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Civil Servants
Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average length of continuous service for civil servants within the Department is. [194401]
Ms Hewitt: I refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Minister at the Cabinet Office on 3 November 2004, Official Report column 268W.
Coal
Mr. Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much coal was used in the UK in the last year for which figures are available; how much was for metallurgical use; how much was used for power generation; how much metallurgical coal was imported and from where; what volume of coal for power generation was imported and from where; and how much was used for domestic and industrial heating. [195702]
Mr. Mike O'Brien [holding answer 4 November 2004]: In 2003, a total of 62.4 million tonnes of coal was used in the UK.
The amount of coal used by the iron and steel industry in 2003 was 6.6 million tonnes, of which 5.7 million tonnes 1 was transformed 2 in the coke manufacturing process and 0.9 million tonnes was transformed 2 in blast furnaces. The amount used by the non ferrous industry was 0.1 million tonnes as final use 3 . 53.1 million tonnes was used for power generation.
1 Included in this figure is the amount of coal used for coke manufacture by companies outside the iron and steel industry ie solid fuel manufacturers.
2 Coal is used in both transformation and final use. The transformation process changes coal into a secondary commodity which is better suited for specific uses than the original form.
The table shows the origins of coal imported into the UK. It is not possible to provide country of origin for coal used in the iron and steel and non ferrous metal industries or for power generation. However of total coal used in the iron and steel and non ferrous metal
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industries, approximately 95 per cent. has been imported and 22.1 million tonnes was imported for use by major power producers.
(53) Country of origin basis
(54) Includes extra-EU coal routed through the Netherlands
Source:
HM Customs and Excise within the Digest of UK Energy Statistics 2004.
In 2003 total coal used in the domestic sector was 0.9 million tonnes and 0.7 million tonnes was used in the industrial sector. There are no official data collected on the proportions of coal used for heating, however recent studies by the Building Research Establishment show that around three quarters of domestic coal consumption is used for space heating. Previous studies have suggested that less than 5 per cent. of industrial use of coal is for space heating purposes.
Departmental Advertising
Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much her Department has spent on the recent adverts for the post of Chairman of the Office of Fair Trading. [198734]
Mr. Sutcliffe: My Department has spent £45,600 on advertising this important post in a range of national media.
This compares to recent other public appointments, with a mix of regional and national media, where my department has spent £24,000 to £30,000 per recruitment.
Departmental Contracts
Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) if she will list the 30 largest contracts awarded by her Department from (a) May 2001 to April 2002, (b) May 2002 to April 2003, (c) May 2003 to April 2004 and (d) May 2004 to the latest date for which information is available, indicating in each case (i) the values of the contracts and (ii) the companies with which the contracts were placed; [196899]
(2) which non-accounting and non-information technology external organisations have won new contracts with (a) her Department and (b) Executive agencies for which she is responsible in each of the past three years. [196901]
Ms Hewitt: This information is not held centrally and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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Departmental Press Releases
Pete Wishart: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many press releases have been issued by her Department in each month of 2004; and if she will make a statement. [195463]
Ms Hewitt: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 11 November 2004, Official Report, column 857W.
Departmental Publications
Mr. Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what her Department's target is for the interval between publication of (a) departmental announcements and documents and (b) material published by public bodies for which her Department has oversight and their posting online; and what the average interval was in the latest year for which figures are available. [195397]
Ms Hewitt: My Department aims to publish documents in hard copy and online simultaneously with the departmental announcement.
There are no figures collected centrally for the average interval between announcement and either publication or online posting. Such figures could only be collated at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Publications (Access)
Mr. Goodman: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many and what proportion of publications issued by her Department are available in (a) braille, (b) autoprint, (c) large print and (d) easy read format. [194302]
Ms Hewitt: Of the 1,322 publications published by my Department between 1 October 2003 and 1 October 2004: three were in braille, three in large print, one in easy read format, and four on audiotape.
A high proportion of my Department's publications are also placed on the DTI website, which adheres to the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) at Level 1 Priority A.
Departmental Salaries
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people in her Department earn more than a whole-time equivalent salary of £57,485 per year. [195284]
Ms Hewitt: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Minister at the Cabinet Office on 11 November 2004, Official Report, column 856W.
Disputes Resolution Booklet
Lynne Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the cost was to her Department of producing, printing and direct mailing to employers its August 2004 booklet "New laws for resolving disputes: key information for employers" and what the additional cost was of revising, reprinting and remailing to employers the new version of this booklet. [193623]
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Ms Hewitt: The total cost of producing, printing and direct mailing the booklets "New laws for resolving disputes: key information for employers" was £978,455
| Version I | Version II | |
|---|---|---|
| Production/Printing | 395,570 | 202,965 |
| Mailing | 153,032 | 226,888 |
The second version was sent out by first class post which explains the higher mailing costs.
Doorstep Selling
John Barrett: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps her Department is taking to improve protection for consumers from doorstep selling. [198918]
Mr. Sutcliffe: In response to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) market study report my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State launched a public consultation on doorstep selling and cold calling to inform consideration of possible changes to existing protection for consumers. The consultation ended on 15 November and the results are expected to be published in the new year.
John Barrett: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps her Department is taking in conjunction with the Home Office to tackle rogue doorstep selling. [198919]
Mr. Sutcliffe: I have proposed a cross-departmental ministerial group, including Home Office, to encourage a more joined-up approach to rogue trading practices. Ministerial colleagues take this matter very seriously and will be meeting at the earliest opportunity.
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