House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 10 Apr 2003 (pt 15)

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Public Liability Insurance

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his Department is doing to increase competition within the insurance industry in the provision of public liability insurance. [108292]

Ruth Kelly: The Office of Fair Trading is currently conducting a fact-finding study into the UK liability insurance market.

Departmental Annual Report

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the annual report of his Department will be published. [107883]

Mr. Boateng: The spring 2003 departmental reports are to be published between 28 April and 16 May 2003. We will publish our departmental report within this window.

Employment Relations Act

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff in his Department have taken time off from work in order to attend to domestic incidents as provided for by the Employment Relations Act 1999. [108341]

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Ruth Kelly: In the Treasury, staff are allowed up to 10 days paid special leave in any one annual leave year for reasons of grave concern to the member of staff that can only be dealt with them in person e.g. the care of a sick dependant or a domestic emergency. Central records are not kept on the amounts of special leave taken in these circumstances.

Labour Statistics

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of working age people in the Buckingham constituency were in employment between March 2001 and February 2002. [108488]

Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Bercow, dated 10 April 2003:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about employment in the Buckingham constituency. (108488)

The working age employment rate in the Buckingham constituency for the 12-month period ending February 2002 is 81.5 per cent. This estimate is from the Labour Force Survey (LFS).

Parental Leave

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff in his Department have used their leave entitlement under the Parental Leave Directive since it came into force. [108423]

Ruth Kelly: Treasury staff are eligible for unpaid parental leave under the Parental Leave Directive. Central records are not kept on the amounts of unpaid parental leave taken.

Press Office

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people are employed in his Department's Press Office; and how many were employed on 2 May 1997. [108403]

Ruth Kelly: HM Treasury currently has seven press officers in addition to the Head of Communications, and on 2 May 1997, the number was five in addition to the Head of Communications.

Private Finance Initiative

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the expected saving to public funds from the private finance initiative schemes due to become operational in 2003. [105718]

Mr. Boateng: PFI extends the scope for cost savings in a variety of ways. For example, by putting substantial levels of private sector capital at risk and requiring companies involved to deliver clear levels of service at a fixed price over the long term, PFI ties payment more

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closely to performance; safeguards the quality of the service over the life of the contract and better ensures that public assets are delivered on time and to budget.

For example, the National Audit Office's recent report, 'PFI: Construction Performance' confirmed that PFI has established an exceptional record in terms of delivery times and price certainty for the public sector. This record represents significant savings to public funds.

Mr. Blunt: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many PFI contracts his Department or its agencies (a) have with and (b) are being tendered for by (i) Amey plc and (ii) consortia involving Amey plc; what the total value is of those contracts; what the average length is of the contracts or proposed contracts; and what assessment his Department has made of the financial position of Amey plc and the implications for his Department. [108331]

Ruth Kelly: None of the Chancellor's Departments have existing PFI contracts or tenders involving Amey Plc.

Secondments

Dr. Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many individuals have been seconded to his Department from (a) the private sector, (b) NGOs and (c) other, in each case listing (i) from which organisation and (ii) dates of secondments, in each year since 1997–98. [108085]

Ruth Kelly: The following information sets out the secondments into HM Treasury from 1 April 1997 to 31 March 2003:

Secondments into HM Treasury—1 April 1997 to 31 March 1998

Range Location Organisation Start date Numberofpeople

D UK AA 23 March 1997 1

D UK LGMB 1 April 1997 1

D UK Bank of England 13 April 1997 1

D UK Other 5 January 1998 1

Total Range D 4

E UK QBM Ltd. 1 January 1998 1

E UK BZW 21 April 1997 1

E UK Coopers Lybrand 21 July 1997 1

E UK Pannell Kerr Foster 22 September 1997 1

E UK Ernst and Young 5 January 1998 1

E UK New Zealand Treasury 7 April 1997 1

E UK Tresor 19 May 1997 1

E UK New Zealand Reserve Bank 7 August 1997 1

E UK Australian Treasury 8 December1997 1

Total Range E 9

Range	Location	Organisation	Start date	Numberofpeople
D	UK	AA	23 March 1997	1
D	UK	LGMB	1 April 1997	1
D	UK	Bank of England	13 April 1997	1
D	UK	Other	5 January 1998	1
Total Range D				4

