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DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
Best Value
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if, following the publication by his Department of the Best Value User Satisfaction Surveys 2003–4: General Survey Initial Topline Report, he will place in the Library the unaudited data for each of the 377 authorities for the 14 best value performance indicators. [183057]
Mr. Raynsford: It is not our usual practice to publish unaudited data for Best Value User Satisfaction Surveys and consequently this information is not currently available in a format which is suitable for placing in the Library. We are currently exploring the possibility of publishing this data prior to the publication of the audited data. However, the unaudited data can be found in the Best Value Performance Plan which each local authority is required to publish each year, in this case by 30 June 2004.
The audited data for this survey, which will consist of a more in-depth analysis than the unaudited data, will be published in autumn of this year and a copy of this will be made available in the Library of the House.
Departmental Funding
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the (a) programmes, (b) projects, (c) initiatives and (d) other components which make up his Department's planned (i) revenue and (ii) capital budget for (A) housing and homelessness, (B) neighbourhood renewal and (C) sustainable communities for 2004–05; and what (1) expenditure and (2) staffing numbers are allocated to each. [181821]
Keith Hill: The table below shows the latest 2004–05 budget allocations for the housing and homelessness, neighbourhood renewal and sustainable communities programmes.
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The latest 2004–05 administration budgets and staffing complements allocated to the relevant Units in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister are:
| Budgets (1) £ million | Staff (full time equivalent) | |
|---|---|---|
| Housing and homelessness | 8.671 | 190 |
| Neighbourhood Renewal | 7.362 | 151.5 |
| Sustainable communities | 14.192 | 276 |
(1) These figures exclude the relevant Unit's share of centrally managed budgets such as IT and accommodation costs.
Departmental Staff
Mr. Edward Davey: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many full-time equivalent staff there have been in (a) his Department and (b) agencies of the Department in each year since 1997. [182900]
Phil Hope: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was created on 29 May 2002. Staffing information is published annually in the "Civil Service Statistics". Copies of the publication for the years in the question are available in the Library of the House and on the Cabinet Office Civil Service Statistics website at www.civil-service.gov.uk/statistics.
Departmental Travel
Mr. Flight: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much was spent on first class travel for departmental and executive agency employees in each year since 2001. [175752]
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Phil Hope: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was created on 29 May 2002. Based on information from contracted suppliers expenditure on first class rail travel by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was:
| £ thousand | |
|---|---|
| 2002–03 | 396 |
| 2003–04 | 213 |
Information is not held centrally on the first class element of other forms of travel, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Information on first class travel by executive agency employees could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Government Estate (Sustainable Development)
Mr. Edward Davey: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister which parts of his Department's estate will not be covered by the commitments set out in the Framework for Sustainable Development on the Government Estate. [182889]
Phil Hope: The following parts of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's estate will not be covered by the commitments set out in the Framework for Sustainable Development on the Government Estate:
Supporting People Programme team in Glossop—six officials;
Counselling Support Service in Bootle—one official;
Fire Statistics in BRE Watford—18 officials.
These small teams are housed remotely from other parts of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and do not have sufficient resources available to gather the reliable information required by the Framework. The teams do, where possible, partake in greening initiatives of their host department, landlord or local authority.
Since November 2002, the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has monitored Departments' performance against the Framework targets in the annual Sustainable Development in Government reports http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/sdig/reports/index. htm. The Second Annual report, published in November 2003, contains data based on the financial year April 2002 to March 2003. Copies are also available in the Library of the House.
Mr. Edward Davey: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what steps have been taken by his Department to review arrangements for public reporting of sustainable development impacts under the Framework for Sustainable Development on the Government Estate. [182890]
Phil Hope: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has a policy commitment to publish its sustainable development impacts, activity and performance. The report for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's first full year is presently with specialist consultants for independent verification and will be published shortly. The data for 2003–04 is presently being collated and a report is expected to be published in October 2004.
Since November 2002, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has monitored Departments' performance against the Framework targets in the annual Sustainable Development in Government reports http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/sdig/reports/index. htm. The Second Annual report, published in November 2003, contains data based on the financial year April 2002 to March 2003. Copies are also available in the Library of the House.
Mr. Edward Davey: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what arrangements his Department has to report publicly on its key sustainable development impacts under the Framework for Sustainable Development on the Government Estate. [182891]
Phil Hope: All sustainable development impacts under the Framework for Sustainable Development on the Government Estate (SDiG) of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's estate will be publicly reported in its Greening Operations Annual Report which will be placed both on the ODPM and the SDiG websites.
A report for the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's estates first full year of operation is presently with specialist consultants for independent verification and will be published shortly. The data for 2003–04 is being collated and it is expected that a report will be published in October 2004.
Since November 2002, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has monitored Departments' performance against the Framework targets in the annual Sustainable Development in Government reports (http://www.sustainable-development.gov.uk/sdig/reports/index.htm). The Second Annual report, published
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in November 2003, contains data based on the financial year April 2002 to March 2003. Copies are also available in the Library of the House.
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