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To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what research has been undertaken by his Department on the level of interest rates charged in the (a) legal and (b) illegal home credit market; and what the highest rate of interest charged was in each such case.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what research has been undertaken by his Department on the level of interest rates charged in the (a) legal and (b) illegal home credit market; and what the highest rate of interest charged was in each such case.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent representations he has received from (a) consumer bodies and (b) other organisations (i) in support of and (ii) against the introduction of a cap on charges in the home credit market; and if he will make...
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what recent representations he has received from (a) consumer bodies and (b) other organisations (i) in support of and (ii) against the introduction of a cap on charges in the home credit market; and if he will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what percentage of year 11 pupils at state schools in Leeds city area achieved five or more A* to C GCSEs in each year since 1992;
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) what percentage of year 11 pupils at state schools in Leeds city area achieved five or more A* to C GCSEs in each year since 1992;
| Percentage of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs or equivalent¹ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year² | Leeds West constituency (school location based) | Leeds local authority |
| 1997 | 24.2 | 37.4 |
| 1998 | 20.3 | 37.9 |
| 1999 | 22.5 | 39.4 |
| 2000 | 25.2 | 40.4 |
| 2001 | 20.9 | 39.6 |
| 2002 | 22.7 | 42.4 |
| 2003 | 25.7 | 44.4 |
| 2004 | 26.1 | 45.4 |
| 2005 | 32.4 | 49.7 |
| 2006 | 38.7 | 52.2 |
| 2007 | 40.5 | 55.9 |
| 2008 | 49.3 | 62.5 |
| 2009³ | 53.0 | 67.4 |
| ¹ From 1997/98 includes GNVQ equivalences and from 2003/04 includes other equivalents approved for use pre-16. | ||
| ² Percentages are based on pupils aged 15 from 1997 to 2004. From 2005 onwards, percentages are based on pupils at the end of Key Stage 4. | ||
| ³ Figures for 2009 are based on revised data while earlier years are final figures. |
(2) what percentage of year 11 pupils at state schools in Leeds West constituency achieved five or more grade A* to C GCSEs in each year since 1992.
(2) what percentage of year 11 pupils at state schools in Leeds West constituency achieved five or more grade A* to C GCSEs in each year since 1992.
| Percentage of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4 achieving 5+ A*-C GCSEs or equivalent¹ | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year² | Leeds West constituency (school location based) | Leeds local authority |
| 1997 | 24.2 | 37.4 |
| 1998 | 20.3 | 37.9 |
| 1999 | 22.5 | 39.4 |
| 2000 | 25.2 | 40.4 |
| 2001 | 20.9 | 39.6 |
| 2002 | 22.7 | 42.4 |
| 2003 | 25.7 | 44.4 |
| 2004 | 26.1 | 45.4 |
| 2005 | 32.4 | 49.7 |
| 2006 | 38.7 | 52.2 |
| 2007 | 40.5 | 55.9 |
| 2008 | 49.3 | 62.5 |
| 2009³ | 53.0 | 67.4 |
| ¹ From 1997/98 includes GNVQ equivalences and from 2003/04 includes other equivalents approved for use pre-16. | ||
| ² Percentages are based on pupils aged 15 from 1997 to 2004. From 2005 onwards, percentages are based on pupils at the end of Key Stage 4. | ||
| ³ Figures for 2009 are based on revised data while earlier years are final figures. |
That this House welcomes the decision by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and major mobile telephone companies to make it free to call DWP 0800 numbers, including the crisis loans service, which had been costing 9,000,000 callers per year up to 40 pence per minute from a mobile telephone; congratulates the staff of Leeds Citizens Advice Bureau for their campaigning and research on behalf of claimants pressing for free telephone calls; notes that this will make a tremendous difference to the 12 per cent. of UK households, many of them amongst the poorest in Britain, who only have access to a mobile telephone and do not have a landline; and urges other Government departments, particularly HM Revenue and Customs, to take action to end the current situation, where people in the most urgent need of a financial safety net face a bill of up to ??12 for a half hour call to 08 numbered Government helplines.
