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Family Court Service
Mr. Cousins: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the (a) professional staff turnover, (b) sickness absence rate and (c) number of clients not attending was in each family court service area in 2003–04. [186948]
Margaret Hodge: I have been asked to reply.
The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service does not collect data on the number of clients who fail to attend appointments with CAFCASS officers in connection with their family court proceedings. Data on professional staff turnover and staff sickness absence are collected by CAFCASS on a regional basis. The latest figures provided by CAFCASS for professional staff turnover and staff sickness absence in each of the nine regions, including Wales, for the period 2003–04 are set out below.
| Region | Turnover percentage(27) |
|---|---|
| East Midlands | 7.09 |
| Eastern | 4.17 |
| London Region | 10.40 |
| North East | 2.33 |
| North West | 4.38 |
| South East | 13.79 |
| South West | 10.00 |
| Wales | 8.90 |
| West Midlands | 5.80 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 3.88 |
| CAFCASS (including HQ Functions) | 9.24 |
(27) Total number of leavers expressed as a percentage of all staff in post.
| Region | Absence percentage(28) |
|---|---|
| Eastern | 1.57 |
| East Midland | 3.50 |
| London | 3.17 |
| North East | 3.71 |
| North West | 2.37 |
| South East | 3.41 |
| South West | 2.85 |
| Wales | 2.94 |
| West Midland | 3.12 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 3.08 |
| CAFCASS (excluding HQ) | (29)3.12 |
(28) Actual sick days (time) lost from available working time (expressed as a percentage).
(29) Equates to just under eight days lost per employee per annum.
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Index of Multiple Deprivation
Ms Buck: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs which funding streams have been allocated by the Department using a funding formula which includes rankings or scores on the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2000; and if he will list the amount of funding allocated in such a way (a) nationally by the Department or (b) to all Government sponsored bodies reporting to the Department. [191532]
Mr. Lammy: My Department does not use the funding formula that includes rankings or scores on the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2000 in allocating funding (a) nationally or (b) to all Government sponsored bodies reporting to the Department.
Ministerial Expenses
Mr. Prisk: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs what the running costs of Ministers' private offices in his Department have been in each year since 1997. [191384]
Mr. Lammy: Total running costs of Ministers' Private Offices are set out in the table.
| £000 | |
|---|---|
| Total | |
| 2004–05(30) | 1,185 |
| 2003–04 | 2,100 |
| 2002–03 | 2,002 |
| 2001–02 | 1,566 |
| 2000–01 | 1,576 |
| 1999–2000 | 1,242 |
| 1998–99 | 1,022 |
(30) To September 2004
The increase in expenditure since 1998 results from the appointment of two additional Ministers, one in 1999 and one in 2000 and the increasing remit of the Department. There has been a consequent increase in the number of staff in Private Office.
Information on the previous year is not readily available.
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CABINET OFFICE
Consultancy Projects
Dr. Julian Lewis: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many consultancy firms or companies have been retained by the office since June 2001; what the projects are for which each has been retained; and what the total is of the fees paid or incurred in each case. [193431]
Ruth Kelly: The number of consultancy firms or companies that have been retained by the Cabinet Office since 2001 is 267.
The projects they have been retained for include improvements in the information technology (IT) and financial IT structures of the Cabinet Office, accommodation upgrade at the Emergency Planning College, restructuring of Management Units, procurement advice, business continuity plans, IT security certification and implementing an electronic documentation handling system, Facilities Management Project, Improving Project and Programme Delivery, benchmarking the transactions and capabilities of e-government and UK economy, IT projects including Disaster Recovery Project for protection and recovery of IT facilities following a disaster and advice relating to introduction of stakeholder pensions.
Due to the depth of data requested, to provide project and financial costs on an individual company basis would incur disproportionate cost. I would refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Mr. Maples) on 20 October 2004, Official Report, column 720W.
New Deal (Departmental Recruitment)
Dr. Julian Lewis: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many personnel the Department has recruited under the New Deal in each of the past five years. [193676]
Ruth Kelly: The following table shows the number of personnel Departments have recruited under the New Deal scheme in each of the last five financial years.
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Departmental Staff
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many full-time equivalent jobs (a) her Department and (b) its executive agencies had in (i) Yorkshire and the Humber and (ii) City of York in 1997 and the latest year for which figures are available. [191820]
Ruth Kelly: Information on the number of full-time jobs by department and executive agency for each year, in the City of York, and Yorkshire and the Number since 1997 has been placed in the Library. Numbers quoted are on a full-time equivalent basis as at 1 April each year. Detailed statistics are available from www.civil-service.gov.uk/statistics .
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