
Subjects
Employment; Lone parents; Scotland; Scottish Borders
Date
19 December 2002
Reference
396 c1027W;396 c1025W; 85697
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what help he gives businesses in the Scottish Borders to improve health and safety in the workplace.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what help he gives businesses in the Scottish Borders to improve health and safety in the workplace.
Asked by
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
16 October 2002
For answer on
6 November 2002
Answered on
6 November 2002
Mr. Kirkwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what help he gives businesses in the Scottish Borders to improve
health and safety in the workplace. [75853]
Mr. Nicholas Brown: The Department of Work and Pensions is the sponsor department for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the
government body set up to help protect people at work.
Health and safety law is enforced in the Scottish Borders, as it is throughout Great Britain, either by HSE inspectors or inspectors
from the relevant local authority, depending on the nature of the work activity. Businesses receive advice during inspection visits
or they can contact their local enforcing authority. In addition, HSE works in partnership with other organisations such as Scottish
Enterprise and trade associations to provide advice to businesses in Scottish Borders.
HSE provides information and advice on improving health and safety in businesses in a variety of other ways. HSE Infoline, a
telephone public enquiry service, answers general enquiries, gives information about free and priced publications and directs
callers to other sources of advice in HSE. Over 600 free publications are available from HSE's website (www.hse.gov.uk).
HSE is also assisting Scottish Executive and other stakeholders in Scotland in setting up an occupational health and safety support
service for small and medium sized enterprises and their employees across Scotland. The service will provide telephone advice and
guidance with the possibility of a workplace visit carried out by an occupational health nurse or equivalent health and safety
specialist.
Subjects
Business; Health; Inspections; Health and safety; Health and Safety Executive; Government assistance; Scotland; Safety
Date
6 November 2002
Reference
75853; 392 c291W;392 c303-4W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many inspectors, excluding trainees are employed by the Field Operations Division of the Health and Safety Executive in (a) Scotland, (b) Yorkshire and the North East, (c) the North West, (d) the Midlands, (e) Wales and the West, (f)...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many inspectors, excluding trainees are employed by the Field Operations Division of the Health and Safety Executive in (a) Scotland, (b) Yorkshire and the North East, (c) the North West, (d) the Midlands, (e) Wales and the West, (f)...
Asked by
Vincent Cable
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 October 2002
For answer on
4 November 2002
Answered on
4 November 2002
Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many inspectors, excluding trainees, are employed by the Field
Operations Division of the Health and Safety Executive in (a) Scotland, (b) Yorkshire and the North East, (c) the North West, (d)
the Midlands, (e) Wales and the West, (f) London and the South East and (g) the Home Counties; and if he will make a statement.
[75138]
Mr. Nicholas Brown: The number of inspectors, excluding trainees, employed by the Field Operations Directorate (FOD) of the Health
and Safety Executive on 17 October 2002 is:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Division Number of inspectors
Scotland 80
Yorkshire and North East 85
North West 75
Midlands 106
Wales and South West 75
London 44
East and South East 97
Construction 148
Total 710
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
The information is not available in the format requested. This reflects the re-organisation which took effect on 8 April 2002.
Subjects
Staff; Civil servants; Greater London; Health and safety; Health and Safety Executive; Wales; Scotland; North West; South East; South West; Yorkshire and the Humber; East of England; Midlands
Date
4 November 2002
Reference
392 c86W;392 c85W; 75138
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many formal and official inter-ministerial meetings his Department has held with the Scottish Executive since May 1999, broken down by (a) Scottish Executive department, (b) subject and (c) date.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many formal and official inter-ministerial meetings his Department has held with the Scottish Executive since May 1999, broken down by (a) Scottish Executive department, (b) subject and (c) date.
Asked by
Annabelle Ewing
(Scottish National Party)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 July 2002
For answer on
24 July 2002
Answered on
24 July 2002
Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many formal and official inter-ministerial meetings his
Department has held with the Scottish Executive since May 1999, broken down by (a) Scottish Executive department, (b) subject and
(c) date. [72718]
Mr. Nicholas Brown: Ministers in the Department for work and Pensions regularly speak to the Scottish Executive on a number of
occasions, to discuss a range of issues.