E	UK	QBM Ltd.	1 January 1998	1
E	UK	BZW	21 April 1997	1
E	UK	Coopers Lybrand	21 July 1997	1
E	UK	Pannell Kerr Foster	22 September 1997	1
E	UK	Ernst and Young	5 January 1998	1
E	UK	New Zealand Treasury	7 April 1997	1
E	UK	Tresor	19 May 1997	1
E	UK	New Zealand Reserve Bank	7 August 1997	1
E	UK	Australian Treasury	8 December1997	1
Total Range E				9

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Secondments into HM Treasury—1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999

Range Location Organisation Start date Number ofpeople

D UK AA 27 April 1998 1

D UK Irish Finance 28 September 1998 1

D UK Irish Finance 4 November 1998 1

D UK Army 4 January 1999 1

Total Range D 4

E UK Dilston Management — —

E UK Midland Bank 14 April 1998 1

E UK Coopers Lybrand 5 May 1998 1

E UK AA 1 September 1998 1

E UK Deloitte Touche 4 January 1999 1

E UK Ernst and Young 4 January 1999 1

E UK Slaughter and May 21 January 1999 1

E Europe European Commission 1 December 1998 1

E UK Audit Commission 5 May 1998 1

E UK Audit Commission 29 June 1998 1

E UK Manpower 10 August 1998 1

E UK Save the Children 1 September 1998 1

E UK New Zealand Treasury 10 November 1998 1

E UK New Zealand Res. Bank 10 January 1999 1

E UK New Zealand Treasury 6 May 1998 1

Total Range E 14

Secondments into HM Treasury—1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000

Range Location Organisation Start date Number of people

D UK FSA 15 November 1999 1

D UK Slaughter and May 13 December 1999 1

D Japan Japanese Ministry of Finance 2 August 1999 1

D UK London borough of Lambeth 10 January 2000 1

Total Range D 4

E UK Price Waterhouse 6 September 1999 1

E UK Brunswick Public 19 July 1999 1

E UK Price Waterhouse 10 January 2000 1

E UK Institute of Fiscal Studies 7 February 2000 1

E UK National Audit Office 4 October 1999 1

E UK Thurrock district council 31 August 1999 1

E UK Housing Corporation 15 November 1999 1

E UK National Audit Office 1 January 2000 1

E UK National Audit Office 10 January 2000 3

Total Range E 11

Range	Location	Organisation	Start date	Number ofpeople
D	UK	AA	27 April 1998	1
D	UK	Irish Finance	28 September 1998	1
D	UK	Irish Finance	4 November 1998	1
D	UK	Army	4 January 1999	1
Total Range D				4

E	UK	Dilston Management	—	—
E	UK	Midland Bank	14 April 1998	1
E	UK	Coopers Lybrand	5 May 1998	1
E	UK	AA	1 September 1998	1
E	UK	Deloitte Touche	4 January 1999	1
E	UK	Ernst and Young	4 January 1999	1
E	UK	Slaughter and May	21 January 1999	1
E	Europe	European Commission	1 December 1998	1
E	UK	Audit Commission	5 May 1998	1
E	UK	Audit Commission	29 June 1998	1
E	UK	Manpower	10 August 1998	1
E	UK	Save the Children	1 September 1998	1
E	UK	New Zealand Treasury	10 November 1998	1
E	UK	New Zealand Res. Bank	10 January 1999	1
E	UK	New Zealand Treasury	6 May 1998	1
Total Range E				14

Range	Location	Organisation	Start date	Number of people
D	UK	FSA	15 November 1999	1
D	UK	Slaughter and May	13 December 1999	1
D	Japan	Japanese Ministry of Finance	2 August 1999	1
D	UK	London borough of Lambeth	10 January 2000	1
Total Range D				4