That this House welcomes the decision by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and major mobile telephone companies to make it free to call DWP 0800 numbers, including the crisis loans service, which had been costing 9,000,000 callers per year up to 40 pence per minute from a mobile...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of 16-year-olds did not achieve five GCSEs at grades A* to C in (a) Leeds West constituency, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) England in 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what proportion of 16-year-olds did not achieve five GCSEs at grades A* to C in (a) Leeds West constituency, (b) West Yorkshire and (c) England in 2009.
To ask the Minister for the Olympics if she will take steps to ensure that sporting venues in (a) Yorkshire and (b) Leeds benefit from expenditure incurred in hosting the London 2012 Olympics.
To ask the Minister for the Olympics if she will take steps to ensure that sporting venues in (a) Yorkshire and (b) Leeds benefit from expenditure incurred in hosting the London 2012 Olympics.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much revenue has accrued from the sale of school playing fields since May 1997; and what area of such fields has been sold in Leeds West constituency in that period.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much revenue has accrued from the sale of school playing fields since May 1997; and what area of such fields has been sold in Leeds West constituency in that period.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what steps she has taken to reduce unemployment in Leeds West constituency amongst young people since 2001; and if she will make a statement;
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what steps she has taken to reduce unemployment in Leeds West constituency amongst young people since 2001; and if she will make a statement;
(2) what steps she has taken to reduce levels of long-term unemployment in Leeds West constituency since 2001; and if she will make a statement.
(2) what steps she has taken to reduce levels of long-term unemployment in Leeds West constituency since 2001; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average (a) revenue and (b) capital expenditure was per (i) primary and (ii) secondary pupil in schools in Leeds local education authority areas (A) in cash terms and (B) at current prices in each year since 1992-93.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what the average (a) revenue and (b) capital expenditure was per (i) primary and (ii) secondary pupil in schools in Leeds local education authority areas (A) in cash terms and (B) at current prices in each year since 1992-93.
| £ million | ||
| Cash | Current | |
| 1996-97 | 8.7 | 12.1 |
| 1997-98 | 9.2 | 12.5 |
| 1998-99 | 10.4 | 13.6 |
| 1999-2000 | 17.3 | 22.2 |
| 2000-01 | 74.1 | 92.7 |
| 2001-02 | 26.0 | 31.8 |
| 2002-03 | 60.2 | 72.9 |
| 2003-04 | 35.1 | 41.3 |
| 2004-05 | 72.2 | 82.6 |
| 2005-06 | 310.4 | 344.6 |
| 2006-07 | 171.7 | 184.6 |
| 2007-08 | 77.4 | 79.7 |
| 2008-09 | 32.6 | 32.1 |
| 2009-10 | 51.5 | 51.5 |
| Notes: | ||
| 1. Index used: RPI 1987=100 all items, mid point in year | ||
| 2. The allocations of £310.4 million and £171.7 million in 2005-06 and 2006-07 include £143.5 million and £42.2 million respectively for a Building Schools for the Future project. |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in the West Yorkshire area were claiming disability living allowance in each of the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in the West Yorkshire area were claiming disability living allowance in each of the last five years.
| Disability living allowance—cases in payment for the Government office region of Yorkshire and the Humber by parliamentary constituency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May each year | |||||
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Barnsley Central | 6,430 | 6,590 | 6,730 | 6,840 | 7,080 |
| Barnsley East and Mexborough | 8,450 | 8,490 | 8,590 | 8,670 | 8,880 |
| Barnsley West and Penistone | 5,260 | 5,340 | 5,440 | 5,540 | 5,770 |
| Batley and Spen | 4,410 | 4,530 | 4,640 | 4,690 | 4,820 |
| Beverley and Holderness | 4,400 | 4,520 | 4,660 | 4,840 | 4,940 |
