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Departmental Flexible Working

Andrew Selous: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many staff (a) have applied to work flexible hours and (b) work flexible hours in (i) his Department and (ii) the executive agencies for which the Department is responsible. [164326]

Angela Eagle: The Treasury and its agencies offer flexible working to staff where operational constraints permit. Many flexible working arrangements are made directly between managers and staff in line with Treasury guidance, and are not recorded. This information could therefore be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Departmental Manpower

Justine Greening: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what headcount change there has been against his Department’s annual efficiency savings as part of the Gershon review; and if he will make a statement; [165176]

(2) what target reduction in staff in his core Department was agreed under the Spending Review 2004 up to 2007-08; what reduction was achieved; and if he will make a statement; [165177]

(3) how many full-time equivalent staff the Treasury Group has relocated outside London and the South-East through relocation plans made in response to the Lyons review; and if he will make a statement; [165178]

(4) pursuant to page seven of HM Treasury Efficiency Technical Note (December 2006) what (a) activities, (b) working practices and (c) workflow processes; were (i) terminated and (ii) redesigned in each year since 2003-04; and if he will make a statement; [165525]

(5) which team and management structures within directorates were (a) terminated and (b) redesigned in each year since 2003-04; and if he will make a statement. [165526]

Angela Eagle: HM Treasury Group publishes actions taken to achieve its efficiency savings and progress against its headcount reduction and relocation targets in its Spring Annual Report and Accounts and Autumn Performance Report. These are available at: www.hm-treasury.gov.uk. The 2007 Autumn Performance Report will be published shortly.


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Justine Greening: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the part-time permanent staff headcount was in (a) the core Treasury, (b) the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), (c) OGC Buying Solutions and (d) the Department Management Office in each year since 1998; and if he will make a statement. [165357]

Angela Eagle: The information for the full-time equivalent permanent staff headcount data for core Treasury, Office of Government Commerce (OGC), OGC Buying Solutions and the Debt Management Office in each year since 1998, can be located from the following website:

Justine Greening: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the full-time equivalent permanent staff headcount was in (a) the core Treasury, (b) the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), (c) OGC Buying Solutions and (d) the Department Management Office in each year since 1998; and if he will make a statement. [165358]

Angela Eagle: The information for the full-time equivalent permanent staff headcount data for core Treasury, Office of Government Commerce (OGC), OGC Buying Solutions and the Debt Management Office since 1998, can be located from the following website:

Departmental Official Hospitality

David Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what entertainment or hospitality members of his Department’s management board received in each of the last three financial years; and if he will make a statement. [164746]

Angela Eagle: Paragraph 4.3.5 of the Civil Service Management Code sets out the rules on the registration of hospitality. The Government are committed to publishing an annual list of hospitality received by members of departmental boards. The first list for 2007 will be published as soon as it is ready after the end of the current calendar year.

Departmental Repairs and Maintenance

David T.C. Davies: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been spent by his Department on renovation and refurbishment of its properties in each of the last five years. [164364]

Angela Eagle: In May 2000 HM Treasury entered into a 35 year PFI Contract with Exchequer Partnership (EP) in respect of its building at 1 Horse Guards Road. Under the terms of the contract EP refurbished the building, which was completed in July 2002. Under the contract EP is responsible for future refurbishments as necessary over the remainder of the life of the contract.


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Departmental Standards

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to publish his Department’s autumn performance reports. [164880]

Angela Eagle: The Treasury will publish its autumn performance report for 2007 before the House rises for the Christmas recess.

Diabetes: Eastern Region

Mr. Spring: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths there were in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk as a result of diabetes in each of the last five years. [166152]

Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 19 November 2007:

Number of deaths from diabetes( 1,2) , East of England government office region, and Suffolk county( 3) , 2002-06( 4)
Deaths (persons)
East of England Suffolk
(i) Underlying cause (ii) Any mention (i) Underlying cause (ii) Any mention

2002

664

2,598

84

349

2003

610

2,717

99

396

2004

590

2,733

64

346

2005

599

2,973

88

396

2006

614

3,042

89

465

(1 )Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes E10-E14 (diabetes mellitus). (2) Figures shown as ‘any mention' (column ii) include those where diabetes was recorded as the underlying cause (column i). (3) Based on boundaries as of 2007. (4) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

Drugs: Hemel Hempstead

Mike Penning: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths where misuse of drugs was the primary cause there were in Hemel Hempstead constituency in each of the last five years. [164120]

Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 19 November 2007:


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EC Nationals

Michael Gove: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many EU citizens from other member states aged between 16 and 18 years old were resident in each local authority area in each of the last three years for which figures are available. [165148]

Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 19 November 2007:

Excise Duties: Fuels

Lembit Öpik: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to reduce the fuel duty paid by individuals who use petrol and diesel powered farm machinery and agricultural road vehicles; and if he will make a statement. [164721]

Angela Eagle: Fuel duty helps the Government meet their targets of reducing polluting emissions and funding public services. Vehicles which are not used (or which are used only incidentally) on public roads are entitled to use rebated gas oil which is liable for a duty rebate of over 80 per cent.

Foreign Workers: EU Nationals

Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate he has made of change in the number of EU A8 nationals in employment in the UK since the A8 accession; what estimate he made of the number of A8 nationals working in the UK prior to A8 accession; and if he will make a statement. [162354]

Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.


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Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 19 November 2007:

People of working age( 1) in employment by country of birth , t hree months ending June, 2001-07 United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted
T housand
UK EU A8( 2)

2001

24,431

38

2002

24,426

36

2003

24,473

41

2004

24,471

74

2005

24,444

148

2006

24,177

245

2007

23,948

417

(1) Men aged 16 to 64 and women aged 16 to 59.
(2) Accession 8 (A8) countries consist of: Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia.
Note:
It should be noted that the above estimates:
exclude those who have been resident in the UK for less than six months
exclude students in halls of residence who do not have a UK resident parent
exclude people in most types of communal establishment (e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc.)
are grossed to population estimates that only include migrants staying 12 months or more
are grossed to population estimates consistent with those published in spring 2003 which are significantly lower than the latest population estimates as used in the Labour Market Statistics monthly First Release.
Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey

Inheritance Tax: Freedom of Information

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what role Ministers played in authorising the fast-tracking of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 request on inheritance tax released on 8 November. [164754]


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Jane Kennedy: The disclosure made by the Treasury on 8 November 2007 was in response to a request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on 15 October 2007. In line with the requirements of the Act, the Treasury aims to answer all requests within 20 working days.

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many days before the pre-budget report was published the section on inheritance tax was sent to the printers. [164772]

Jane Kennedy: The 2007 pre-Budget report (PBR) and comprehensive spending review (CSR) was published on 9 October. As is typically the case for all Budgets, pre-Budget reports and spending reviews, all material was sent to the printers in the final days before the publication date.


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