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Departmental Publicity
Alan Duncan: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will place in the Library copies of his Department’s evaluations of media coverage since January 2004. [117954]
Jim Fitzpatrick [holding answer 1 February 2007]: DTI does not currently carry out any central formal evaluation of media coverage. The last such contract ran from October 2004 to April 2006.
The findings from that work were confidential and not intended for publication. They formed part of the advice that communications staff provide to Ministers and senior officials. The contractor opposes the publication of its work on commercial grounds.
In view of the confidential nature of this advice and the associated commercial interests, I am therefore unable to place copies of our central evaluations of media coverage in the Libraries of the House.
Departmental Reorganisation
Mr. Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent discussions he has had on the future shape of his Department. [122516]
Jim Fitzpatrick: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave the House on 6 February 2007, Official Report, column 889W.
Departments: Retirement
Mr. Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many employees from his Department have been asked to retire upon reaching 65 years of age as a result of the Department's mandatory retirement policy in each year since 1997. [121743]
Jim Fitzpatrick: The following table gives the number of staff who retired at the age of 65, by year:
| Number | |
In certain circumstances staff were able to continue to work beyond age 65 and a further 28 staff retired at an age above 65 during this period.
Before 2002, the Department's normal retirement age for most grades of staff was 60 and the majority of staff retired at that age. In 2002 all staff below the senior civil service had the option of working to the age of 65 and since 1 October 2006 all staff have had the right to request to work beyond 65.
Energy: Prices
Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the extent to which energy suppliers in the UK have passed on reductions in wholesale energy prices to their customers in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [121745]
Jim Fitzpatrick: Monitoring and enforcing competition in Great Britain's gas and electricity supply markets are the responsibilities of the independent energy regulator, Ofgem. The Government look to the regulator to make full use of its powers under the Competition Act 1998 and Enterprise Act 2002 to safeguard the interests of gas and electricity consumers.
Post Offices
Mr. Fraser: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 1 February 2007, Official Report, columns 473-74W, on post offices, what definition his Department uses of the term settlement. [121889]
Jim Fitzpatrick: A settlement is defined as a continuous built up area, as classified by Ordnance Survey Sprawl Data.
Defence
Armed Forces: Deployment
Mr. Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what percentage of the (a) Armed Forces, (b) Army, (c) Navy and (d) RAF undertook military operations or other military tasks in each year since 1997. [119055]
Mr. Ingram: Figures for the percentage of regular armed forces undertaking Operations and other Military Tasks are published in the Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts and in quarterly public service agreement performance reports. Copies of the annual report and accounts are available in the Library of the House and also at:
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/AnnualReports/
Copies of quarterly public service agreement performance reports are available on:
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/CorporatePublications/FinancialReports/
Figures from 2001-02 to the second quarter of 2006-07 are shown in the following tables. These have been compiled from the MOD’s annual reports and Accounts, Spring and Autumn Performance Reports to Parliament, the MOD’s quarterly public service agreement performance reports and historic internal management data. Summary information for 1998-99 and 1999-2000 was published in the respective Ministry of Defence Performance Reports (CM4520, CM5000), copies of which are available in the Library of the House. This information was not compiled on a comparable basis to those set out as follows. Quarterly information for years predating the 1998 Strategic Defence Review is not held centrally.
The figures given in the tables report the percentage of regular armed forces undertaking Operations and other Military Tasks. These figures are quarterly averages and are calculated by comparing the number of personnel undertaking Operations and other Military Tasks against the total strength of each Service.
| Percentage of regular armed forces undertaking Operations and other Military Tasks( 1) during 2005-06( 2) | ||||
| April to June | July to September | October to December | January to March | |
| (1) Includes activities such as nuclear deterrence, military aid to the Civil Authorities and to the Civil Powers in Northern Ireland, integrity of UK waters and airspace, defence and security of the Overseas Territories and of the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas and Defence Relations, Alliances and support to Wider British Interests. (2) These figures are quarterly averages and reflect the burden of activity imposed by the operations and military tasks undertaken by each service. Figures are based on man-day equivalents. (3) Percentages for Army personnel include those in preparation for and recovering from operations. | ||||
| Percentage of trained strength of regular forces deployed on Operations and other Military Tasks( 1) during 2004-05( 2) | ||||
| April to June | July to September | October to December | January to March | |
| (1 )Includes activities such as nuclear deterrence, military aid to the Civil Authorities and to the Civil Powers in Northern Ireland, integrity of UK waters and airspace, defence and security of the Overseas Territories and of the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas and Defence Relations, Alliances and support to Wider British Interests. (2 )These figures are quarterly averages and reflect the burden of activity imposed by the operations and military tasks undertaken by each service. Figures are based on man-day equivalents. (3 )Percentages for Army personnel include those in preparation for and recovering from operations. (4 )Overall figures are rounded to the nearest per cent. | ||||
| Percentage of trained strength of regular forces deployed on Operations and other Military Tasks( 1) during 2003-04( 2) | ||||
| April to June | July to September | October to December | January to March | |
| (1) Includes activities such as nuclear deterrence, military aid to the Civil Authorities and to the Civil Powers in Northern Ireland, integrity of UK waters and airspace, defence and security of the Overseas Territories and of the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas and Defence Relations, Alliances and support to Wider British Interests. (2 )These figures are quarterly averages and reflect the burden of activity imposed by the operations and military tasks undertaken by each service. Figures are based on man-day equivalents. (3) Percentages for Army personnel include those in preparation for and recovering from operations. (4) Overall figures are rounded to the nearest per cent. | ||||
| Percentage of trained strength of regular forces deployed on Operations and other Military Tasks( 1 ) during 2002-03( 2) | ||||
| April to June | July to September | October to December | January to March | |
| (1 )Includes activities such as nuclear deterrence, military aid to the Civil Authorities and to the Civil Powers in Northern Ireland, integrity of UK waters and airspace, defence and security of the Overseas Territories and of the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas and Defence Relations, Alliances and support to Wider British Interests. (2 )These figures are quarterly averages and reflect the burden of activity imposed by the operations and military tasks undertaken by each service. Figures are based on man-day equivalents. (3 )Percentages for Army personnel include those in preparation for and recovering from operations. (4 )Overall figures are rounded to the nearest percent. | ||||
| Percentage of trained strength of regular forces deployed on Operations and other Military Tasks( 1) during 2001-02( 2,3) | ||||
| April to June | July to September | October to December | January to March | |
| (1) Includes activities such as nuclear deterrence, military aid to the Civil Authorities and to the Civil Powers in Northern Ireland, integrity of UK waters and airspace, defence and security of the Overseas Territories and of the Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas and Defence Relations, Alliances and support to Wider British Interests. (2 )These figures are quarterly averages and reflect the burden of activity imposed by the operations and military tasks undertaken by each service. Figures are based on man-day equivalents. (3 )2001-02 figures include personnel on Exercise SAIF SAREEA II. (4 )Percentages for Army personnel include those in preparation for and recovering from operations. (5 )Overall figures are rounded to the nearest per cent. | ||||
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