| Bradford North | 5,510 | 5,560 | 5,680 | 5,820 | 5,940 |
| Bradford South | 5,600 | 5,790 | 5,920 | 6,030 | 6,190 |
| Bradford West | 6,390 | 6,450 | 6,570 | 6,700 | 6,980 |
| Brigg and Goole | 3,680 | 3,770 | 3,850 | 4,020 | 4,100 |
| Calder Valley | 3,860 | 3,980 | 4,090 | 4,210 | 4,400 |
| City of York | 3,330 | 3,430 | 3,540 | 3,600 | 3,720 |
| Cleethorpes | 4,070 | 4,180 | 4,290 | 4,400 | 4,580 |
| Colne Valley | 4,250 | 4,340 | 4,480 | 4,640 | 4,770 |
| Dewsbury | 4,880 | 5,030 | 5,150 | 5,280 | 5,440 |
| Doncaster Central | 5,400 | 5,470 | 5,580 | 5,730 | 5,910 |
| Doncaster North | 6,050 | 6,120 | 6,280 | 6,360 | 6,570 |
| Don Valley | 5,810 | 5,890 | 6,040 | 6,190 | 6,280 |
| East Yorkshire | 5,220 | 5,300 | 5,440 | 5,560 | 5,670 |
| Elmet | 3,770 | 3,800 | 3,940 | 4,040 | 4,160 |
| Great Grimsby | 4,390 | 4,500 | 4,610 | 4,770 | 4,990 |
| Halifax | 4,850 | 5,000 | 5,050 | 5,140 | 5,290 |
| Haltemprice and Howden | 2,500 | 2,560 | 2,670 | 2,780 | 2,850 |
| Harrogate and Knaresborough | 2,800 | 2,840 | 2,880 | 2,960 | 3,050 |
| Hemsworth | 7,960 | 8,070 | 8,190 | 8,260 | 8,400 |
| Huddersfield | 5,380 | 5,490 | 5,610 | 5,740 | 5,910 |
| Keighley | 3,680 | 3,770 | 3,870 | 3,970 | 4,130 |
| Kingston upon Hull East | 5,530 | 5,660 | 5,830 | 5,900 | 5,990 |
| Kingston upon Hull North | 5,470 | 5,540 | 5,650 | 5,730 | 5,880 |
| Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | 5,120 | 5,220 | 5,360 | 5,410 | 5,700 |
| Leeds Central | 5,900 | 5,960 | 6,050 | 6,160 | 6,330 |
| Leeds East | 4,690 | 4,760 | 4,820 | 4,830 | 4,980 |
| Leeds North East | 3,630 | 3,660 | 3,740 | 3,790 | 3,910 |
| Leeds North West | 2,720 | 2,750 | 2,820 | 2,920 | 3,000 |
| Leeds West | 4,200 | 4,340 | 4,450 | 4,580 | 4,790 |
| Morley and Rothwell | 4,750 | 4,820 | 4,950 | 5,120 | 5,330 |
| Normanton | 4,270 | 4,360 | 4,470 | 4,570 | 4,710 |
| Pontefract and Castleford | 6,420 | 6,520 | 6,600 | 6,700 | 6,910 |
| Pudsey | 3,050 | 3,140 | 3,290 | 3,350 | 3,490 |
| Richmond Yorks | 2,760 | 2,860 | 2,980 | 3,120 | 3,180 |
| Rother Valley | 5,840 | 5,930 | 6,050 | 6,190 | 6,390 |
| Rotherham | 6,040 | 6,150 | 6,320 | 6,460 | 6,580 |
| Ryedale | 3,050 | 3,110 | 3,220 | 3,290 | 3,370 |
| Scarborough and Whitby | 5,210 | 5,360 | 5,560 | 5,680 | 5,880 |
| Scunthorpe | 4,370 | 4,500 | 4,620 | 4,740 | 4,800 |
| Selby | 2,900 | 2,960 | 3,090 | 3,240 | 3,380 |
| Sheffield Attercliffe | 5,480 | 5,490 | 5,600 | 5,680 | 5,930 |
| Sheffield Brightside | 6,230 | 6,380 | 6,550 | 6,630 | 6,860 |
| Sheffield Central | 5,710 | 5,760 | 5,870 | 5,980 | 6,190 |
| Sheffield Hallam | 1,750 | 1,800 | 1,840 | 1,890 | 1,930 |
| Sheffield Heeley | 5,000 | 5,130 | 5,250 | 5,410 | 5,550 |
| Sheffield Hillsborough | 4,690 | 4,770 | 4,880 | 5,020 | 5,160 |
| Shipley | 3,540 | 3,620 | 3,690 | 3,770 | 3,860 |
| Skipton and Ripon | 2,840 | 2,900 | 3,000 | 3,110 | 3,200 |
| Vale of York | 2,500 | 2,540 | 2,630 | 2,720 | 2,850 |
| Wakefield | 5,260 | 5,380 | 5,530 | 5,580 | 5,750 |
| Wentworth | 6,530 | 6,640 | 6,790 | 6,820 | 6,980 |
| Total | 263,790 | 268,840 | 275,310 | 281,170 | 289,690 |
| Notes: | |||||
| 1. Caseload figures are rounded to the nearest 10, totals may not sum due to rounding. | |||||
| 2. Totals show the number of people in receipt of an allowance, and exclude people with entitlement where the payment has been suspended, for example if they are in hospital. | |||||
| Source: | |||||
| DWP Information Directorate; Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 20 July 2009, Official Report, columns 848-9W, on Jobcentre Plus: telephone services, what progress has been made in her Department's discussions with the Telephone Helplines Association and mobile telephone companies; what assessment she has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions with reference to the answer of 20 July 2009, Official Report, columns 848-9W, on Jobcentre Plus: telephone services, what progress has been made in her Department's discussions with the Telephone Helplines Association and mobile telephone companies; what assessment she has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many young people are studying for 14 to 19 diplomas in (a) Leeds West constituency and (b) West Yorkshire in academic year 2009-10.
