Did You Know

Below are some interesting facts that Philip has uncovered during his time in Parliament.

You couldn't make it up!!

5 Number of prisons in England with swimming pools for use by prisoners

1578 The number of increased deaths from MRSA from 1993 - 2005; deaths increased from 51 to 1,629

60 Percentage of prisoners in Yorkshire with keys to their cell

£6.3 billion The estimated administrative burden derived from EU legislation to
businesses excluding financial business), charities and the voluntary
sector

1500 Prisoners with Sky TV in their cells

£1834 The difference between men and women’s average pay at the Equal
Opportunities Commission, Average Male Salary - £26,962; Average Female Salary £25,128

Illegal The Commission for Racial Equality’s Solicitor’s ruling on the decibel Penguin Prize

Housing

- Between 1997 and 2004* 162 planning
applications were approved on green belt
land. (*last years for which figures are available)
-In Yorkshire 17% of land within
designated green belt has now been
changed to residential use.
-The proportion of houses being built in
flood risk areas is 16%.

The European Union

- In 2007 the British taxpayers will contribute £14.2 billion in membership fees, that is £100,000 a minute

- 2/3 of all UK laws are made in Brussels, not in Westminster

- 60% of Chief Executives want to the UK renegotiate EU membership

- Since 2004 nearly 600,000* immigrants have come to the UK from new EU countries - *as of August 2006


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