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Training Schemes (North Yorkshire)
Mr. Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what percentage of people leaving Government supported training schools in North Yorkshire between September 1994 and August 1995 obtained a full-time job in a field closely related to that in which they received training. [38936]
Mr. Paice: I will write to the hon. Member with the information and place a copy of my reply in the Library.
DUCHY OF LANCASTER
Small Businesses
Mr. David Shaw: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on the impact of (a) his policies and (b) the work of his Department in helping small businesses in the last 12 months as against the previous 12 months; and if he will publish the performance indicators by which his Department monitors the impact and the statistical results of such monitoring. [39152]
Mr. Shaw: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on the impact of (a) his policies and (b) the work of his Department in helping small businesses in the last 12 months as against the previous 12 months; and if he will publish the performance indicators by which his Department monitors the impact and the statistical results of such monitoring. [39154]
The Deputy Prime Minister: The Government recognise the crucial role played by small firms in the United Kingdom economy and aim to help them by providing sound economic conditions--keeping inflation and interest rates low; reducing legislative administration and taxation burdens; and where appropriate provide direct assistance in the form of specialist advice and support and easing access to finance.
The Office of Public Service is responsible for taking forward the competitiveness agenda across Government, promoting deregulation and promoting best practice in all aspects of the Government's relationship with the private sector. Helping small business is a key part of these activities. The third competitiveness White Paper, "Creating the enterprise centre of Europe", provides a summary of these activities. A copy of the document is available in the House of Commons Library.
Publicity
Ms Hodge: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how many staff were employed full time or part time (a) to provide information and publicity and (b) on press and media in (i) 1995-96, (ii) 1994-95 and (iii) 1993-94; [39426]
- (2) what is the cost budgeted for staff, employed full time or part time, to provide information and publicity in 1996-97; [39452]
(3) what is his Department's budget in 1996-97 for consultants to assist with information, publicity, press and media; [39343]
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(4) what was the cost of staff employed full time or part time (i) to provide information and publicity and (ii) to work on the press and media in (a) 1995-96, (b) 1994-95 and (c) 1993-94; [39404]
(5) how many staff are assumed in his Department's budget, employed (i) full time and (ii) part time, (a) to work on press and media and (b) to provide information and publicity in 1996-97; [39470]
(6) what is the cost, assumed in the budget, of people employed full time or part time to work on the press and the media in 1996-97. [39987]
Mr. Willetts: I regret that it has not been possible to provide an answer before the summer recess. I shall therefore be writing to the hon. Member and will place a copy of the letter in the Library.
Millennium Exhibition
Mr. Spearing: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) if he will name the members and terms of reference of the exhibition committee of the Millennium Commission chaired by Robert Ayling Esq. and the financial resources now available to it to fulfil its remit; [39915]
- (2) pursuant to his oral answer of 22 July, Official Report, column 6, concerning the millennium exhibition if he will list the financial commitment made by each of the institutions. [39946]
The Deputy Prime Minister: I regret that it has not been possible to provide an answer before the summer recess. I shall therefore be writing to the hon. Member and will place a copy of the letter in the Library.
Departmental Vehicles (Traffic Violations)
Ms Glenda Jackson: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the number of traffic violations involving departmental vehicles, the nature of the violations, and the total amount of fines arising from those violations, in each year since 1986. [39315]
Mr. Freeman: I regret that it has not been possible to provide an answer before the summer recess. I shall therefore be writing to the hon. Member and will place a copy of the letter in the Library.
Ministerial Car Fleet
Ms Glenda Jackson: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the number of traffic violations involving cars of the ministerial fleet, the nature of the violations, and the total amount of fines arising from those violations, in each year since 1986. [39297]
Mr. Freeman: Responsibility for the subject of this question has been delegated under the terms of the framework document to the Security Facilities Executive. I have asked its chief executive, Mr. John King, to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from J. C. King to Ms Glenda Jackson, dated 23 July 1996:
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has asked me to respond to your Questions about the Government Car Service (GCS). As Chief Executive of the Security Facilities Executive, I have operational responsibility for the GCS.
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These costs cover the whole of the Government Car Service, including the Ministerial vehicles. It would, however, be disproportionately costly to disaggregate this information by customer.
Ms Quin:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many civil servants have been seconded to the European Commission and to which directorates in each of the last five years. [38690]
Mr. Freeman:
For the past five years around 100 United Kingdom and Northern Ireland civil servants have been on secondment to the European Commission as national experts at any given time. The total number of secondees in post at the end of each of the last four years, together with the current figures, broken down by directorates general, are as follows:
GCS Drivers are responsible for driving safely and responsibly. With the exception of parking offences, they meet the cost of any fines for motoring offences from their own pockets, and we do not keep details.
Our records show that the Government Car Service covered the cost of the following parking violations from 1986:
Year Total Total cost (£)
1986 282 2,820
1987 98 1,116
1988 238 2,856
1989 90 1,080
1990 125 1,500
1991 37 666
1992 43 1.075
1993 33 990
1994 17 510
1995 35 1,050
1996 (to date) 8 240
| As at 31 December 1992 | As at 31 December 1993 | As at 31 December 1994 | As at 31 December 1995 | As at 22 July 1996 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DGI | 11 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 6 |
| DGIA | -- | -- | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| DGIB | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 |
| DGII | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| DGIII | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 |
| DGIV | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| DGV | 17 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| DGVI | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| DGVII | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| DGVIII | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| DGIX | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| DGX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| DGXI | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 |
| DGXII | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| DGXIII | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DGXIV | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DGXV | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| DGXVI | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| DGXVII | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DGXVIII | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DGXIX | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DGXX | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| DGXXI | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| DGXXII | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| DGXXIII | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DGXXIV | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 |
| Sec General | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Legal Service | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Eurostat | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Cabinet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 109 | 115 | 109 | 103 | 102 |
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HMSO
Mr. Miller: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister who will hold archives of parliamentary papers (a) in paper form and (b) in electronic form, currently held by HMSO following the proposed privatisation; and what estimate he has made of their value. [39624]
Mr. Freeman: The national archive of parliamentary papers in paper form is held by the British Library and not HMSO. This archive will be unaffected by the privatisation. HMSO's own archive of parliamentary papers is held as a mixture of paper and microfilm. It is extensive but not comprehensive. HMSO has only a limited archive of material in electronic formats.
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