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many young people are studying for 14 to 19 diplomas in (a) Leeds West constituency and (b) West Yorkshire in academic year 2009-10.
| Number | |
| Leeds West | 38 |
| West Yorkshire | 324 |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what proportion of calls to the tax credits helpline were terminated before being answered by an operator in (a) the month preceding the tax credits renewal deadline and (b) the full year of (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07, (iii) 2007-08 and...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what proportion of calls to the tax credits helpline were terminated before being answered by an operator in (a) the month preceding the tax credits renewal deadline and (b) the full year of (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07, (iii) 2007-08 and...
| Month preceding the renewal deadline | Number of busy and abandoned¹ calls (million) | Busy and abandoned calls (as a percentage of call attempts) |
| July 2009 | 1.8 | 32 |
| July 2008 | 7.4 | 66 |
| July 2007 | 2.9 | 39 |
| August 2006 | 0.3 | 10 |
| September 2005 | 1.6 | 36 |
| Year/period | Number of busy and abandoned¹ calls (million) | Busy and abandoned calls (as a percentage of call attempts) |
| 2009-10 (April to November) | 5.5 | 23 |
| 2008-09 | 17.2 | 41 |
| 2007-08 | 7.3 | 23 |
| 2006-07 | 2.1 | 8 |
| 2005-06 | 5.4 | 19 |
| ¹ Abandoned, where the call was disconnected after the caller selected an option from the call steering menu, but before being connected to speak to an adviser. |
(2) what proportion of (a) tax credit and (b) child benefit claims by (i) all claimants and (ii) claimants who were citizens of EU A8 and A2 countries did not result in payment in (A) 2005-06, (B) 2006-07, (C) 2007-08 and (D) 2008-09.
(2) what proportion of (a) tax credit and (b) child benefit claims by (i) all claimants and (ii) claimants who were citizens of EU A8 and A2 countries did not result in payment in (A) 2005-06, (B) 2006-07, (C) 2007-08 and (D) 2008-09.
| A2 Claims for child benefit—United Kingdom | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Claims received | Claims approved | Claims rejected | Awards terminated |
| 2007-08 | 4,304 | 2,326 | 533 | 6 |
| 2008-09 | 5,340 | 3,231 | 1,229 | 13 |
| Totals | 9,644 | 5,557 | 1,762 | 19 |
| A2 Claims for tax credits—United Kingdom | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Claims received | Claims approved | Claims rejected |
| 2007-08 | 990 | 556 | 75 |
| 2008-09 | 1,263 | 931 | 134 |
| Totals | 2,253 | 1,487 | 209 |
| Notes: | |||
| 1. The tables show counts of events occurring in each period, as identified by HMRC monitoring, not the results of claims arriving in that period. If an A2 national appears in more than one claim then all his/her claims are included in this table. | |||
| 2. The figures for 2007-08 include those for Quarter 1 in the calendar year 2007, to take account of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU on 1 January 2007. | |||
| 3. The figures for 2008-09 are based on Quarters 2 to 4 in the calendar year 2008 and Quarter 1 in the calendar year 2009. | |||
| 4. For both child benefit and tax credits, there are cases where a claim may be processed in a different month to that in which it was received and therefore the number of claims received will not total the number of approved and rejected claims. This is because once a claim is received HMRC makes further enquiries about the claimant's date of arrival in the UK and employment status, in order to ascertain whether the claimant has a right to reside. |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the average length of time taken was for (a) all claimant and (b) claimants who are citizens of EU A8 and A2 countries of tax credits who dropped their claim before receiving payment between receipt and dropping of the claim in...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the average length of time taken was for (a) all claimant and (b) claimants who are citizens of EU A8 and A2 countries of tax credits who dropped their claim before receiving payment between receipt and dropping of the claim in...
