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Office Equipment
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission how (a) computers, (b) printers, (c) telephones and (d) office furniture no longer required by the House Estate are disposed of; how many computers have been disposed of in the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. [39064]
Nick Harvey: The House of Commons currently has a number of arrangements in place for the disposal of computers and printers. All of these ensure that the equipment is disposed of in a secure and environmentally sound manner. If possible equipment is offered for resale Member's equipment with useful life remaining is redeployed within the House Administration. There is no record of the number of computers disposed of across the House during the last 10 years.
Telephone handsets are refurbished and reused if possible and otherwise disposed of safely. Redundant mobile telephones are sent for recycling and the proceeds are donated to the children's ward at St. Thomas's Hospital. Office furniture is sold at auction by a Government approved auction house.
Project Costs
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the hon. Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission pursuant to the answer of 5 December 2005, Official Report, column 1369W, on project costs, if he will list (a) the 250 readily identifiable projects and (b) other construction projects costing in excess of £100,000. [38368]
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Nick Harvey: A list of the 250 readily identifiable projects has been placed in the Library. This list includes construction projects costing in excess of £100,000.
DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER
Administration Costs
Angus Robertson: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister which functions of his core Department are carried out in (a) England and (b) London; and what administration costs were associated with these functions for each area in the last year. [39818]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The objectives of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) are set out in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Annual Report 2005" (Cm 6526, June 2005).
The total net administration costs incurred by ODPM (excluding the Government Offices for the Regions) for 2004–05 were £166,963,000. ODPM does not monitor the regional breakdown of administration costs relating to the central Department. Such a breakdown could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Stewart Hosie: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the total administration costs for his core Office are; and whether these are regarded as (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable for the purposes of public expenditure statistical analyses. [39843]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The total net administration costs incurred by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (excluding the Government Offices for the Regions) for 2004–05 were £166,963,000.
For the purposes of public expenditure statistical analyses, 67 per cent. of these costs are identifiable and 33 per cent. are non-identifiable.
Mr. MacNeil: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the administrative costs were of each agency for which he has responsibility in the last year for which figures are available; what the total of such costs was in that year; and whether the costs are regarded for the purposes of public expenditure statistical analyses as (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable. [39852]
Jim Fitzpatrick: In 2004–05, gross administrative costs for executive agencies sponsored by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister were as follows:
| Executive agencies | Admin costs (gross) (£) |
|---|---|
| The Fire Service College | (3)4,786,000 |
| The Planning Inspectorate | (3)47,670,000 |
| The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre | (4)6,710,000 |
| Total | 59,166,000 |
(3) identifiable
(4) non-identifiable
Mr. Salmond: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the administrative costs were of each non-departmental public body for which he has responsibility in the last year for which figures are available; what the total of such costs was in that year; and whether the costs are regarded for the purposes of public expenditure statistical analyses as (a) identifiable and (b) non-identifiable. [40061]
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Jim Fitzpatrick: In 2004–05, administrative costs for executive non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) sponsored by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) were as follows:
(5) identifiable
(6) non-identifiable
Cleveland Fire Authority
Mr. Iain Wright: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what plans he has to re-examine to top-up the proposed changes to the 'A' risk formula grant share in relation to Cleveland Fire Authority in the light of the Hemel Hempstead oil depot fire. [39156]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The category classification of risk is obsolete and therefore the 'A' risk indicator is no longer used in the formula grant calculations.
Following full public consultation over the summer, my hon. Friend the Minister for local government confirmed on 5 December 2005 that the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister propose an indicator to measure top tier control of major accident hazards (COMAH) sites per head as the high risk top up element in the formula.
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister will consider all points raised in the current consultation before putting forward our proposed formula for use in 2006–07 and 2007–08, which the House will have the opportunity to debate.
Departmental Mobile Phones
Sarah Teather: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the criteria are for allocating mobile telephones to staff in his Department. [40391]
Jim Fitzpatrick: A business justification must be provided to support the purchase of mobile phones. The justification must include; why the provision of a mobile phone is necessary, the type of equipment to be provided and which members of staff will make use of the phone.
Sarah Teather: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many short message service messages were sent via mobile telephones owned by his Department in the last year for which figures are available. [40392]
Jim Fitzpatrick:
The information requested is not held centrally, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
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Faith Communities
John Battle: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the publications his Department and its predecessors have produced relating to faith communities since 1989. [35352]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister was established on 29 May 2002, since then the publications produced relating to faith communities are as follows:
2004—ODPM/Home Office revised version of the Community Cohesion Guide. Tools for Regeneration—A Holistic Approach to Faith Communities'.
2005—Diversity and Neighbourhood Renewal fact-sheet. 'The Local Inter-Faith Guide: Community Co-operation in Action'.
This was produced with the Inter-Faith Network for the UK.
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