Subjects
Devolution; Department for Work and Pensions; Government departments; Scotland; Scottish Executive
Date
24 July 2002
Reference
389 c1584W;389 c1583W; 72718
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unemployed young people there are in (a) the Glasgow Pollok constituency, (b) Glasgow, (c) Scotland and (d) the United Kingdom; what the figures were in each of the last five years; if he will list the steps that...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many unemployed young people there are in (a) the Glasgow Pollok constituency, (b) Glasgow, (c) Scotland and (d) the United Kingdom; what the figures were in each of the last five years; if he will list the steps that...
Asked by
Ian Davidson
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
9 July 2002
For answer on
18 July 2002
Answered on
18 July 2002
Mr. Davidson: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many unemployed young people there are in (a) the Glasgow
Pollok constituency, (b) Glasgow, (c) Scotland and (d) the United Kingdom; what the figures were in each of the last five years; if
he will list the steps that are being taken to focus help on those youngsters with the greatest difficulty in finding employment;
and if he will make a statement. [69228]
Mr. Nicholas Brown: The information is in the table.
Number of unemployed young people, aged 18-24{ 1}
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Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Scotland UK
May 1997 758 7,375 40,146 396,734
May 1998 765 6,570 35,777 331,974
May 1999 645 5,408 31,421 286,485
May 2000 503 4,528 27,452 251,578
May 2001 457 4,364 26,094 232,995
May 2002 475 4,272 25,845 233,433
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{1} Seasonally unadjusted Source: Office for National Statistics
As these figures show, youth unemployment nationally has fallen by 40 per cent. since 1997, to around its lowest level since the
mid- 1970s. Moreover, long term youth unemployment has been virtually eradicated.
The New Deal for Young People has played an important part in this success. By the end of March 2002 it had helped over 360,000
young people into jobs. This includes more than 700 young people in my hon. Friend's constituency.
Many of these young people faced significant barriers to employment. The New Deal has given them the skills and motivation to help
them move into work. However, we recognise that some young people continue to face difficulties in the labour market. We are
introducing a range of measures to provide even more help for these young people.
Action Teams for Jobs are already helping disadvantaged groups in the most employment deprived areas in the country into work. The
nine teams operating in Scotland have already helped nearly 1,300 young people into work so far, more than 400 of them in Glasgow.
This spring we introduced progress2work, a £40 million initiative to give unemployed people who are recovering from a drug problem
the extra help they need to get into work. The first progress2work projects have started in 27 pathfinder areas, including two in
Glasgow and 3 in other parts in Scotland. Phase 2 of progress2work will start in October 2002 in a further 36 areas and the
programme will be rolled out to all parts of the country from 2003. In the autumn, we will extend the progress2work model to help
other groups facing disadvantage in the labour market, including ex-offenders.
In April 2002, we launched StepUP, a £40million initiative providing transitional jobs for people who have not been able to find
work through New Deal. Six pilots are already up and running, including one in Scotland, and we are introducing a further 14
throughout the year.
We also introduced in April a new £15 million outreach initiative to engage more effectively with, and improve the job prospects for
people from ethnic minorities. This will build on the success of the New Deals, which have already helped over 63,000 people from
ethnic minorities into work.
Subjects
Glasgow; Scotland; Young people; Unemployment
Date
18 July 2002
Reference
69228; 389 c522-3W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many persons in Scotland over the age of 45 years have been helped with the upgrade of maritime competence certificates through New Deal schemes; what financial help is available to those on New Deal schemes for upgrading of existing...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many persons in Scotland over the age of 45 years have been helped with the upgrade of maritime competence certificates through New Deal schemes; what financial help is available to those on New Deal schemes for upgrading of existing...
