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1247W Written Answers 6 JUNE 2013 Written Answers 1248W Michael Fallon: The Government is firmly committed to ensure that the conditions are right for investment in new nuclear power in the UK. It is for energy companies to construct, operate and decommission nuclear power stations. Industry has set out plans to develop around 16GW of new nuclear power stations in the UK, the first of which is expected to come on line in the early 2020s. Renewable Energy Paul Flynn: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with community energy co-operatives and other community energy groups on developing such local initiatives; what assessment he has made of the success of such groups in Germany; and if he has given consideration to the ways in which British communities could twin with German towns and cities where community energy schemes have demonstrated success. [158042] Michael Fallon: In April, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Mr Davey), met the Community Energy Coalition and the Community Energy Contact Group. DECC officials continue to meet regularly with the Community Energy Contact Group and other key stakeholders. The Community Energy Strategy, which will be published later in the year, will look at how community projects or initiatives, including co-operatives, focused on energy generation, energy saving and management, collective purchasing and collective switching can realise their potential. In order to inform that strategy, we have launched a Call for Evidence on community energy. The Call for Evidence is seeking information from both the UK and overseas, including Germany. On the basis of the evidence received, we will consider ways in which our communities may be able to learn from good practice in other countries. Wind Power Andrea Leadsom: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of the level of public support for offshore and onshore wind. [158092] Michael Fallon: We recognise that many people have real concerns about the siting of onshore wind turbines in their communities and how they are involved in this process: The government has today announced reforms to change the balance and give local people a stronger say of the siting of onshore wind farms. Where new turbines are agreed we will ensure that they are developed in a way that benefits the local community, such as cheaper bills. DECC publishes a regular tracker which includes public attitudes to renewable energy. The most recent survey is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/ attachment_data/file/198722/Summary_of_Wave_5_findings_ of_Public_Attitudes_Tracker.pdf Wind Power: Planning Permission Chris Heaton-Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what onshore wind energy generation capacity (a) had been installed, (b) had gained planning consent and (c) was seeking planning permission on 1 June 2013. [R] [158541] Michael Fallon: This information is publicly available within the monthly extract of the Department’s Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), which tracks all renewable projects through the planning system: https://restats.decc.gov.uk/app/reporting/decc/monthlyextract As of the end of April 2013, the date of the latest REPD update, the figures for installed capacity for onshore wind in the UK were: MW Operational 6,345.74 Awaiting and under construction 6,738.91 Submitted for planning consent 5,769.53 WORK AND PENSIONS Absenteeism Charlotte Leslie: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the annual cost to companies in England of workplace absenteeism. [158307] Esther McVey: DWP does not routinely collect data on the cost of sickness absence or workplace absenteeism, but the 2011 report ″Health at Work″ by Dame Carol Black and David Frost estimated that sickness absence costs employers in Great Britain £8.9 billion per year. The Government is currently working on a range of measures that will support people to remain in and return to work, including a new health and work assessment and advisory service which will make occupational health expertise more widely available to those employees and employers who need it most. Children: Poverty Alison McGovern: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many children were living in poverty in (a) Wirral, (b) Merseyside and (c) England in the last three years for which information is available. [157350] Esther McVey: This information is not available for all the areas requested. The Child Poverty Act 2010 sets four income-based UK-wide targets to be met by 2020. The targets are based on the proportion of children living in households with relative low income, combined low income and material deprivation, absolute low income and persistent poverty (all before housing costs have been taken into account). Estimates of these are published in the National Statistics Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series. HBAI uses household income adjusted (or ‘equivalised’) for household size and composition, to provide a proxy for standard of living. The most recent figures showed that 300,000 children
1249W Written Answers 6 JUNE 2013 Written Answers 1250W moved out of relative income poverty. In fact, this was caused by a fall in the median income. For such children, life remained the same: disadvantage continued to limit aspiration and they were no better off. Information for Wirral and Merseyside is not available as the sample size of this survey is not sufficient to provide robust estimates. Three-year averages are used to report statistics by region and country, as single-year estimates are subject to volatility. The latest figures for relative and absolute low income for England and for the north-west region covering the last three years (up until 2008-09 to 2010-11) and latest figures for combined low income and material deprivation can be found in the latest HBAI publication, available at the following link: http://research.dwp.gov.uk/asd/hbai/hbai2011/ index.php?page=contents (ISBN 978-1-78153-046-7). Relevant figures can be found in Table 4.6db (on page 115) for the latest relative low income and combined low income and material deprivation proportions, Table 4.17ts (on page 136) for relative low income for the last three years and Table 4.23ts (on page 142) for absolute low income for the last three years. Income matters but considering this in isolation fails to properly reflect the reality of child poverty in the UK today (as shown in the reduction of children in poverty as median income drops). We want to develop better measures of child poverty which include income but provide a more accurate picture of the reality of child poverty. Our consultation on how best to measure child poverty closed on 15 February. A large volume of responses was received and all of these are being read and analysed to ensure that all important points are captured and used to help Ministers decide on the next steps. Disability Living Allowance Katy Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of applications for disability living allowance were rejected in each of the last (a) six months and (b) five years for which figures are available. [157699] Esther McVey: The proportion of disability living allowance (DLA) new claim applications that have been rejected are shown in the following tables: Table (a): DLA new claims rejected Percentage rejected November 2012 54.3 December 2012 51.9 January 2013 53.4 February 2013 52.4 March 2013 53.8 April 2013 51.9 Total 53.0 Table (b): DLA new claims rejected Percentage rejected 2008-09 54.1 2009-10 55.5 2010-11 56.7 2011-12 56.1 Table (b): DLA new claims rejected Percentage rejected 2012-13 53.7 Source: Department for Work and Pensions—RDA60209 and RDA60205 reports—Disability Living Allowance Management Information Statistics Disability Living Allowance: Children Naomi Long: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will extend eligibility for the mobility component of the disability living allowance to disabled and life-limited children under the age of three. [157756] Esther McVey: There are no plans to extend eligibility for the mobility component of disability living allowance to disabled and life-limited children under the age of three. Naomi Long: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will include specialist car seats in the list of essential equipment for disabled children under the age of 12. [157757] Esther McVey: The social security benefits system does not use a list of essential equipment for disabled people in determining entitlement to benefits. Disability Living Allowance: Young People Katy Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of applications for disability living allowance for people aged under 18 were rejected in each of the last (a) six months and (b) five years for which figures are available. [157698] Esther McVey: The information is not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Employment Schemes: Young People Mr Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many wage incentives have been taken up under the Youth Contract since April 2012. [158208] Mr Hoban: I refer the right hon. Member to the reply I previously gave to him, question numbers 155473 and 155478 on 16 May 2013, Official Report, column 349W. Jobseeker’s Allowance Mr Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of people flowing on to jobseeker’s allowance (JSA) were in receipt of (a) income-based JSA and (b) contribution-based JSA in the latest period for which figures are available. [158209] Mr Hoban: In the year to November 2012, DWP generalised matching service (GMS) data suggests that around two thirds of JSA inflows were income-based and around a quarter contribution-based. In a small number of cases people receive both contributory and income-based JSA, and some people receive national insurance credits.
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