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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what measures have been introduced to improve the working rights and conditions of disabled people in Newcastle-under-Lyme since 1997. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Paul Farrelly (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

11 November 2004

For answer on

17 November 2004

Answered on

17 November 2004

Paul Farrelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what measures have been introduced to improve the working rights and conditions of disabled people in Newcastle-under-Lyme since 1997. [198578] Maria Eagle: Since 1997, the Government have increased the nature and scope of the protection from discrimination afforded by the employment provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) and it has improved financial support for disabled people in work. In April 2000 we established the Disability Rights Commission which monitors, advises on, and can assist in the enforcement of rights under, the DDA. The small-employer threshold below which an employer had no duties under the employment provisions of the DDA was reduced from 20 to 15 employees in December 1998, and on 1 October 2004 was abolished completely. The abolition of the threshold brought 7 million further jobs within the protection of the DDA. A range of further enhancements to the protection provided by the employment provisions of the DDA also came into effect from 1 October 2004. Previously exempted occupations, including police officers, fire fighters, prison officers, workers on ships, hovercraft and aircraft, barristers and partners in business partnerships are now covered. Other changes have specifically outlawed harassment because of disability, and ensured that direct discrimination can no longer be justified. Duties were also extended to cover qualifications bodies and people undertaking practical work experience. Access to Work provides practical advice and support to disabled people and their employers to help overcome work-related obstacles resulting from disability. Since 1997-98 there have been year on year increases in both the numbers helped and the programme spend. In 2003-04 we helped around 35,000 people, with a total spend of £56 million. Since April 2003, financial support has been available to disabled people in work through the working tax credit. This is available if a person is working an average of at least 16 hours per week (self-employed or for an employer) and has a disability which puts them at a disadvantage in getting a job. 80,000 families benefit from the disability element of the credit. The Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and its Executive (HSE) have continued to work to improve levels of protection from risks to health, safety and welfare at work for all people, including those who are disabled. It has done so by enforcing a framework of regulations that: require employers access and sensible manage health and safety risks arising from work activities; take account of the capabilities of their employees when allocating them to particular duties. Although not aimed specifically at disabled people, HSE has extended the range of sources of advice on compliance with these requirements through such measures as its publications, its Infoline and through visits to, and targeted inspections of, workplaces including those in the Newcastle-under-Lyme area.

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

198578; 426 c1652-3W;426 c1654-5W

House

House of Commons

Pensions Bill 2003/04

Pensions Bill. Lords Report stage third day. Concluded (HL Bill 125).

Department

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Debates on bills

Date

8 November 2004

Reference

666 c615-37,649-73,706-44

House

House of Lords

Dept of Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has to increase post-graduate deanery budgets to accommodate (a) part-time training and (b) increasing numbers of junior doctors. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Andrew Murrison (Conservative)

Answering body

Department of Health

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 November 2004

Reference

194987; 426 c536-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the number of schools that will be able to fund the implementation of the School Workload Agreement in 2005-06 and 2006-07; what options head teachers can follow in order to release funds to implement...

Asked by

Alan Simpson (Labour)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

13 July 2004

For answer on

19 July 2004

Answered on

19 July 2004

Alan Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what assessment he has made of the number of schools that will be able to fund the implementation of the School Workload Agreement in 2005-06 and 2006-07; [184660] (2) what options head teachers can follow in order to release funds to implement the requirements of the schools remodelling agreement; [184658] (3) what mechanisms are in place to ensure the successful implementation of the School Workforce Agreement in all schools for 2005-06; [184659] (4) what assessment he has made of the impact of reductions in numbers of teachers and teaching assistants on the introduction of planning, preparation and assessment time for all teachers. [184661] Mr. Miliband: I refer the member for Nottingham South to the written statement I laid before the House on Tuesday 3 July on school funding for 2005-06, Official Report, column 55WS. On the same day there was also a press notice issued by the Department (DfES press notice 2004/0137) which included a statement welcoming the school funding settlement by the Workforce Agreement Monitoring Group (made up of the majority of the school workforce unions and other partners). The written statement to the House sets out how we have considered, with our partner signatories, the costs of implementation of the National Agreement. It announces what funds will be available to schools to implement the Agreement in 2005-06. From 2006 we will provide guaranteed three-year budgets for every school, which will give head teachers and governors unprecedented financial security and confidence, and the ability to plan for the future. Practical advice and support is available to assist successful implementation at school level, from the national network of LEA remodelling advisers and from the National Remodelling Team--NRT (part of National College for School Leadership). The NRT website, www.remodelling.org, contains a range of strategies and models based on real school level case studies on managing in the changes and will include shortly, a toolkit and resources pack specifically on guaranteeing planning, preparation and assessment time for teachers. In addition, from September, up to 10,000 schools will have access to workshops and consultancy as part of the second year of the Financial Management in Schools programme. This builds on the first year of this programme which saw thousands of schools benefit from the programme. We will continue to monitor trends in the schools workforce through the Annual Schools Census each January. There are now 427,800 full-time equivalent teachers--28,600 more than in 1997 and the highest number since 1981--and the number of support staff has increased to 241,700, having more than doubled since 1997. These figures illustrate the trend of the significant increases in teachers and support staff since 1997. The next School Workforce Volume will be available in the autumn.

Date

19 July 2004

Reference

424 c98-9W; 184660;184658;184659;184661

House

House of Commons

Lords Written Statement on NHS dental services

Lords Written Statement on NHS dental services. (Inc figs).

