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809W Written Answers 1 DECEMBER 2010 Written Answers 810W Rehman Chishti: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether he plans to seek additional data-sharing powers to enable people with a terminal illness automatically to receive assistance from the mandatory social price support scheme. [27741] Gregory Barker: Energy suppliers will be required from April 2011 to provide greater help with the financial costs of energy bills to more of the most vulnerable fuel poor households—with total support of £250 million in 2011-12 rising to £310 million in 2014-15. We anticipate that data matching methods, similar to those which were used successfully in the Energy Rebate Scheme, will be used to target the available assistance towards more of the most vulnerable households. We intend to consult on the detailed policy design, including eligibility and targeting methods, shortly and would welcome views and input on these issues during that process. Natural Gas Graham Stringer: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent estimate he has made of the level of reserves of shale gas in the UK. [27752] Charles Hendry: The British Geological Survey estimates that there could be worthwhile shale gas resources in the UK. However it is not possible to make an estimate of reserves without drilling and production testing, and it is not yet clear that the success elsewhere can be replicated in the UK. WOMEN AND EQUALITIES Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Women Councillors Taskforce: Expenditure Priti Patel: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities pursuant to the answer of 22 November 2010, Official Report, columns 81-2W, on ethnic minorities, who the speakers were at each of the 16 events. [27469] Lynne Featherstone: A total of 16 Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Women Councillors’ Taskforce events were held across Britain. The speakers at each of the events were as follows: Tower Hamlet—23 July 2008: Councillors: Dr Anwara AN, Shirley Marshall and Lurline Champagnie; Barbara Follett MP and Deputy Minister for Women; former Councillor Neelam Bakshi. Birmingham—17 October 2008: Councillors: Salma Yaqoob, Karen Hamilton and Paulette Hamilton; Francine Fernandes; Carol Coombes CEO. Harrow—21 November 2008: Councillors: Lurline Champagnie, Mimi Harker, Nana Asante and David Ashton. Swansea—12 December 2008: Former Councillor Yvonne Jardine; Nia Griffith MP; Salma Abbasi; Mari Rees. Islington—9 January 2009: Councillors: James Kempton, Jyoti Vaja, Anjana Patel, Ruth Polling, Berenice Vanier; Mouna Hamitouche. TUC event central London—3 February 2009: Sarah Veale; Dinah Cox; Councillors: Anwara Ali and Lurline Champagnie. Glasgow—13 February 2009: Former Councillor Neelam Bakshi; Angela O’Hagan; Councillor Paulette Hamilton; Loretta Mordi; Ann Henderson. Gloucester—19 February 2009: Former Councillor Carol Francis; Councillors: Barry Dare, Lorna Campbell and Lady Mavis Dunrossil; Parmjit Dhanda MP. Newcastle—20 March 2009: Former Councillor Thea Khamis; Councillors: David Faulkner and Lurline Champagnie; Baroness Sandip Verma; Ranjana Bell. Leicester—17 April 2009: Councillors: Manjula Sood, Ross Willmott, Sarah Russell and Ramilla Shah; Sheila Lock CEO; Liz Reid-Jones; Anita Patel. Camden—24 April 2009: Councillors: Maya de Souza, Keith Moffitt and Geethika Jayatilaka; Dame Jane Roberts; Simon Woolley. South London—21 May 2009: Councillors: Lorna Campbell; Nicholas Stanton, Eliza Mann, Mimi Harker and Dora Dixon Fyle; Dawn Butler MP; Harriet Harman QC, MP and Minister for Women and Equalities. Liverpool—29 May 2009: Former Councillor Mia Jones; Councillors: Warren Bradley and Anna Rothery; Amina Ismail; Maria Eagle MP and Deputy Minister for Women and Equalities. Chilterns, Maidenhead and Berkshire—26 June 2009: Councillors: Mimi Harker, Humaira Khan, John Warder, Meral Ece, Denise Headley. Luton—17 July 2009: Councillors: Sherma Batson, Joan Bailey, Jacqui Burnett and Anjana Patel; Dr Nazia Khanum; Kate Belinis CEO. Bradford—22 July 2009: Adeeba Malik; Councillors: Dale Smith, Naveeda Ikram and Alison Lowe; Marcia Churley. Note: This information is in the public domain through the BAME Women Councillors’ Taskforce report. The full report is available at the following link: http://www.equalities.gov.uk/pdf/ Task%20Force%20Report%20Oct%202009.pdf Priti Patel: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities pursuant to the answer of 22 November 2010, Official Report, columns 81-82W, on ethnic minorities, how the (a) attendees and (b) delegates at each event were (i) invited and (ii) selected for invitation. [27471] Lynne Featherstone: A total of 16 events were held across Britain reaching nearly 1,100 women. These events were promoted using a wide range of organisations. This included working closely with existing local equalities group networks and political parties. The Government Equalities Office (GEO) sent e-mails including the event details and also telephoned organisations who helped to promote the events on behalf of the GEO. These organisations included local women’s organisations, equalities organisations, local authorities, local political parties, strategic partners, local Libraries and business networks.