E	UK	Price Waterhouse	6 September 1999	1
E	UK	Brunswick Public	19 July 1999	1
E	UK	Price Waterhouse	10 January 2000	1
E	UK	Institute of Fiscal Studies	7 February 2000	1
E	UK	National Audit Office	4 October 1999	1
E	UK	Thurrock district council	31 August 1999	1
E	UK	Housing Corporation	15 November 1999	1
E	UK	National Audit Office	1 January 2000	1
E	UK	National Audit Office	10 January 2000	3
Total Range E				11

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Secondments into HM Treasury—1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001

Range Location Organisation Start date Numberofpeople

D UK National Audit Office 6 August 2001 1

D Europe Swiss Finance Ministry 29 August 2001 1

D UK Legal Services Co 3 December 2001 1

Total Range D 3

E UK Deloitte Touche 24 September 2001 1

E UK Institute of Fiscal Studies 24 September 2001 1

E UK Accenture 18 February 2002 1

E UK Bank of England 23 April 2001 1

E UK Tidy Britain Campaign 24 September 2001 1

E UK Bank of England 10 December 2001 1

E UK Japanese Ministry of Finance 13 July 2001 1

E UK Bank of England 1 September 2001 1

E UK PUK 14 January 2002 1

E UK University of Bristol 8 June 2001 1

E UK Oxfam 3 September 2001 1

E UK CARE 28 November 2001 1

Total Range E 12

Secondments into HM Treasury—1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003

Range Location Organisation Start date Numberofpeople

D UK FSA 7 October 2002 1

D UK Women's Budget 6 March 2003 1

D UK FSA 23 September 2002 1

D UK Bank of England 17 February 2003 1

D UK NCVO 15 November 2002 1

Total Range D 5

E UK Pannell Ker Foster 22 July 2002 1

E UK Environment Age 7 January 2003 1

E UK LGMB 24 February 2003 1

E UK National Audit Office 6 January 2003 1

E UK Other 23 February 2003 1

E UK HM Forces 6 January 2003 1

E UK Cambridge CC 19 June 2002 1

E UK NCVO 15 November 2002 1

Total Range E 8

Range	Location	Organisation	Start date	Numberofpeople
D	UK	National Audit Office	6 August 2001	1
D	Europe	Swiss Finance Ministry	29 August 2001	1
D	UK	Legal Services Co	3 December 2001	1
Total Range D				3

E	UK	Deloitte Touche	24 September 2001	1
E	UK	Institute of Fiscal Studies	24 September 2001	1
E	UK	Accenture	18 February 2002	1
E	UK	Bank of England	23 April 2001	1
E	UK	Tidy Britain Campaign	24 September 2001	1
E	UK	Bank of England	10 December 2001	1
E	UK	Japanese Ministry of Finance	13 July 2001	1
E	UK	Bank of England	1 September 2001	1
E	UK	PUK	14 January 2002	1
E	UK	University of Bristol	8 June 2001	1
E	UK	Oxfam	3 September 2001	1
E	UK	CARE	28 November 2001	1
Total Range E				12

Range	Location	Organisation	Start date	Numberofpeople
D	UK	FSA	7 October 2002	1
D	UK	Women's Budget	6 March 2003	1
D	UK	FSA	23 September 2002	1
D	UK	Bank of England	17 February 2003	1
D	UK	NCVO	15 November 2002	1
Total Range D				5

E	UK	Pannell Ker Foster	22 July 2002	1
E	UK	Environment Age	7 January 2003	1
E	UK	LGMB	24 February 2003	1
E	UK	National Audit Office	6 January 2003	1
E	UK	Other	23 February 2003	1
E	UK	HM Forces	6 January 2003	1
E	UK	Cambridge CC	19 June 2002	1
E	UK	NCVO	15 November 2002	1
Total Range E				8

Dr. Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many civil servants have been seconded from his Department to (a) the private sector, (b) NGOs and (c) other, broken down by (i) grade of civil servants seconded, (ii) location and (iii) dates of secondments, in each year since 1997–98. [108086]

