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To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many continuing healthcare cases are outstanding which (a) require assessment involving current continuing healthcare patients and (b) involve retrospective cases to review deceased patients.
[151864]
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many continuing healthcare cases are outstanding which (a) require assessment involving current continuing healthcare patients and (b) involve retrospective cases to review deceased patients.
[151864]
The Department does not collect information on the numbers of NHS Continuing Healthcare cases awaiting assessment.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education which university bodies have contacted him in support of the proposed measures to establish AS levels as a stand-alone qualification.
[147254]
To ask the Secretary of State for Education which university bodies have contacted him in support of the proposed measures to establish AS levels as a stand-alone qualification.
[147254]
I have discussed our plans for A-level reform with a wide range of organisations and individuals, including: the Russell Group and Universities UK. These discussions and Ofqual’s consultation showed widespread support for the AS-level, so we are retaining it as a stand-alone qualification to support breadth.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed establishment of AS levels as a stand-alone qualification on take-up of each subject at AS level.
[147255]
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed establishment of AS levels as a stand-alone qualification on take-up of each subject at AS level.
[147255]
The AS will be retained as a standalone qualification to offer breadth. It is for schools to determine the number and range of AS qualifications they offer, based on their own school's circumstances and the needs of their pupils.
I am worried about the curriculum for children who are currently being flexi-schooled. The Government recently announced—without consultation and without notice—the abolition of flexi-schooling, which has existed for decades and which meets the needs of many children. How will the Minister ensure that the needs of those children are met in the immediate future?
I am worried about the curriculum for children who are currently being flexi-schooled. The Government recently announced—without consultation and without notice—the abolition of flexi-schooling, which has existed for decades and which meets the needs of many children. How will the Minister ensure that the needs of those children are met in the immediate future?
We will ensure that our attendance procedures are absolutely correct, so that we know whether students are at school or not. If they are being home-schooled, that is a decision for their parents; if they are at school, they must be properly at school, and their attendance records must be properly monitored.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average council tax per adult and per dwelling in 2012-13 is for residents in predominantly rural counties and unitaries of all types and for residents in predominantly urban counties and unitaries of all types.
[137886]
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the average council tax per adult and per dwelling in 2012-13 is for residents in predominantly rural counties and unitaries of all types and for residents in predominantly urban counties and unitaries of all types.
[137886]
[holding answer 18 January 2013]: The average area council tax per dwelling for billing authorities in shire areas and unitaries by rural classification for 2012-13 is given as follows.
| (£
per
dwelling) | ||
| Billing
authority | Unitaries | Shire
areas |
| Predominantly
Urban | 1,110 | 1,271 |
| Significant
Rural | 1,339 | 1,312 |
| Predominantly
Rural | 1,260 | 1,356 |
| Note: The table is derived using the DEFRA urban/rural classifications for counties and unitaries. The classification is based on the level of the billing authority—i.e. the district tier in two-tier areas. It is not adjusted for the rurality of the precepting authorities, which may make up the majority of the council tax bill. |
These figures reflect the fact that under the last Administration, council tax bills rose the most in shire areas. Across England as a whole, average Band D council tax bills rose by 109% from 1997-98 to 2010-11, whereas they rose by 124% in shire counties, 80% in metropolitan boroughs, 101% in London boroughs and 109% in unitary councils.
The final Local Government Finance Settlement for 2013-14 is fair to all parts of the country—rural and urban. It is the first settlement that reflects an entirely new financial relationship between central and local government, providing an incentive for all councils to increase their incomes. We made a number of adjustments to relative needs formulae to reflect the greater cost of providing services in rural areas, and we have introduced a new £8.5 million Efficiency Support for Services in Sparse Areas grant in 2013-14.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what the average spending power per head is for residents in predominantly rural counties and unitaries of all types and for residents in predominantly urban counties and unitaries of all types in 2012-13;
[137885]
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what the average spending power per head is for residents in predominantly rural counties and unitaries of all types and for residents in predominantly urban counties and unitaries of all types in 2012-13;
[137885]
[holding answer 18 January 2013]: My Department does not publish such figures on spending power per head by both rural classification and local government tier.
Counties and unitaries have different statutory functions: their spending power per head is not directly comparable.
Notwithstanding, figures on spending power by local authority can be found at:
www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1314/settle.htm
(2) what the proposed average spending power per head is for residents in predominantly rural counties and unitaries of all types and for residents in predominantly urban counties and unitaries of all types, as indicated by the provisional local government finance settlement.
[137888]
Mr Graham Stuart:
(2) what the proposed average spending power per head is for residents in predominantly rural counties and unitaries of all types and for residents in predominantly urban counties and unitaries of all types, as indicated by the provisional local government finance settlement.
[137888]
Mr Graham Stuart:
[holding answer 18 January 2013]: My Department does not publish such figures on spending power per head by both rural classification and local government tier.
