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Climate Change Levy

Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether the Government propose to exclude nuclear plants from paying the climate change levy. [36715]

Mr. Boateng: I have been asked to reply.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr. Carmichael) on 15 January 2002, Official Report, column 225W.

Tourism Exports

Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate her Department has made of the level of tourism exports in the last five years from each region of the country. [35304]

Dr. Howells: I have been asked to reply.

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Tourism exports are largely comprised of expenditure by overseas residents during visits to the United Kingdom. Data on this are available from the International Passenger Survey.

Expenditure by overseas' residents during visits to the UK is shown in the table. These data cover the years of 1996 to 2000 for Regional Tourist Board areas in England and for the countries of the United Kingdom. Regional data for 2001 will be available in May 2002.

Spending by overseas' residents during visits to the UK
£ million

Tourist board region/country19961997199819992000
London6,0075,9936,2986,7606,901
Northumbria158190129167169
Cumbria5859456752
North West381455395441448
Yorkshire280304286264259
Heart of England646640624704771
East of England510531585575683
West Country518477494485553
Southern739702773797775
South East England699662827755705
All England(81)9,99810,02610,46811,03011,359
Wales198210164269267
Scotland839799882817789
Northern Ireland(82)n/an/an/an/a107
UK(81)11,24411,27511,72312,37012,672

(81) Figures may not sum due to spending not attributable to regions/countries, e.g. in 2000 £110 million was spent on day trips to the UK but was not allocated to region/countries of the UK for reasons of questionnaire simplicity.

(82) Comparable data not available.

Source:

International Passenger Survey, Office for National Statistics


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DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

Re-offenders

Simon Hughes: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the planned timetable is for the completion and publishing of the Social Exclusion Unit's project on re-offending by ex-prisoners; which organisations and individuals have been consulted in relation to the project; and if he will make a statement. [37673]

The Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State: The Social Exclusion Unit is finalising its recommendations, based on extensive research and analysis and expects to publish its report on reducing re-offending by ex-prisoners by spring 2002. The Unit is currently contributing to the Spending Review.

The Unit has consulted with an extremely wide range of organisations and individuals. There were 265 responses to the Unit's written consultation and the Unit has visited over 50 prisons and young offender institutions and had extensive discussions with staff and prisoners. There have been 11 regional seminars involving a very wide range of local practitioners, including health, housing, employment, education, voluntary sector, social services and police representatives. The Unit has also drawn on surveys of prisoners, both before leaving prison and after release.

HM Prison Service and the National Probation Service, as well as other government departments, are key partners. The Unit is working closely with the leading national organisations in the field and has drawn on their expertise throughout the project.

Accountancy Services

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the total cost to his Department was for accountancy services in each of the last four years. [34166]

Mr. Leslie: This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Fair Trade Fortnight

Mr. Lazarowicz: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps he is taking to encourage participation by his Department in fair trade fortnight from 4 to 17 March. [33538]

Mr. Leslie: My Department will publicise the event to its staff.

The Department for International Development is providing £120,000 to the Fairtrade Foundation over three years (2001–2003) in support of its efforts to target new groups through its annual fair trade fortnight campaigns.

Departmental Events

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the (a) conferences, (b) seminars, (c) workshops, (d) exhibitions and (e) press conferences which have been sponsored by his Department and which took place on non-departmental premises in each of the last four years, giving the title, purpose, date and cost of each. [34187]

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Mr. Leslie: The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

'Creating Knowledge: Creating Wealth'

Conference

Matthew Taylor: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what advice the Cabinet Office gave to HM Treasury regarding the sponsorship of the 'Creating Knowledge: Creating Wealth' conference; and if he will make a statement. [32799]

Mr. Leslie: The Cabinet Office document Guidance to Departments on Sponsorship of Government Activities, sets out the principles that Departments should follow when seeking sponsorship for Government activities and events. I have placed copies of the guidance in the Libraries of the House.

Regional Bodies

Andrew George: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the (a) quasi-autonomous boards, (b) commissions, (c) agencies and (d) committees and arms of national bodies which are accountable to Government and Parliament and operate on a geographical basis smaller than nation, but larger than district/unitary authorities for each of the Government's defined nations and regions and grouped by (i) economic development, (ii) arts, (iii) sports, (iv) health, (v) training and education, (vi) agriculture, (vii) environment and rural/urban affairs, (viii) transport, (ix) planning, (x) co-ordination of local government, (xi) European Structural funds and (xii) other sectors. [36631]

Mrs. Roche: This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Andrew George: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what (a) total budget and (b) per capita funding has been provided for each of the last three years for which records are available to each (i) quasi-autonomous board, (ii) commission, (iii) agency and (iv) committee and arms of national bodies which are accountable to Government and which operate on a geographical basis smaller than nations, but larger than district/unitary authorities for each of the Government's defined nations and regions, grouped by sector. [36632]

Mrs. Roche: This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Civil Defence Grant

Mr. Pound: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what consultations he has had with local authority representatives on the formula to allocate civil defence grant in 2002–03. [38044]

Mr. Leslie: I have today written to the Local Government Association seeking their views on the formula that the Government are minded to use to allocate civil defence grant between eligible authorities in the next financial year. I am placing a copy of my letter (which makes clear that the use of such a formula is dependent upon the Civil Defence (Grant) Bill securing Royal Assent) in the Library of the House.