Member

Lord Warner (Labour)

Department

Department of Health

Type

Written statements

Date

16 July 2004

Reference

663 c72-4WS

House

House of Lords

Untitled Written statement

Written Statement on NHS dental services. (Inc figs).

Member

Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour)

Department

Department of Health

Type

Written statements

Date

16 July 2004

Reference

423 c89-91WS

House

House of Commons

Pensions Bill 2003/04

Pensions Bill. Lords Committee stage third day. Grand Committee off the floor of the House (Committee Rooms 3A and 4B). Clauses 39-43, 46-51, 53-71, 73-80, 82-84 agreed to. Clauses 44,45,52,72,81 agreed to as amended. Clause 85 under consideration.

Department

Department for Work and Pensions; Committee of the Whole House (HL)

Type

Debates on bills; Committee proceedings

Date

13 July 2004

Reference

663 c237-306GC

House

House of Lords

Employment Relations Bill 2003/04

Employment Relations Bill. Lords Report stage.

Department

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Debates on bills

Date

8 July 2004

Reference

663 c922-45

House

House of Lords

Draft SIs on chilterns area of outstanding natural beauty (establishment of conservation board) and cotswolds area of outstanding natural beauty (establishment of conservation board). Considered by Standing Committee. (Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2003/04).

Type

Debates on delegated legislation; Delegated Legislation Committee proceedings

Date

1 July 2004

Reference

6th SC on DL

House

House of Commons

British Transport Police (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2004

Draft SI on british transport police (transitional and consequential provisions). Lords debate on a motion to approve. Agreed to on question.

Lead member

Lord Davies of Oldham

Answering member

Earl Attlee

Department

Department for Transport

Type

Debates on delegated legislation

Date

17 June 2004

Reference

662 c914-21

House

House of Lords

Employment Relations Bill 2003/04

Employment Relations Bill. Lords Committee stage fourth day. Grand Committee off the floor of the House (Moses Room). Clauses 39,40,41,42-50,51,52-55 agreed to. Schedules 1 and 2 agreed to as amended. Bill reported with amendments (HL Bill 88).

Department

Department of Trade and Industry; Committee of the Whole House (HL)

Type

Debates on bills; Committee proceedings

Date

16 June 2004

Reference

662 c179-214GC

House

House of Lords

Higher Education Bill 2003/04

Higher Education Bill. Lords report stage second day.

Department

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Debates on bills

Date

14 June 2004

Reference

662 c506-31,542-78,590-616

House

House of Lords

Fire and Rescue Services Bill 2003/04

Fire and Rescue Services Bill. Lords Committee stage fourth day. Grand Committee off the floor of the House (Moses Room). Clauses 31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46-52,53,54, 55-57,58,59,60,62 agreed to. Clause 61 agreed to as amended. Schedule 2 agreed to. Schedule 1 agreed to as amended. New clauses considered. Reported with amendments.

Department

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; Committee of the Whole House (HL)

Type

Debates on bills; Committee proceedings

Date

24 May 2004

Reference

661 c401-48GC

House

House of Lords

Rep* and 3R:Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill 2003/04

Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill. Report stage (formal). Third reading debate. Agreed to on question and passed.

Lead member

Jim Sheridan

Answering member

Alun Michael

Department

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Type

Debates on bills

Date

21 May 2004

Reference

421 c1210-43

House

House of Commons

British Transport Police (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2004

Draft SI on british transport police (transitional and consequential provisions). (Affirmative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department of Transport. Approved by Parliament. Made 2004. Coming into force 1 July 2004.

Department

Department for Transport

Type

Statutory instruments

Notes

DEBATE:SC (2ND) 14 JUN 2004;CH 17 JUN 2004;LH 17 JUN 2004

Date

20 May 2004

Reference

SI 2004/1573

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Dept of Trade and Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what schemes and initiatives her Department is undertaking in each constituency in Hampshire to promote a better work-life balance. - (Holding answer 17 May 2004).

Asked by

John Denham (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 May 2004

Reference

171644; 421 c987-8W

House

House of Commons

Programme motion and Rep:Pensions Bill 2003/04

Pensions Bill. Programme motion (No 3) on proceedings on Report. Agreed to on division (260 to 154). Report stage first day. New clauses 5-19 and 24-31 debated and added to Bill. New clauses 33 and 35 (discussed with New clauses 32 and 36) debated and withdrawn.

Department

Department for Work and Pensions

Type

Debates on bills

Date

18 May 2004

Reference

421 c829-953

House

House of Commons

Fire and Rescue Services Bill 2003/04

Fire and Rescue Services Bill. Lords Committee stage second day. Grand Committee off the floor of the House (Moses Room). Clauses 9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20 agreed to. Clause 21 under consideration.

Department

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister; Committee of the Whole House (HL)

Type

Debates on bills; Committee proceedings

Date

11 May 2004

Reference

661 c61-114GC

House

House of Lords

Employment Relations Bill 2003/04

Employment Relations Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Grand Committee.

Lead member

Lord Sainsbury of Turville

Answering member

Baroness Miller of Hendon

Department

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Debates on bills

Date

29 April 2004

Reference

660 c901-32

House

House of Lords

Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill

Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill. Committee stage first sitting. Sittings motion agreed to. Clauses 1 to 5 disagreed to. Clause 6 as amended agreed to. New clauses considered. Schedule disagreed to. New schedules considered. Title amended. Bill as amended to be reported (Bill 98 2003/04).

Type

Debates on bills; Public Bill Committee proceedings

Date

28 April 2004

Reference

SCC

House

House of Commons

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