Counties and unitaries have different statutory functions: their spending power per head is not directly comparable.
Notwithstanding, figures on spending power by local authority can be found at:
www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1314/settle.htm
Twenty-seventh backbench debate (first half, part one). Motion that this House has considered the matter of the publication of the eighth report of the Education Committee, From GCSEs to EBCs: The Government's proposals for reform, HC 808. Agreed to on question.
Twenty-seventh backbench debate (first half, part one). Motion that this House has considered the matter of the publication of the eighth report of the Education Committee, From GCSEs to EBCs: The Government's proposals for reform, HC 808. Agreed to on question.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what the like- for-like percentage change in formula funding has been for (a) rural and (b) urban fire authorities between 2012-13 and the provisional allocations for 2013-14;
[139352]
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) what the like- for-like percentage change in formula funding has been for (a) rural and (b) urban fire authorities between 2012-13 and the provisional allocations for 2013-14;
[139352]
My Department does not publish such figures by both rural classification and local government tier.
Details of the provisional settlement formula funding figures by local authority can be found at:
www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1314/settle.htm
(2) if he will estimate the level of formula funding per head in the provisional local government finance settlement for (a) rural and (b) urban fire authorities for 2013-14.
[139353]
Mr Graham Stuart:
(2) if he will estimate the level of formula funding per head in the provisional local government finance settlement for (a) rural and (b) urban fire authorities for 2013-14.
[139353]
Mr Graham Stuart:
My Department does not publish such figures by both rural classification and local government tier.
Details of the provisional settlement formula funding figures by local authority can be found at:
www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1314/settle.htm
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of children on free school meals have been in the bottom quintile of achievement of five A*-C GCSEs including English and mathematics in each local authority in England in each of the last five years.
[139380]
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what proportion of children on free school meals have been in the bottom quintile of achievement of five A*-C GCSEs including English and mathematics in each local authority in England in each of the last five years.
[139380]
Information on the proportion of children on free school meals in the bottom quintile of achievement of five A*-C GCSEs including English and mathematics cannot be produced.
Within the set of pupils achieving 5 or more GCSEs at grade A* to C (or equivalent) including English and mathematics GCSEs (or iGCSEs), no established methodology exists to enable ranking of pupils by performance, therefore pupils cannot be separated into quintiles of achievement.
Information on the percentage of children eligible for free school meals achieving 5 or more GCSEs at grade A* to C (or equivalent) including English and mathematics GCSEs (or iGCSEs) in each local authority for 2006/07 to 2011/12 is available in table 5 of the Statistical First Release (SFR) 'GCSE and equivalent attainment by pupil characteristics in England, 2011/12'. You can find the SFR at the following link:
http://www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/allstatistics/a00219200/gce-and-equivalent-attainment-
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the like-for-like percentage change in formula funding was between 2012-13 and the provisional allocations for 2013-14 for (a) rural upper tier authorities, (b) urban upper tier authorities, (c) all rural authorities and (d) all urban authorities.
[137887]
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the like-for-like percentage change in formula funding was between 2012-13 and the provisional allocations for 2013-14 for (a) rural upper tier authorities, (b) urban upper tier authorities, (c) all rural authorities and (d) all urban authorities.
[137887]
[holding answer 18 January 2013]: My Department does not publish such figures by both rural classification and local government tier.
Details of the provisional settlement formula funding figures by local authority can be found at:
www.local.communities.gov.uk/finance/1314/settle.htm
I congratulate the Prime Minister on his speech on Europe this morning. This Prime Minister has a history of going in to bat for Britain; the Labour party has a history of going in and surrendering things such as the rebate. Is not the big difference between that side and this that this side trusts the people and that side wants to deny them a say?
I congratulate the Prime Minister on his speech on Europe this morning. This Prime Minister has a history of going in to bat for Britain; the Labour party has a history of going in and surrendering things such as the rebate. Is not the big difference between that side and this that this side trusts the people and that side wants to deny them a say?
My hon. Friend makes a very important point. Frankly, the British public have seen treaty after treaty introduced to this House, passing powers from Westminster to Brussels. They have seen a huge change in the European Union over the last 30 years. They see a big change taking place because of the eurozone, and that is why I think it is right to resettle our relationship with Europe and then to trust the people.
Tens of billions of pounds are spent on post-14 education alone, and the choices made by young people are crucial to their future and to that of the nation. The Education Committee’s report on careers advice and guidance will come out on Wednesday. Does the Minister agree that we must ensure that the right advice and guidance is in place, not only to help those most disadvantaged in our society but to ensure the most effective use of public funds?
Tens of billions of pounds are spent on post-14 education alone, and the choices made by young people are crucial to their future and to that of the nation. The Education Committee’s report on careers advice and guidance will come out on Wednesday. Does the Minister agree that we must ensure that the right advice and guidance is in place, not only to help those most disadvantaged in our society but to ensure the most effective use of public funds?