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Ruth Kelly: The following information sets out the secondments out of HM Treasury between 1 April 1997 to 31 March 1998

Secondments out of HM Treasury

Range Location Organisation Start date Numberofpeople

1 April 1997 and 31 March 2003

D EU Bank of England 15 September 1997 1

D UK British Cement 5 January1998 1

D UK Securities and Investments 13 October 1997 1

D UK UKBI 1 August1997 1

D UK Securities and Investments 19 May 1997 1

D UK Sanetra (Consultants) 1 December 1997 1

D UK NHS 13 June 1997 1

D UK European Banking RD 7 April 1997 1

D UK Bromley by Bow CC 25 September 1997 1

Total range D 9

E EU EC 3 November 1997 1

E EU EC 8 December 1997 1

E EU EC 16 June 1997 1

E EU German Ministry of Finance 12 September 1997 1

Total range E 4

1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999

D EU EC 14 September 1998 1

D UK Countryside Agency 5 May 1998 1

D EU EC 1 April 1998 1

D EU EC 21 September 1998 1

D EU EC 14 September 1998 1

Total range D 5

E UK Youth Justice Board 22 February 1999 1

E EU Irish Finance Ministry 3 August 1998 1

E EU EC 10 October 1998 1

Total range E 3

F UK Youth Justice Board 11 December 1998 1

F UK Westminster and Industry 11 November 1998 1

F UK International Commission 4 January 1999 1

Total range F 3

G NEU IMF 1 August 1998 1

Total range G 1

1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000

D UK CML 21 February 2000 1

D UK SM Consultants 21 February 2000 1

D UK NHS 1 April 2000 1

D Japan Japanese Ministry of Finance 2 August 1999 1

D EU EC 6 September 1999 1

D EU EC 1 May 1999 1

Total range D 6

E EU Strategic Planning Services 2 August 1999 1

E UK HSBC 27 September 1999 1

E UK Granada Media 14 February 2000 1

E EU Ministry of Finance (Sweden) 3 May 1999 1

E EU EC 1 January 2000 1

E UK London Borough of Camden 6 April 1999 1

E EU EC 1 December 1999 1

E UK London Borough Lewisham 14 July 1999 1

E EU German Chancellory 31 March 2000 1

E UK Kent County Council 12 July 1999 1

E EU EC 1 June 1999 1

E UK Azernjan Ministry of Finance 5 September 1999 1

Total range E 12

G UK Capital RAS (Consultants) 13 September 1999 1

G UK Youth Justice Board 13 August 1999 1

Total range G 2

1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001

D UK Institute of Fiscal Studies 30 May 2000 1

D EU United Nations Eco. Comm. 17 April 2000 1

D EU IMF 18 August 2000 1

D EU EC 18 September 2000 1

Total range D 4

E UK 3I'S 1 August 2000 1

E UK Audit Commission 21 August 2000 1

E EU EC 1 February 2001 1

E Japan Japanese Ministry of Finance 10 July 2000 1

E UK Stats Commission 1 July 2000 1

E UK Stats Commission 3 January 2001 1

Total range E 6

F UK Charities Commission 15 January 2001 1

Total range F 1

1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003

D UK Charity 2 September 2002 1

D Japan Japanese Ministry of Finance 17 September 2002 1

D EU EC 9 September 2002 1

D EU EC 3 March 2002 1

D EU EC 17 February 2003 2

Total range D 6

E EU European Banking Federation 21 October 2002 1

E UK Gartmore Investments 9 September 2002 1

E UK Accenture 31 March 2002 1

E UK CRE 1 February 2003 1

E UK Tesco 17 June 2002 1

E EU French Finance Ministry 3 March 2003 1

E UK RBS 31 March 2003 1

E EU EC 1 April 2002 1

E UK 3I'S 2 December 2002 1

Total range E 9

F EU EC 1 September 2002 1

Total range F 1

Range	Location	Organisation	Start date	Numberofpeople
	1 April 1997 and 31 March 2003
D	EU	Bank of England	15 September 1997	1
D	UK	British Cement	5 January1998	1
D	UK	Securities and Investments	13 October 1997	1
D	UK	UKBI	1 August1997	1
D	UK	Securities and Investments	19 May 1997	1
D	UK	Sanetra (Consultants)	1 December 1997	1
D	UK	NHS	13 June 1997	1
D	UK	European Banking RD	7 April 1997	1
D	UK	Bromley by Bow CC	25 September 1997	1
Total range D				9

