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These estimates are from the Annual Business Inquiry and, as with any sample survey, are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
| Full-time and part-time jobs in recruitment and employment agencies( 1) by region of workplace, Great Britain, 2004 | |||
| Thousand | |||
| Government office region | Total | Full-time( 2) | Part-time( 3) |
| (1) Employee jobs in Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 2003 sub-class 74.50: Labour recruitment and provision of personnel.( 2) Full-time employees are those working over 30 hours per week. (3) Part-time employees are those working for 30 or fewer hours per week. Source: Annual Business Inquiry. | |||
Biscuits
Harry Cohen: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Treasury provides biscuits to (a) staff and (b) guests with its (i) logo and (ii) name baked on; and if he will make a statement. [107532]
John Healey: The Treasury does not provide biscuits with its logo or name baked on.
Civil Servants
Dr. Pugh: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the net gains and losses in civil service jobs under the Government efficiency agenda are in each English region; and what percentage of the number of civil servant jobs in each region each figure represents. [105934]
Mr. Timms: The 2004 Spending Review set a target for 84,150 gross work force reductions by March 2008. The Government have made strong progress against these targets and by the end of September 2006 had achieved gross work force reductions of 54,963 posts, of which 9,412 had been reallocated to front-line roles.
Departments are responsible for implementing their work force targets and HM Treasury does not centrally hold a breakdown by region showing where work force reductions have taken place as part of the Efficiency Programme.
Dr. Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will break down by department the 10,574 posts relocated out of London and the South East announced on 23 November in his Department’s News Release 97/06. [106905]
Mr. Timms: Departments are responsible for implementing their efficiency and relocation programmes and report on progress twice a year, in autumn performance reports and departmental reports. 2006 autumn performance reports will contain the relocation figures that contributed to the 10,574 total announced on the 23 November.
Demographics
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many residents of London are estimated to be from ethnic minorities. [107194]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 5 December 2006:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your question regarding the number of residents of London estimated to be from ethnic minorities. I am replying in her absence. (107194)
The ONS’ experimental Population Estimates by Ethnic Group estimate that, at mid-2004, 2.2 million of the 7.4 million people resident in London (30.2%) were from an ethnic group other than the White ethnic group.
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which 20 foreign language communities in London are estimated to be the most numerous. [107195]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 5 December 2006:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question regarding the 20 largest foreign language communities in London. I am replying in her absence. (107195)
The Office for National Statistics does not produce estimates of the number of people speaking different languages in London, although the topic of language is being considered for inclusion in the 2011 Census. Some exploratory estimates on language have been carried out by academics working on the topic, based on school administrative records of pupils’ first language spoken at home.
The Labour Force Survey collects information every 3 years about adults' first language spoken at home. This focuses on UK languages and would not fully answer your query. However, you may be interested to know that estimates from the 2003 Labour Force Survey showed that just under one in five (18 per cent) of Londoners aged 16 and over use a first language other than English at home (see Greater London Authority, DMAG briefing 2006 no. 26: ‘A profile of Londoners by language: an analysis of Labour Force Survey data on first language’ http://www.london.gov.uk/gla/publications/factsandfigures/dmag-briefing-2006-26.pdf).
Departmental Overspend
Mr. Lansley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on the Department of Health's overspend on its near-cash revenue resource limit in 2005-06. [107390]
Mr. Timms: The Chancellor has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues and others on a wide range of issues.
Departmental Staff
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff are employed to work full-time on websites maintained by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies. [106539]
John Healey: The Treasury employs four full-time equivalent staff on websites. Treasury agencies employ a total of 34.3 full-time employees.
Economic Inactivity Rate
Jim Cousins: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the economic inactivity rate for (a) men and (b) women was in each region and country in each quarter from the start of 2004. [107341]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 5 December 2006:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about economic inactivity rates by gender, region and country from 2004 to 2006. I am replying in her absence. (107341)
The attached table gives estimates of inactivity rates by gender, region and country of residence for people of working age for every quarter since the three-month period ending March 2004.
Estimates are taken from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
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