To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many public sector workers in each government department or body are employed within one hour's travel of (a) Barnsley, (b) Blackpool, (c) Doncaster, (d) Grimsby, (e) Hastings, (f) Liverpool, and (g) Mansfield; and how many public sector vacancies there are in each of those...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many public sector workers in each government department or body are employed within one hour's travel of (a) Barnsley, (b) Blackpool, (c) Doncaster, (d) Grimsby, (e) Hastings, (f) Liverpool, and (g) Mansfield; and how many public sector vacancies there are in each of those...

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on Rossington Inland Port.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on Rossington Inland Port.

It has been a while, Mr. Hancock, but it is a pleasure to serve once again under your stewardship. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Caroline Flint) on securing the debate. I know that the issue is important to her, her constituents and those living...

It has been a while, Mr. Hancock, but it is a pleasure to serve once again under your stewardship. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Caroline Flint) on securing the debate. I know that the issue is important to her, her constituents and those living...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. The project is essential to the future of communities that have relied on traditional industries, such as coal mining. Having said that, we hope to make a contribution to clean coal technology in future with the technology that is available today. It is...

My hon. Friend makes an important point. The project is essential to the future of communities that have relied on traditional industries, such as coal mining. Having said that, we hope to make a contribution to clean coal technology in future with the technology that is available today. It is...

I am pleased to have been given the opportunity to discuss the importance of the Rossington inland port for the areas of Rossington, my constituency, Doncaster, and Yorkshire and Humberside. I am pleased that my hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley, East and Mexborough (Jeff Ennis) is here, as well...

I am pleased to have been given the opportunity to discuss the importance of the Rossington inland port for the areas of Rossington, my constituency, Doncaster, and Yorkshire and Humberside. I am pleased that my hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley, East and Mexborough (Jeff Ennis) is here, as well...

Communities such as Rossington and Denaby in my right hon. Friend's constituency and Mexborough in my constituency were totally devastated by the previous Government's pit closure programmes in the 1980s and 1990s. That proved Doncaster's economy was over-reliant on the coal industry. How important is this flagship project in allowing...

Communities such as Rossington and Denaby in my right hon. Friend's constituency and Mexborough in my constituency were totally devastated by the previous Government's pit closure programmes in the 1980s and 1990s. That proved Doncaster's economy was over-reliant on the coal industry. How important is this flagship project in allowing...

I fully accept that the number of objectors is quite limited, and that it has diminished since the proposal process began. It might be helpful if I commented on some of the relevant national policy issues raised by the application, some of which my right hon. Friend alluded to. The...

I fully accept that the number of objectors is quite limited, and that it has diminished since the proposal process began. It might be helpful if I commented on some of the relevant national policy issues raised by the application, some of which my right hon. Friend alluded to. The...

Is my hon. Friend aware that not one Doncaster councillor, from any party, objected to the scheme, and not one Doncaster councillor voted against it? In fact, as I said in my speech, the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, which did object and had valid reasons for doing so, removed its objection...

Is my hon. Friend aware that not one Doncaster councillor, from any party, objected to the scheme, and not one Doncaster councillor voted against it? In fact, as I said in my speech, the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, which did object and had valid reasons for doing so, removed its objection...

Let me say to my right hon. Friend and to my hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley, East and Mexborough, that I am more than happy to meet for a discussion on the issue. My right hon. Friend has powerfully articulated her concerns, which are absolutely genuine, and I am...

Let me say to my right hon. Friend and to my hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley, East and Mexborough, that I am more than happy to meet for a discussion on the issue. My right hon. Friend has powerfully articulated her concerns, which are absolutely genuine, and I am...

I hear what my hon. Friend is saying, but my understanding is that, on the ground, the Highways Agency and the local authority are working closely on resolving the issues. I would welcome a meeting with the relevant official or Minister, if that is possible, because I still do not...

I hear what my hon. Friend is saying, but my understanding is that, on the ground, the Highways Agency and the local authority are working closely on resolving the issues. I would welcome a meeting with the relevant official or Minister, if that is possible, because I still do not...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many residents of Doncaster, North worked outside the constituency in (a) 1981, (b) 1991, (c) 2001 and (d) the most recent year for which figures are available.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many residents of Doncaster, North worked outside the constituency in (a) 1981, (b) 1991, (c) 2001 and (d) the most recent year for which figures are available.

Pursuant to 239 c809W, how many people were placed into employment by jobcentres in the Doncaster area in each month since April 1992; and what % of the unemployed in the Doncaster area this represents.

Pursuant to 239 c809W, how many people were placed into employment by jobcentres in the Doncaster area in each month since April 1992; and what % of the unemployed in the Doncaster area this represents.

How many people were placed in employment by jobcentres in the Doncaster area in each month since April 1992; and what percentage of the unemployed in the Doncaster area this represents.(Corrected info at 241 c59w)

How many people were placed in employment by jobcentres in the Doncaster area in each month since April 1992; and what percentage of the unemployed in the Doncaster area this represents.(Corrected info at 241 c59w)

How much money has been spent by (a) his Department and (b) the European Community on training (i) unemployed youths aged 16 to 18 years, (ii) 18 to 24 year olds and (iii) the long-term unemployed in the Doncaster area; how many such trainees subsequently found employment; and which organisations...

How much money has been spent by (a) his Department and (b) the European Community on training (i) unemployed youths aged 16 to 18 years, (ii) 18 to 24 year olds and (iii) the long-term unemployed in the Doncaster area; how many such trainees subsequently found employment; and which organisations...

What is the current level of youth unemployment in the Doncaster area and the level 12 months ago. - Fig given.

What is the current level of youth unemployment in the Doncaster area and the level 12 months ago. - Fig given.

What is his estimate of the number of (a) 16 year-olds and (b) 17 year-olds in the Doncaster area who entered full-time employment in each year from 1988. - Information requested not available.

What is his estimate of the number of (a) 16 year-olds and (b) 17 year-olds in the Doncaster area who entered full-time employment in each year from 1988. - Information requested not available.

What was the number and percentages of (a) male unemployed and (b) female unemployed in the Doncaster area as at 1st April in each year from 1979 to 1991. - Available information, for Doncaster travel-to-work area, can be obtained from the NOMIS database in Library.

What was the number and percentages of (a) male unemployed and (b) female unemployed in the Doncaster area as at 1st April in each year from 1979 to 1991. - Available information, for Doncaster travel-to-work area, can be obtained from the NOMIS database in Library.

What estimate he has of the number of people employed in (a) coal mining and (b) manufacturing in the Doncaster travel-to-work area; what percentage these are of the total employed; and what the comparable figures were in 1979. - Inc table for 1981 & 1989.

What estimate he has of the number of people employed in (a) coal mining and (b) manufacturing in the Doncaster travel-to-work area; what percentage these are of the total employed; and what the comparable figures were in 1979. - Inc table for 1981 & 1989.

What was the percentage of total employment by industry and what was the percentage change in employment by industry, by year for the period 1979 to 1990 and 1991 to date, for the Doncaster area classified by men, women, young persons and ethnic minorities. - Inc fact that information can...

What was the percentage of total employment by industry and what was the percentage change in employment by industry, by year for the period 1979 to 1990 and 1991 to date, for the Doncaster area classified by men, women, young persons and ethnic minorities. - Inc fact that information can...