Asked by
Mike Weir
(Scottish National Party)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
22 May 2002
For answer on
18 July 2002
Answered on
18 July 2002
Subjects
Finance; Scotland; Training; New deal schemes
Date
18 July 2002
Reference
389 c512W;389 c511-2W; 59664;59673
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria are used by officers at the local offices of the Department in deciding on suspension of benefits; how many people who have had benefits suspended in the last five years in (a) the Angus constituency and (b) Scotland...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what criteria are used by officers at the local offices of the Department in deciding on suspension of benefits; how many people who have had benefits suspended in the last five years in (a) the Angus constituency and (b) Scotland...
Asked by
Mike Weir
(Scottish National Party)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 July 2002
For answer on
8 July 2002
Answered on
8 July 2002
Subjects
Disqualification; Medical examinations; Scotland; Social security benefits; Angus
Date
8 July 2002
Reference
388 c753-4W;388 c757-8W; 67259;67255;67256;67257;67258;67260;67319
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on those whose benefit has been suspended in full for failing to keep an appointment at Jobcentres from the time of suspension to re-instatement of benefits; if he will introduce a sliding...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect on those whose benefit has been suspended in full for failing to keep an appointment at Jobcentres from the time of suspension to re-instatement of benefits; if he will introduce a sliding...
Asked by
Mike Weir
(Scottish National Party)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 July 2002
For answer on
8 July 2002
Answered on
8 July 2002
Subjects
Employment; Disqualification; Jobcentre Plus; Scotland; Social security benefits; Angus
Date
8 July 2002
Reference
388 c754W;388 c758W; 67320;67324;67325;67326
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many successful appeals there have been against suspension of benefits in (a) Angus and (b) Scotland in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many successful appeals there have been against suspension of benefits in (a) Angus and (b) Scotland in each of the last five years.
Asked by
Mike Weir
(Scottish National Party)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
2 July 2002
For answer on
8 July 2002
Answered on
8 July 2002
Mr. Weir: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many successful appeals there have been against suspension of
benefits in (a) Angus and (b) Scotland in each of the last five years. [67323]
Mr. Nicholas Brown: Decisions on suspending payment of benefit are discretionary. There is no formal procedure for revising such
decisions and there is no right of appeal against them. However, they can be changed in the light of any relevant new evidence or
information submitted to the Department.
Subjects
Appeals; Disqualification; Scotland; Social security benefits; Angus
Date
8 July 2002
Reference
67323; 388 c753W;388 c757W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many young people have (a) participated in and (b) found jobs as a result of the New Deal in each constituency in Scotland; how many young people have received full-time education, training or work experience with the voluntary sector or the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how many young people have (a) participated in and (b) found jobs as a result of the New Deal in each constituency in Scotland; how many young people have received full-time education, training or work experience with the voluntary sector or the...
Asked by
Eric Joyce
(Labour)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 June 2002
For answer on
25 June 2002
Answered on
25 June 2002
Subjects
Employment; Education; Scotland; Voluntary organisations; Training; Young people; New deal for young people; Environmental task forces
Date
25 June 2002
Reference
387 c799W;387 c797W; 61301;61302
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to relocate executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies under the remit of his Department to Scotland. - (Holding answer 10 April 2002).
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to relocate executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies under the remit of his Department to Scotland. - (Holding answer 10 April 2002).
Asked by
Annabelle Ewing
(Scottish National Party)
Answered by
Nicholas Brown
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 March 2002
For answer on
17 June 2002
Answered on
17 June 2002
Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to relocate executive agencies and
non-departmental public bodies under the remit of his Department to Scotland. [47977]
Mr. Nicholas Brown: [holding answer 10 April 2002]:
My right hon. Friend has no plans to relocate executive agencies or non departmental public bodies under the remit of his
Department.
Subjects
Executive agencies; Department for Work and Pensions; Government departments; Location; Non-departmental public bodies; Scotland
Date
17 June 2002
Reference
47977; 387 c88W
House
House of Commons