Jul192017

Tom Watson MP comment on the BBC annual report

Labour

Tom Watson MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Digital,
Culture, Media and Sport, commenting on the BBC annual report, said:

“The BBC is one of the world’s greatest broadcasters and we
shouldn’t be surprised that its top stars – who millions of people tune in to
watch and listen to every week – are well paid.

"Labour recognises the BBC’s dilemma: the need to give
licence payers value for money while operating in a competitive commercial
environment against other broadcasters who do not have to disclose what they
pay.

“It’s wrong that only a third of the BBC’s highest paid stars are
women, and we welcome Lord Hall’s commitment to close the gender pay gap by
2020. It would be good to see a similar commitment, and similar levels of
transparency, from other media organisations – especially those who are
criticising the BBC today.”

Jul192017

Official Statistics: UK protected site Extent and Condition Statistics results to 2016

DEFRA

The extent indicator is a calculation of the net (non-overlapping) extent of protected areas using mean high water as the boundary between the at-sea and on-land measures. The indicator was expanded in 2014 to include wider countryside designations. The extent of protected areas is assessed over time since 1950, in the marine and terrestrial environments. The site condition statistic covers the cumulative proportion of Areas of Special Scientific Interest (Northern Ireland) and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (England and Scotland) in ‘favourable’ or ‘unfavourable-recovering’ condition, over the last decade. These statistics are part of the UK Biodiversity Indicators.

Jul192017

Statistical data set: Tuberculosis (TB) in cattle in Great Britain

DEFRA

Updated: Updated monthly datasets to July 2018.

This data series presents statistics on tuberculosis (TB) in cattle (i.e. bovine TB) in Great Britain. The statistics are obtained from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) work management IT support system, which is used for the administration of TB testing in GB. They are a snapshot of the position on the date on which the data were extracted. The information is subject to regular revision until all test results are available.

This data series are updated monthly with accompanying statistical notice. A full national statistical notice including headline data is updated every quarter.

  • for monthly official statistical notice see here
  • for quarterly national statistical notice see here

Next update: see the statistics release calendar

For further information you can contact:
tbstatistics@defra.gov.uk
Twitter: @DefraStats

Jul192017

Official Statistics: Latest official statistics on tuberculosis (TB) in cattle in Great Britain – monthly

DEFRA

Updated: Updated with latest statistical notice for July 2018.

This publication presents official monthly statistics on tuberculosis (TB) in cattle (i.e. bovine TB) in Great Britain. The statistics are obtained from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) work management IT support system, which is used for the administration of TB testing in GB. They are a snapshot of the position on the date on which the data were extracted. The information is subject to regular revision until all test results are available.

More detailed statistics for GB, England, Scotland, Wales and the English regions are provided in the accompanying spreadsheets. These datasets are updated monthly. The full statistical notice, including the headline statistics, is updated every quarter.

  • for quarterly national statistics see here
  • for datasets see here

Next update: see the statistics release calendar

For further information you can contact:
tb.statistics@defra.gov.uk
Twitter: @DefraStats