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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations she has received regarding the promotion of democratic governance. (Printed on 16.12.2002 in Bound Volume 396 c570W)

Asked by

Bill Wiggin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 December 2002

Reference

68545; 396 c710W;396 (Not in Bound Volume)

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations she has received regarding the promotion of democratic governance. (Printed on 17.12.2002 in Daily Part 396 c710W)

Asked by

Bill Wiggin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 December 2002

Reference

68545; 396 (Not in Daily Part);396 c570W

House

House of Commons

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether democratically elected members of an authority have a right to see the inspection team's report following a comprehensive performance assessment of a local authority while awaiting the identification of the final assessment category.

Asked by

Bill Wiggin (Conservative)

Answering body

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2002

Reference

394 c86-7W;394 c86W; 80591

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what tests are used to assess whether secondary schools are improving; and if she will make a statement on the methodology of these tests.

Asked by

Bill Wiggin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 July 2002

For answer on

15 October 2002

Answered on

15 October 2002

Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what tests are used to assess whether secondary schools are improving; and if she will make a statement on the methodology of these tests. [73839] Mr. Miliband: Secondary school performance and improvement are assessed on a number of bases, including the performance of their pupils in public examinations (GCSEs/GNVQs). Increasingly, we are also taking account of pupil performance in the end of Key Stage 3 tests, both in its own right and as an indicator of the ``value added'' by schools during Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. The 2002 performance tables will include two value added measures for secondary schools nationally, in addition to the raw examination results published normally. The principal means of assessing achievements at the end of compulsory education is the GCSE. GCSEs are assessed through a combination of coursework and terminal examination. GCSE specifications have to meet the requirements of the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority's (QCA) subject criteria. A Code of Practice sets out the principles and practice for the assessment and quality assurance of the GCSE qualifications. It helps to ensure grading standards are constant in each subject across different awarding bodies and different specifications year on year. The National Curriculum Key Stage 3 tests are developed by QCA on behalf of the Secretary of State. These tests provide a measure of pupils' progress in English mathematics and science at the end of Key Stage 3. They help teachers and parents to see what children have achieved compared with other children of the same age and with national standards, based on eight levels of attainment in the National Curriculum.

Date

15 October 2002

Reference

73839; 390 c776W;390 c778W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the performance and role of the Financial Services Authority over the last 12 months. - Inc ref to 387 c454W, 20 June 2002, and inc fact that copies of annual report 2001/02 in Library.

Asked by

Bill Wiggin (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 October 2002

Reference

390 c593W;390 c594W; 73738

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what progress the joint DTI-Treasury chaired group has made on the (a) analysis and (b) response to the auditing and accounting issues raised by recent corporate failures. - Inc ref to Co-ordinating Group on Audit and Accounting Issues Interim Report...

Asked by

Bill Wiggin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 July 2002

For answer on

15 October 2002

Answered on

15 October 2002

Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what progress the joint DTI-Treasury chaired group has made on the (a) analysis and (b) response to the auditing and accounting issues raised by recent corporate failures. [73737] Miss Melanie Johnson: The Co-ordinating Group on Audit and Accounting Issues published an Interim Report on 24 July. Copies of the Report were placed in the Libraries of the House. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, welcomed the report in a Statement on the same day. In response to a recommendation in the Interim Report, she announced that there would be an immediate review of the regulation of the audit and accountancy professions in the UK. The Terms of Reference for that Review have now been published and are as set out below: To review the current arrangements for the regulation of the accountancy and audit professions; to consider whether revised arrangements and structures are necessary to provide assurance to the public that these are effective; and, if so, to recommend what form they should take. In particular, the review should look at: the regulatory functions that are necessary in the public interest, and how they should be carried out, including desirable simplification the balance between professional self regulation and independent regulation in carrying out these functions; and the extent to which these should be on a statutory basis the case for taking a different approach to the regulation of the accountancy profession in general and to the regulation of auditors in particular the funding arrangements and in particular whether these are consistent with the concept of independent regulation the responsibilities and accountabilities of the various bodies, including the process of making appointments In considering these issues, the review should also have regard to: the principles of good regulation established by the Better Regulation Task Force international developments, especially in the United States and the European Union the requirements of the 8 EU Company Law Directive and the Companies Act 1989 on the regulation of auditors the relationship between these arrangements and the work of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and its subsidiary bodies, and the responsibilities of the Financial Services Authority in relation to listed companies. the other work being carried out following the interim report by the Coordinating Group on Accounting and Audit, and the Secretary of State's Statement to Parliament of 24 July 2002. The review should report by January 2003.