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Civil Servants

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many new entrants to the civil service were employed in his Department in each of the last five years; and how many in each year were aged 50 years and over. [36494]

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Mr. Leslie: The figures are shown in the table and represent the data reported to mandate during the years from 1996–97 to 2000–01, based on headcount, for the number of permanent staff in each Department. The figures shown are the overall figures for Departments including any departmental agencies, and are based on the Departments as they were prior to the structural changes made as a result of the 2001 election.

Entrants 2 April 1996 to 1 April 2001 by Department and age
Permanent staff

1996–97 1997–98
50+OthersTotal50+OthersTotal
MAFF5163969076747823
Cabinet Office (including the Office of Public Services)1410211613153166
Inland Revenue2192,1732,3922412,6502,891
DCMS256581093103
MOD1,6839,47211,1551,4587,4358,893
DfEE2523,5323,784899531,042
DETR6664370972794866
Home Office4651255846496542
LCD85399484149567716
Scotland3624728337310347
DSS6839,2999,9824835,2255,708
DTI3828532349389438
National Assembly for Wales514114665965
Treasury Solicitors0181812425
DfID02224143
Charity Commission1373852934
GAD0101001111
Privy Council Office011000
Public Record Office63642000
National Investment and Loans Office000011
HM Treasury0292925153
Office of Fair Trading2182022325
Northern Ireland Office2101211112
Scottish Courts Administration145189
Legal Secretariat011112
Crown Office and PFS1666734548
Health and Safety Executive111171288134142
Registry of Friendly Societies11617055
ACAS2373902323
General Register Office (Scotland)000055
ECGD0161632124
Customs and Excise651,1451,210741,1531,227
Parliamentary Counsel Office000000
DNS1212221214
Crown Prosecution Service1213314515312327
OFGAS06601212
OFWAT11617000
OFER2101221719
OFSTED4555932831
OHMCI000156
Central Drugs Coordination Unit000000
Office SOS for Scotland000000
Office SOS for Wales000000
Scottish Executive000000
OFGEM000000
HMSO13156169000
COI4222686573
Department for Registers of Scotland (SO)7344122123
Royal Mint1505105353
OS118197110117
Land Registry0474714344358
Public Record Office02020123143
Scottish Prison Service (SO)2346048329396425
HM Prison Service3332,1332,4663523,4003,752
National Archives of Scotland (SO)000000
PGO (HMT)21113000
Intelligence Services (GCHQ)1697086876
ONS614114724122146
Def Geog Img Intel Agency (MOD)000000

1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01
50+OthersTotal50+OthersTotal50+OthersTotal
MAFF869161,002807218011321,1101,242
Cabinet Office (including the Office of Public Services)222602822527429922278300
Inland Revenue3413,6634,0045976,2536,8504184,2224,640
DCMS642483414464652
MOD1,3306,0657,3951,2766,9918,2671,2966,1247,420
DfEE2262,6532,8792623,6263,8883143,0703,384
DETR70890960901,3131,403116845961
Home Office627708321461,5591,7052523,4313,683
LCD1749731,1472061,2891,4952071,1111,318
Scotland51530581161371534130134
DSS8409,62910,4691,06310,91811,9817006,1176,817
DTI5650255847585632110665775
National Assembly for Wales211101313026729743353396
Treasury Solicitors431353555824850
DfID5788377279794101
Charity Commission130313565956772
GAD2151701121315
Privy Council Office011022112
Public Record Office000000000
National Investment and Loans Office000000000
HM Treasury1484903737000
Office of Fair Trading32225011000
Northern Ireland Office019192192145559
Scottish Courts Administration055000000
Legal Secretariat055112000
Crown Office and PFS35154121171297108115
Health and Safety Executive111892001725327016279295
Registry of Friendly Societies055088000
ACAS00054348113445
General Register Office (Scotland)013131101151419
ECGD0771303114546
Customs and Excise3858662431573604491,0671,116
Parliamentary Counsel Office000033022
DNS010101212213435
Crown Prosecution Service163553711634536118259277
OFGAS232343102105000
OFWAT0002262864551
OFER0212101616000
OFSTED6323866773158095
OHMCI27931518112
Central Drugs Coordination Unit011000000
Office SOS for Scotland00002211314
Office SOS for Wales000000022
Scottish Executive0003141344432448480
OFGEM00000044953
HMSO000000000
COI4444815455128799
Department. for Registers of Scotland (SO)000000000
Royal Mint36164110110227476
OS11071083879013125138
Land Registry163303462134236323360383
Public Record Office7313865359118394
Scottish Prison Service (SO)284584861422423815107122
HM Prison Service3012,8383,1392942,8453,1392962,1782,474
National Archives of Scotland (SO)48123141751520
PGO (HMT)000000000
Intelligence Services (GCHQ)152392541527228718262280
ONS201651852116919040410450
Def Geog Img Intel Agency (MOD)00000032225

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