811W Written Answers 1 DECEMBER 2010 Written Answers 812W Attendees signed up to attend the events online. The selection of attendees was based on a first come first served basis where the numbers were dependent on the size of the venue. Priti Patel: To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities pursuant to the answer of 22 November 2010, Official Report, columns 81-82W, on ethnic minorities, what steps she plans to take to evaluate the (a) outcome and (b) value for money of each event. [27473] Lynne Featherstone: Action has been taken to evaluate the work of the Black, Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) Women Councillors’ taskforce and an evaluation report will be published in the new year, with an executive summary. The report will assess the short- and longer-term impacts of the taskforce as a whole, and by each of the three strands of work covering the support and development element of the programme, which are the outreach events, the shadowing and mentoring scheme and the community leadership course. The specific research objectives are: 1. To identify and examine the outcomes and effectiveness of the BAME taskforce 2. To identify the strengths and limitations of the BAME taskforce programme of work 3. To assess the value of the taskforce programme of work, including how to make this agenda sustainable in the longer term 4. To follow-up and track participants’ progress in getting involved in political and public life. HOME DEPARTMENT Aviation: Security Steve McCabe: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department who informed (a) her and (b) the Prime Minister of the discovery of a bomb on board a UPS courier aircraft at East Midlands airport; and what the reasons were for the time taken to inform each Minister of that discovery. [22219] Mr Maude: I have been asked to reply. The Secretary of State for Transport, the right hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) informed about an incident at East Midlands airport at 8.10 am on 29 October. In his capacity as Secretary of State for Transport he is routinely informed of incidents having the potential to disrupt air transport, even when no specific threat materialises. The Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) and the Minister of State for Security and Counter-terrorism (Baroness Neville-Jones) were all informed at lunchtime on 29 October. Crime Ed Balls: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the change in overall crime levels has been between 1997 and the latest date for which figures are available in terms of the methodology used in collecting information for (a) police recorded crime and (b) the British Crime Survey. [24606] Mrs May [holding answer 16 November 2010]: Both the police recorded crime statistics and the British Crime Survey provide an incomplete picture of crime. Statistics from the two sources are published annually in the Home Office statistical bulletin, Crime in England and Wales, a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library. Homosexuality: Criminal Records Mike Weatherley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will bring forward legislative proposals to change requirements for the disclosure of historic convictions for homosexual intercourse for the purpose of preventing discrimination. [27241] Lynne Featherstone: As set out in the Home Office Business Plan, the Freedom Bill, to be introduced by February 2011, will include provisions so that those who were prosecuted for consensual gay sex at a time when this was illegal may apply to have their conviction record deleted from police records and will no longer be required to disclose their conviction in any circumstances. Immigration Mr Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what procedures are available to her to restrict the level of immigration from other EU member states. [26882] Damian Green [holding answer 29 November 2010]: The right to free movement is not unlimited; European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA) nationals must be exercising a Treaty right as a worker, a self-employed or self-sufficient person or a student if they wish to reside in the UK beyond three months. The EU Accession Treaties for countries that have joined the EU since 2004 include a temporary derogation that allows individual member states to restrict accession workers’ access to the labour market for up to five years, or up to seven years if justified on labour market grounds. This Government are committed to applying transitional controls on access to the UK labour market as a matter of course in the future to all new EU member states. Under transitional arrangements currently in place, workers from the Central and Eastern European countries that acceded to the EU in 2004 must register their employment in the UK within one month. This scheme must end by 30 April 2011. Workers from Romania and Bulgaria, which acceded to the EU on 1 January 2007, must seek authorisation to work from the UK Border Agency and meet the required criteria. These restrictions will remain in force until 31 December 2011 and may be extended for a further two years. Migration Mr Blunkett: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the oral statement of 23 November 2010, Official Report, columns 169-71, on controlling migration, what the minimum amount is
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