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Departmental Advertising
Dr. Cable: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much money was spent on advertising and promotional literature for his Department's initiatives, broken down by year since 1997. [183809]
Phil Hope: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was created on 29 May 2002.
In the financial year 2002–03 the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister spent £3,347,000 on advertising, the majority on the Fire Safety campaign, and approximately £700,000 on promotional literature.
In the financial year 2003–04 the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister spent £3,411,000 on advertising, the majority on the Fire Safety campaign, and approximately £650,000 on promotional literature.
Figures for the Department's agencies and non-departmental bodies are not held centrally and could be supplied only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Mobile Phones
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the (a) capital and (b) running cost of mobile phones to his Department was in each year since 2001. [185775]
Phil Hope: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was created on 29 May 2002. Mobile phone costs are funded from budgets held within divisions, and they cannot be disaggregated from other communications costs.
Departmental Publicity Staff
Dr. Cable: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the salary costs to the Department were for employees working in public relations and publicity in each year since 1997. [183857]
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Phil Hope: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) was created following the machinery of government changes on 29 May 2002.
The salary costs for employees working in the Office's Directorate of Communication were £2.627 million in 2002–03 and £2.751 million in 2003–04.
Departmental Spending (Utilities)
Mr. Edward Davey: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much (a) his Department and (b) agencies of the Department have spent on (i) electricity use and (ii) water and sewerage services for each year since 1997. [182899]
Phil Hope: Since the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was created in May 2002, the costs of electricity and water and sewerage services for the Office-and its agencies is tabled as follows:
| (a) ODPM (including Government Offices) | (b) Agencies | Total cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity 2002–03 | 606,809 | 562,590 | 1,169,399 |
| Electricity 2003–04 | 740,191 | 782,454 | 1,522,645 |
| Water and sewerage 2002–03 | 110,570 | 106,883 | 217,453 |
| Water and sewerage 2003–04 | 74,923 | 120,758 | 195,681 |
The figures for 2003–04 are indicative as they have yet to be independently verified by the Building Research Establishment. The agreed figures will be included in the forthcoming Sustainable Development in Government Report 2003–04 to be published by Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Although the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has overall responsibility for the buildings occupied by Government Offices, they carry out functions on behalf of 10 Government Departments.
Departmental Vehicles
Mr. Kidney: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many road vehicles are operated by the Department and its agencies; how many personal injury accidents involving road vehicles operated by the Department have occurred within each of the last five years; and what the Department's policy is for managing work-related road safety. [185918]
Phil Hope: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and its agencies operate six road vehicles. The Government offices for the regions operate a further 57 vehicles.
There have been no personal injury accidents involving road vehicles operated by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, its agencies or the Government offices since the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was created in May 2002.
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, its agencies and the Government offices provide training in road safety to all staff who operate road vehicles. In addition guidance and advice, based on current best practice, is made available and disseminated in printed and electronic form to all staff.
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The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has overall responsibility for Government offices they carry out functions on behalf of 10 Departments.
English Partnerships
Sue Doughty: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what (a) change and (b) percentage change there has been in English Partnerships' allowance for remediation costs in its 2004–05 budget, to meet anticipated additional costs arising from the implementation of the next phase of the Landfill Directive. [184947]
Keith Hill: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 21 July 2004, Official Report, column 321W.
Government Office for London
Ms Buck: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the percentage change in the Government Office for London's (a) running costs and (b) projected expenditure has been in each year since 1999 to 2000. [185325]
Phil Hope: Government Office for London (GOL) Running Cost (admin) expenditure and percentage change is as follows:
| £ million | Percentage change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | 16.0 | n/a |
| 2000–01 | 13.2 | -17.5 |
| 2001–02 | 13.2 | 0.0 |
| 2002–03 | 14.1 | 6.8 |
| 2003–04 | 16.7 | 18.4 |
| 2004–05 | 18.1 | 8.4 |
Note:
The expenditure figure for 2004–05 reflects the anticipated end-year outturn.
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Ms Buck: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list programmes managed by the Government Office for London in 2004–05, indicating in each case (a) the total funding and (b) the anticipated end date of the programme. [185327]
Phil Hope: The following table shows the Programmes managed by Government Office for London in 2004–05. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is still waiting confirmation of some of the Home Office allocations (allocation field '—'). The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has only been informed of one end date (for New and Renewable Sources of Energy, which will end in September 2004). It is anticipated that the others will continue in 2004–05 and we will be notified closer to the new financial year (2005–06) as to whether or not the Programmes will cease.
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