Ministerial Corrections

Tuesday 15th February 2011 Ministerial Corrections

Tuesday 15 February 2011

Apprentices

Tuesday 15th February 2011 Ministerial Corrections

[Luciana Berger]

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many people commenced an apprenticeship in (a) 1997 and (b) May 2010.

[Official Report, 9 September 2010, Vol. 515, c. 671W.]

Letter of correction from Mr John Hayes:

An error has been identified in the answer given to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Wavertree (Luciana Berger) on 9 September 2010. The number given for people on apprenticeships in 1996/97 was incorrectly given as 75,000 when it should have been 65,000.

The full answer given was as follows:

[Mr Hayes]

The number of apprenticeships in 1996/97 was 75,000 last published in the Statistical First Release on the 24 October 2002, however these data were calculated on a different basis and therefore may not be directly comparable with later years.

Table 1 shows the number of apprenticeship starts for England from 2003/04 to 2008/09. 2003/04 is the earliest year for which comparable data are available and 2008/09 is the latest year for which full-year data are available.

[Mr Hayes]

The number of apprenticeships in 1996/97 was 65,000 last published in the Statistical First Release on 24 October 2002, however these data were calculated on a different basis and therefore may not be directly comparable with later years.

Table 1 shows the number of apprenticeship starts for England from 2003/04 to 2008/09. 2003/04 is the earliest year for which comparable data are available and 2008/09 is the latest year for which full-year data are available.

Fire Safety (Protection of Tenants) Bill

Tuesday 15th February 2011 Ministerial Corrections

The following is an extract from a response given by the Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the hon. Member for Bromley and Chislehurst (Robert Neill) to the hon. Member for Torbay (Mr Sanders) during the Second Reading of the Fire Safety (Protection of Tenants) Bill on 19 November 2010.

[Robert Neill]

The Fire Kills campaign has for some time conducted high-profile campaigns promoting smoke alarms and maintenance messages, which have proved very successful.

The English housing survey 2008, published last month, shows ownership of smoke alarms in all dwellings in England standing at 91%. It is a significant achievement for the Department for Communities and Local Government and the fire and rescue service that nine of every 10 homes have a smoke alarm installed.

[Official Report, 19 November 2010, Vol. 518, c. 1237.]

Letter of correction from Mr Robert Neill:

An error has been identified in an answer given to the hon. Member for Torbay (Mr Sanders) during the Second Reading of the Private Member’s Bill—the Fire Safety (Protection of Tenants) Bill—on 19 November 2010.

The figure of 91% given for the proportion of dwellings with smoke alarms has subsequently been revised to 86%.

The correct answer should have been:

[Robert Neill]

The Fire Kills campaign has for some time conducted high-profile campaigns promoting smoke alarms and maintenance messages, which have proved very successful.

The English housing survey 2008, published last month, shows ownership of smoke alarms in all dwellings in England standing at 86%. It is a significant achievement for the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Fire and Rescue Service that almost nine of every 10 homes have a smoke alarm installed.

Fuel Costs

Tuesday 15th February 2011 Ministerial Corrections

The following is the response given by the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, the hon. Member for Putney (Justine Greening) relating to a question from the hon. Member for Dundee East (Stewart Hosie) during the debate on Fuel Costs on 7 February 2011.

[Stewart Hosie]

The hon. Lady has been very generous indeed. She asks us to welcome the actions that the Government have taken in terms of a deficit consolidation plan. I like and respect her, but I will never welcome a £1.3 billion cut to the Scottish budget this year and a £3.2 billion cut to the Scottish block over the next four years. That is the wrong thing to do in terms of stimulating economic growth and growing our way out of the recession. If we could focus on the fuel duty, that would be particularly helpful, unless of course she wants to devolve the duty to Scotland, in which case I would be absolutely delighted as we could take all the right decisions.

[Justine Greening]

I am sure that the hon. Gentleman will be aware of the Goodison review and that the Scotland Bill is passing through Parliament right now. We are making some changes on tax, and I think he will welcome those measures to strengthen the devolution settlement.

[Official Report, 7 February 2011, Vol. 523, c. 57.]

Letter of correction from Ms Justine Greening:

An error has been identified in the answer given to the hon. Member for Dundee East (Stewart Hosie) during a debate on Fuel Costs on 7 February 2011.

The correct answer should have been:

[Justine Greening]

I am sure that the hon. Gentlemen will be aware of the Calman Commission and that the Scotland Bill is passing through Parliament right now. We are making some changes on tax, and I think he will welcome those measures to strengthen the devolution settlement.