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Trade Unions
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what meetings he has had with trades union officials since 1 July 2007; on what dates; and with which trades unions. [179866]
Mrs. McGuire: Ministers meet many people as part of the process of policy development. It is not normal practice to disclose details of such meetings.
Workstep: Finance
Mr. Harper: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what definition he uses for sustained progression payment in relation to Workstep contractors. [178816]
Mrs. McGuire: The definition of a sustained progression payment on Workstep is that a Workstep employee must have worked for a minimum of 22 weeks in the 26-week period following their progression off the programme.
Treasury
Alcoholic Drinks: Death
Mr. Wilshire: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many alcohol-related deaths there were in (a) the borough of Spelthorne and (b) the Administrative County of Surrey area in each of the last five years. [185175]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many alcohol-related deaths there have been in (a) the borough of Spelthorne and (b) the Administrative County of Surrey are in each of the last five years. (185175)
The attached table provides the number of deaths with an alcohol-related underlying cause, for (a) Spelthorne local authority district, and (b) Surrey county, for 2002 to 2006 (the latest year available).
| Table 1: Number of deaths with an alcohol-related underlying cause of death( 1) , Spelthorne local authority district and Surrey county( 2,3) , 2002 to 2006 | ||
| Deaths (persons) | ||
| Spelthorne | Surrey | |
| (1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). The specific causes of death categorised as alcohol-related, and their corresponding ICD-10 codes, are shown in the following box. (2) Based on boundaries as of 2007. (3) Spelthorne local authority district is wholly contained within Surrey county, (4) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. | ||
| Box 1 : Alcohol-related causes of death - International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) | |
| Cause of death | ICD-10 code(s) |
British Airports Authority
John McDonnell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what meetings he and his predecessor attended with the British Airports Authority in (a) 2005, (b) 2006 and (c) 2007; [184652]
(2) what meetings he and his predecessor attended with representatives of the aviation industry in (a) 2005, (b) 2006 and (c) 2007. [184712]
Angela Eagle: Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As was the case with previous administrations, it is not the Government’s practice to provide details of all such meetings.
Children: Death
Mr. Heath: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many children aged between five and 15 years died in each coroner’s district in each of the last five years. [184741]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 7 February 2008:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many children aged between five and 15 years died in each coroner’s district in each of the last five years. (184741)
It is not possible to tabulate deaths by coroner’s district from mortality data collected by ONS. However, the table below contains the number of deaths in children aged five to 15 by type of certifier in England and Wales from 2002 to 2006.
| Number of deaths in children aged between five and 15, by type of certifier, England and Wales, 2002 to 2006( 1) | ||||
| Death certified by: | ||||
| D octor | C oroner | U ncertified | Total deaths | |
| (1) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. | ||||
Crown Lands and Estates: Wind Power
Mr. Carmichael:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 29 January 2008, Official Report, column 289W, on Crown lands and estates: wind power, what proportion of the income derived by the Crown Estate from wind powered
electricity generating installations situated offshore came from (a) rental fees charged to third party wind power generators and (b) wind powered electricity generated by Crown Estate operations in each financial year since 2001-02. [185949]
Angela Eagle: The income is wholly derived from rental fees.
Departmental Advertising
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of his Department’s expenditure was on advertising in each of the last 10 years. [183003]
Angela Eagle: For advertising costs I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Grant Shapps) by the then Financial Secretary, my hon. Friend the Member for Wentworth (John Healey) on 25 June 2007, Official Report, column 376W. Details of advertising spending for years prior to 2002-03 could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Details of departmental spending can be found in Chapter 7 of HM Treasury Annual Report and Accounts 2006-07 HC 518, a copy of which is available in the Library of the House.
Departmental Marketing
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many posters or displays there are in the offices of his Department and its agencies displaying the names and photographs of Ministers; and what the cost has been of producing such posters or displays in the last five years. [179836]
Angela Eagle: There is one display featuring photographs of Ministers in HM Treasury. It is not possible to provide details of the cost of the display over the last five years, but expenditure on individual additions to it over the years will have been minimal. I am not aware of any other displays or posters featuring the names and photographs of Ministers in the Treasury’s agencies.
Departmental Training
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 12 December 2007, Official Report, column 615W, on departmental training, what training is undertaken by the Performance and Efficiency Team; and how much his Department spent on training in 2006-07. [178345]
Angela Eagle: Treasury staff, including those in the Performance and Efficiency team, undertake a range of training in core areas of Treasury business such as public spending. On the costs of training in 2006-07, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 17 September 2007, Official Report, column 2236W.
Employment Agencies
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department paid to recruitment agencies in relation to departmental appointments in each year since 1997. [184920]
Angela Eagle: I refer the to the answer given by the former Financial Secretary, my hon. Friend the Member for Wentworth (John Healey) to the hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs. May) on 24 July 2007, Official Report, columns 1000-01W.
Employment: Greater London
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the employment rate of (a) men and (b) women in each London borough was in (i) 2001 and (ii) the most recent year for which figures are available. [185239]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 7 Febaruy 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question asking what the employment rate of (a) men and (b) women in each London borough was in (i) 2001 and (ii) the most recent year for which figures are available. (185239)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles employment statistics for local areas from the annual Labour Force Survey (LFS) and the Annual Population Survey (APS) following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.
Table 1, attached, shows the employment rate, for men and women of working age (males aged 16 to 64 and females aged 16 to 59) resident in each London borough for the 12 months ending in February 2002, from the annual LFS, and June 2007, from the APS. Corresponding employment levels are also provided for the number of people employed, aged 16+, in each London borough.
These estimates are for a subset of the population in a small geographical areas, and are based on small sample sizes, They are therefore subject to large margins of uncertainty.
| Table 1: Male and Female Employment in London boroughs in the 12 months ending February 2002 and June 2007 | ||||||||
| thousand | ||||||||
| February 2002 | June 2007 | |||||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | |||||
| Number( 1) | Rate (%)( 2) | Number( 1) | Rate (%)( 2) | Numbe( 1) | Rate (%)( 2) | Number( 1) | Rate (%)( 2) | |
| n/a = Not available. 1. Number of employed aged 16+. 2. Number of employed as a percentage of working age population. Source: Annual Labour Force Survey/Annual Population Survey. | ||||||||
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