Of course I will be extremely interested to see what the Select Committee report says on the subject. We do need good careers guidance, but we also need a system where students have an incentive to take subjects that will prove of value to them later in life. That is the whole point of the English baccalaureate.
Does the Minister agree that local councillors have a big part to play, and will he join me in congratulating Councillor David Elvidge and other Conservative councillors in Beverley who are working hard to find additional football pitch availability in that area? Mike Bryan and other councillors in the Hedon area are supporting Eastside Community Sports, and many clubs are doing much good work, making a real difference and building on the Olympic legacy.
Does the Minister agree that local councillors have a big part to play, and will he join me in congratulating Councillor David Elvidge and other Conservative councillors in Beverley who are working hard to find additional football pitch availability in that area? Mike Bryan and other councillors in the Hedon area are supporting Eastside Community Sports, and many clubs are doing much good work, making a real difference and building on the Olympic legacy.
I absolutely agree, and the two important points are, first, that local councils prioritise that issue—we all know that the economic climate is tough, but they have had a fantastic launch pad through London 2012 and it is now up to them to make it work. Secondly, councils will need the support of local volunteers. I am delighted to add my congratulations to the people mentioned by my hon. Friend.
Sport England’s Places People Play programme has already helped to upgrade and improve 732 local sports facilities as part of the London 2012 sports legacy, including three projects in my hon. Friend’s constituency. In addition, it has invested more than £20 million in 12 new large scale multi-sport facilities.
That this House recognises the need for local authorities to play their part in reducing the deficit; calls for an urgent review of the impact on rural areas of the Local Government Finance Settlement announced on 19 December 2012; notes that central Government funding for local authorities is already 50 per cent higher per head in urban areas than rural ones; further recognises that the 50 per cent funding gap is justified by neither need nor cost; further notes the additional expense of delivering services in sparsely populated areas; welcomes the recognition by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) in its consultation in summer 2012 that sparsity weighting should be increased; is concerned that the damping mechanism adopted by DCLG reverses all sparsity gains and increases the rural to urban funding gap by 2 per cent; and urges the Government both to implement a settlement for 2013-2014 which closes the rural to urban funding gap and sets out plans to reduce the rural to urban council funding gap from 50 per cent to no more than 40 per cent by 2020.
That this House recognises the need for local authorities to play their part in reducing the deficit; calls for an urgent review of the impact on rural areas of the Local Government Finance Settlement announced on 19 December 2012; notes that central Government funding for local authorities is already 50...
Does the Minister accept that too many central initiatives do not reach rural areas, and that if we are to ensure that people in rural areas have access to services, we need to ensure that that is put right?
Does the Minister accept that too many central initiatives do not reach rural areas, and that if we are to ensure that people in rural areas have access to services, we need to ensure that that is put right?
My hon. Friend is right to highlight the fact that rural areas—I represent a rural area in Norfolk, as he knows—have different issues from metropolitan and urban areas. It is important that those local authorities have the flexibility and the powers, which they now have under the general power of competence, to make decisions about what is right for their local community, bearing in mind its make-up and style.
Following the outcomes at Doha, it is clear that we need to reconsider how we use our political capital to get a successful deal in 2015. Does the Minister agree with GLOBE’s analysis that much greater focus should be given to supporting action at national level to put in place climate legislation and regulation in order to create the political conditions for that agreement?
Following the outcomes at Doha, it is clear that we need to reconsider how we use our political capital to get a successful deal in 2015. Does the Minister agree with GLOBE’s analysis that much greater focus should be given to supporting action at national level to put in place climate legislation and regulation in order to create the political conditions for that agreement?
My hon. Friend is right. If we are to see progress that allows us to clinch that global deal in 2015, we need much more momentum and we need to build momentum at national level as well. The UK has led by example but we are also now engaged with countries such as South Korea, China and Mexico, and other countries with which GLOBE is familiar, to see how we can work together in partnership to drive real progress on the ground, as well as with the private sector.
What are the Government doing for those who are
off-grid and use liquefied petroleum gas or oil-fired heating and have much higher bills than those on-grid? Those in rural areas suffer from poor support and funding for many public services, and they need extra help from the Government recognising their plight at this time.
What are the Government doing for those who are
off-grid and use liquefied petroleum gas or oil-fired heating and have much higher bills than those on-grid? Those in rural areas suffer from poor support and funding for many public services, and they need extra help from the Government recognising their plight at this time.
I recently met representatives of the downstream industry to discuss that issue and we are indeed looking at competition, accessibility and price for those kinds of customers. I do not want anyone to be cold because they cannot afford the oil or heat they need, and the Government will take action to ensure that people are not cold or needy this winter.