| A2 Claims for child benefit—United Kingdom | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Claims received | Claims approved | Claims rejected | Awards terminated |
| 2007-08 | 4,304 | 2,326 | 533 | 6 |
| 2008-09 | 5,340 | 3,231 | 1,229 | 13 |
| Totals | 9,644 | 5,557 | 1,762 | 19 |
| A2 Claims for tax credits—United Kingdom | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Claims received | Claims approved | Claims rejected |
| 2007-08 | 990 | 556 | 75 |
| 2008-09 | 1,263 | 931 | 134 |
| Totals | 2,253 | 1,487 | 209 |
| Notes: | |||
| 1. The tables show counts of events occurring in each period, as identified by HMRC monitoring, not the results of claims arriving in that period. If an A2 national appears in more than one claim then all his/her claims are included in this table. | |||
| 2. The figures for 2007-08 include those for Quarter 1 in the calendar year 2007, to take account of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU on 1 January 2007. | |||
| 3. The figures for 2008-09 are based on Quarters 2 to 4 in the calendar year 2008 and Quarter 1 in the calendar year 2009. | |||
| 4. For both child benefit and tax credits, there are cases where a claim may be processed in a different month to that in which it was received and therefore the number of claims received will not total the number of approved and rejected claims. This is because once a claim is received HMRC makes further enquiries about the claimant's date of arrival in the UK and employment status, in order to ascertain whether the claimant has a right to reside. |
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) average and (b) longest time taken to resolve a child benefit complaint was in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07, (iii) 2007-08 and (iv) 2008-09.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) average and (b) longest time taken to resolve a child benefit complaint was in (i) 2005-06, (ii) 2006-07, (iii) 2007-08 and (iv) 2008-09.
| Response times to written complaints received in child benefit office | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleared within | Percentage clearance | Cumulative percentage |
| 2005-06 | ||
| Less than 1 week | 42 | 42 |
| 1 to 2 weeks | 23 | 65 |
| 2 to 3 weeks | 25 | 90 |
| 3 to 4 weeks | 4 | 94 |
| 4 to 5 weeks | 2 | 96 |
| Over 5 weeks | 4 | 100 |
| 2006-07 | ||
| Less than 1 week | 30 | 30 |
| 1 to 2 weeks | 21 | 50 |
| 2 to 3 weeks | 37 | 87 |
| 3 to 4 weeks | 6 | 93 |
| 4 to 5 weeks | 2 | 95 |
| Over 5 weeks | 5 | 100 |
| 2007-08 | ||
| Less than 1 week | 20 | 20 |
| 1 to 2 weeks | 24 | 44 |
| 2 to 3 weeks | 27 | 71 |
| 3 to 4 weeks | 7 | 78 |
| 4 to 5 weeks | 4 | 82 |
| Over 5 weeks | 18 | 100 |
| 2008-09 | ||
| Less than 1 week | 15 | 15 |
| 1 to 2 weeks | 16 | 31 |
| 2 to 3 weeks | 25 | 56 |
| 3 to 4 weeks | 9 | 64 |
| 4 to 5 weeks | 5 | 70 |
| Over 5 weeks | 30 | 100 |
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what information his Department holds on the number of companies in (a) Leeds West constituency, (b) Leeds and (c) West Yorkshire which provide childcare facilities.
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what information his Department holds on the number of companies in (a) Leeds West constituency, (b) Leeds and (c) West Yorkshire which provide childcare facilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps she has taken to reduce levels of unemployment in Leeds West constituency amongst lone parents since 2001; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps she has taken to reduce levels of unemployment in Leeds West constituency amongst lone parents since 2001; and if she will make a statement.