Date

15 October 2002

Reference

390 c695W;390 c696-7W; 73737

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, who the members are of the National Care Standards Commission; and what recent statements they have made about the quality of services regulated under Part II of the Care Standards Act.

Asked by

Bill Wiggin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 October 2002

Reference

72302; 390 c494W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the SADC Parliamentary Forum's electoral norms and standards; and what steps the Government is taking to promote them in Africa.

Asked by

Bill Wiggin (Conservative)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 September 2002

Reference

72299; 390 c233-4W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average waiting time is in accident and emergency departments by region, before a patient gets treated in the last 12 months for which figures are available. - Inc table.

Asked by

Bill Wiggin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

18 July 2002

For answer on

19 September 2002

Answered on

19 September 2002

Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average waiting time is in accident and emergency departments by region, before a patient gets treated in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [72461] Mr. Lammy: The Department does not routinely collect information on average waiting times in accident and emergency departments (A and E). Information on total time in A and E from arrival to transfer, admission or discharge has been collected by the Department since August 2001. We have reliable data from October 2001. The table below shows the number of people spending four hours or less in A and E by region from October 2001 to March 2002. Percentage of patients spending less than four hours in A and E from arrival to transfer, admission or discharge. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Organisation Number of A and E attendances Number of patients spending Patients spending under 4 hours under 4 hours in A and E in A and E per cent. Eastern 488,915 365,871 75 London 1,015,261 653,043 64 North West 861,612 665,217 77 North Yorkshire 779,716 680,503 87 South East 822,514 612,993 75 South West 443,697 357,123 80 Trent 500,379 406,254 81 West Midlands 641,729 536,635 84 England 5,553,823 4,277,639 77 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Date

19 September 2002

Reference

390 c397-8W; 72461

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will ask the National Audit office to determine whether the spending review targets have been met.

Asked by

Bill Wiggin (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 July 2002

Reference

389 c1189W;389 c1187W; 72448

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement regarding how the Government will assess whether a hospital is failing; if he will make a statement on how quickly the management changes in failing hospitals will occur; if he will make a statement regarding the...

Asked by

Bill Wiggin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

24 July 2002

Reference

389 c1419-20W;389 c1417-8W; 68999;68997;68996;68998

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent research she has commissioned on a bovine TB vaccine that is better than 60 per cent. effective; and if she will make a statement on progress.

Asked by

Bill Wiggin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 July 2002

Reference

71294; 389 c933-4W;389 c933W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many false positives for bovine TB have been recorded in the current year; and how many false positives there were (a) as a percentage of positive tests and (b) as a percentage of all the tests. -...

Asked by

Bill Wiggin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 July 2002

Reference

71025; 389 c932-3W

House

House of Commons

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to reform corporate accounting measures; what (a) British and (b) EU legislation is in place regarding corporate accounting measures; and what plans the Government has to change that legislation. - Inc ref to Modernising Company Law, published on 16...

Asked by

Bill Wiggin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 July 2002

Reference

389 c337W; 69753;69752

House

House of Commons

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will commission a study comparing the quality of care between public and private care homes.

Asked by

Bill Wiggin (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 July 2002

Reference

68528; 389 c199W

House

House of Commons

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