E	EU	EC	3 November 1997	1
E	EU	EC	8 December 1997	1
E	EU	EC	16 June 1997	1
E	EU	German Ministry of Finance	12 September 1997	1
Total range E				4

	1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999
D	EU	EC	14 September 1998	1
D	UK	Countryside Agency	5 May 1998	1
D	EU	EC	1 April 1998	1
D	EU	EC	21 September 1998	1
D	EU	EC	14 September 1998	1
Total range D				5
E	UK	Youth Justice Board	22 February 1999	1
E	EU	Irish Finance Ministry	3 August 1998	1
E	EU	EC	10 October 1998	1
Total range E				3

F	UK	Youth Justice Board	11 December 1998	1
F	UK	Westminster and Industry	11 November 1998	1
F	UK	International Commission	4 January 1999	1
Total range F				3

G	NEU	IMF	1 August 1998	1
Total range G				1

	1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000
D	UK	CML	21 February 2000	1
D	UK	SM Consultants	21 February 2000	1
D	UK	NHS	1 April 2000	1
D	Japan	Japanese Ministry of Finance	2 August 1999	1
D	EU	EC	6 September 1999	1
D	EU	EC	1 May 1999	1
Total range D				6

E	EU	Strategic Planning Services	2 August 1999	1
E	UK	HSBC	27 September 1999	1
E	UK	Granada Media	14 February 2000	1
E	EU	Ministry of Finance (Sweden)	3 May 1999	1
E	EU	EC	1 January 2000	1
E	UK	London Borough of Camden	6 April 1999	1
E	EU	EC	1 December 1999	1
E	UK	London Borough Lewisham	14 July 1999	1
E	EU	German Chancellory	31 March 2000	1
E	UK	Kent County Council	12 July 1999	1
E	EU	EC	1 June 1999	1
E	UK	Azernjan Ministry of Finance	5 September 1999	1
Total range E			12

G	UK	Capital RAS (Consultants)	13 September 1999	1
G	UK	Youth Justice Board	13 August 1999	1
Total range G				2

	1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001
D	UK	Institute of Fiscal Studies	30 May 2000	1
D	EU	United Nations Eco. Comm.	17 April 2000	1
D	EU	IMF	18 August 2000	1
D	EU	EC	18 September 2000	1
Total range D				4

E	UK	3I'S	1 August 2000	1
E	UK	Audit Commission	21 August 2000	1
E	EU	EC	1 February 2001	1
E	Japan	Japanese Ministry of Finance	10 July 2000	1
E	UK	Stats Commission	1 July 2000	1
E	UK	Stats Commission	3 January 2001	1
Total range E				6

F	UK	Charities Commission	15 January 2001	1
Total range F				1

	1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003
D	UK	Charity	2 September 2002	1
D	Japan	Japanese Ministry of Finance	17 September 2002	1
D	EU	EC	9 September 2002	1
D	EU	EC	3 March 2002	1
D	EU	EC	17 February 2003	2
Total range D				6

E	EU	European Banking Federation	21 October 2002	1
E	UK	Gartmore Investments	9 September 2002	1
E	UK	Accenture	31 March 2002	1
E	UK	CRE	1 February 2003	1
E	UK	Tesco	17 June 2002	1
E	EU	French Finance Ministry	3 March 2003	1
E	UK	RBS	31 March 2003	1
E	EU	EC	1 April 2002	1
E	UK	3I'S	2 December 2002	1
Total range E				9

F	EU	EC	1 September 2002	1
Total range F			1

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