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Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Fire Service: Pensions (15 Mar 2007)

Nick Raynsford: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance has been issued by her Department on the eligibility of multi-tier entrants for future membership of the firefighters' pension scheme; what assessment she has made of the impact of such guidance on the multi-tier entry schemes, with particular reference to the pilot graduate entry scheme operated by the London...

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Council Tax (7 Apr 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: The information requested is the following table. Average area Band D council taxes (two adults) £ 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 City of York 874 988 1,078 1,127 Yorkshire and the Humber 971 1,071 1,132 1,182 England 976 1,102 1,167 1,214 Source: Budget requirement returns to ODPM and ODPM news releases.

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Council Tax (7 Apr 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: The average council tax bill by individual local authority in Yorkshire and the Humber in 2004–05 is in the following table. Definitive information on political control is not held centrally: 2004–05 average area Band D council taxes (two adults) £ West Yorkshire Bradford 1,061 Calderdale 1,181 Kirklees 1,134 Leeds 1,040 Wakefield 1,048 ...

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Council Tax (7 Apr 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: The distribution of dwellings to bands after revaluation will depend on property values as at 1 April 2005 and on decisions yet to be taken on the number and values of council tax bands. The report of the independent inquiry into local government funding by Sir Michael Lyons will inform the Government's decisions on council tax bands. This report is due to be submitted by the end of this...

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Council Tax (7 Apr 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: Officials in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister are currently exploring with Officials in the Ministry of Defence whether there is a case for a council tax exemption or discount for service personnel serving abroad.

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Fire Control (7 Apr 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: The Mott MacDonald report The Future of Fire Service Control Rooms and Communications in England and Wales" which was published in 2000 with an update in 2003, undertook a cost/benefit risk analysis of the options for the provision of fire and rescue service control rooms and communications. The original report is available at: http://www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/groups/odpm_fire/documents/p...

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Litter (7 Apr 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: The Best Value Performance Indicator on litter and detritus (BV199) was introduced in April 2003. Data has been submitted by local authorities for 2003–04, and audited data for 2004–05 will not be received until at least August 2005. With only one year's performance data so far, it is too early to assess the effect on local authorities' performance.

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Council Tax (6 Apr 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: A mooring occupied by a boat which is somebody's sole or main residence is deemed to be a "dwelling" for council tax purposes and will therefore attract a council tax liability in the same way as other domestic types of property. Under class R of the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992 (as amended) a dwelling consisting of a mooring which is not occupied by a boat is exempt from council tax.

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Firefighters' Pensions (5 Apr 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: The firefighters' pensions scheme is administered by individual Fire and Rescue Authorities, so this information is not held centrally, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Firelink Radio System (5 Apr 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: The announcement is expected in June 2005.

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Firelink Radio System (5 Apr 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: Upon receipt the best and final offer submissions will be evaluated with a final decision expected in June 2005.

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Asylum Seekers (Grants) (4 Apr 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: Immediately before 1 April 1999 the budget for support of asylum seekers was split between the then Department of Social Security (DSS) and the Department of Health (DoH). DSS were responsible for supporting applicants who made their application at a port of entry until such time as an initial decision was recorded on the claim for asylum. DoH picked up the costs of supporting those claiming...

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Local Authority Finance (Lincolnshire) (4 Apr 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was established following the machinery of Government changes on 29 May 2002. The tables set out the amounts of formula grant and other grants and payments made to (a) North Lincolnshire council and(b) North East Lincolnshire council by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister since 2002–03. For earlier years, the tables show the amounts paid by...

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Business Rates (4 Apr 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: The information requested has been made available in the Library of the House.

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Fair Trade Products (Best Value) (4 Apr 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: Local authorities are responsible for taking their own decisions on procurement within the framework of the European Union Treaty, the EU Procurement Directives, the regulations that implement them in the UK and other domestic legislation. Fair trade options have to be considered by local authorities within this framework. The duty of Best Value, as laid down in legislation, requires...

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Fire Service (Assaults) (4 Apr 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: Since April 2004 fire and rescue authorities in England and Wales have been asked to report attacks on firefighters through the Fire or Incident of Special Interest ( FOSI) system. The FOSI (attacks on firefighters) definition includes verbal abuse, acts of aggression, harassment, objects thrown at appliances and physical abuse. Since that time 605 incidents in England and Wales have been...

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Parish Councils (4 Apr 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's policy is to create new parishes, as we consider appropriate, where this is recommended in reviews of parish arrangements undertaken by a district council or requested in a petition of local electors. In 2004 23 new parish councils were created.

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Council Tax (24 Mar 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: The information requested has been made available in the Library of the House.

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Fire Control Rooms (21 Mar 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: The agreements to lease the regional control centres (RCCs) will be entered into by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. We are currently considering the responses to consultation on the appropriate operating vehicles to manage the RCCs, either a local authority company or a lead authority. That entity will then take over the lease for its RCC when the building is ready for handover....

Written Answers — Deputy Prime Minister: Fire Control Rooms (21 Mar 2005)

Mr Nick Raynsford: Once both procurement processes (iefor the accommodation and infrastructure services) are complete a copy of the full business case based on actual costs, less any information which needs to be retained for purposes of commercial confidentiality, will be made available in the Libraries of the House.