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Departmental Publications
Mr. David Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what guidance is issued to members of his Department on the authorship and publication on the internet of material relating to their official duties; and if he will make a statement. [196748]
Mr. Paul Murphy: All officials are instructed to liaise with members of the Wales Office Communications Team over items to be uploaded to the Wales Office websites. All officials are also contractually bound to follow Ministry of Justice guidelines on internet usage.
Local Transport Bill (Draft)
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will place in the Library copies of communications and correspondence between the Wales Office and the Welsh Assembly Government relating to the Local Transport Bill. [197361]
Mr. Paul Murphy [holding answer 31 March 2008]: Identifying copies of all communications and correspondence between the Wales Office and the Welsh Assembly Government relating to the Local Transport Bill, and placing it in the Library, would incur disproportionate costs. However, on the Bill's introduction we placed an Explanatory Memorandum on the Framework Power—agreed between the Wales Office and the Welsh Assembly Government—in the Libraries of both Houses.
Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what role his Department played in the inclusion of clauses 115 and 116 in the Local Transport Bill. [197493]
Mr. Paul Murphy [holding answer 31 March 2008]: The Secretary of State for Wales is responsible for Welsh provisions in the UK Government's legislative programme. As a result my Department is involved in discussions between the Welsh Assembly Government and UK Government sponsor Department at all stages in legislation relating to Wales. The Local Transport Bill is no exception.
Duchy of Lancaster
Carbon Emission
Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 5 March 2008, Official Report, column 2544W, on carbon emissions, whether the amount of carbon dioxide offset referred to in the answer was of equivalent tonnes of carbon dioxide. [198176]
Phil Hope: Yes, the amount of carbon dioxide offset referred to in the answer of 5 March 2008, Official Report, column 2544W, was of equivalent tonnes of carbon dioxide.
Departmental Publications
Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when the February 2008 edition of the White Book of the Central Office of Information will be placed in the Library. [198193]
Mr. Watson: The latest edition of the White Book was delivered to the Library on 27 March 2008.
Ministers: Redundancy Pay
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) which former Ministers have been awarded severance pay since 28 June 2007; [196566]
(2) how much was paid in severance pay to Ministers leaving the Government in each year since 1997. [197532]
Mr. Watson: The Ministerial and Other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 sets out the circumstances in which severance is paid to certain office holders. Information on Ministers who have left office is a matter of public record.
Post Offices: Closures
Mr. Hollobone: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what assessment the Social Exclusion Task Force has made of the effects on social inclusion of post office closures. [196429]
Phil Hope: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for North-East Milton Keynes (Mr. Lancaster) and the right hon. Member for Wells (Mr. Heathcoat-Amory) on 19 March 2008, Official Report, column 909.
Rackspace
Mr. Hands: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) what the value was of each contract awarded to Rackspace by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last nine years; [197510]
(2) what the value was of each contract awarded to Rackspace by the Office of the Leader of the House in each of the last nine years. [197501]
Mr. Watson: The information requested for the Cabinet Office is not readily available and may not be obtained without incurring disproportionate costs.
Smith Institute
Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the status is of the Charity Commission's investigation into the Smith Institute; and if he will make a statement. [198199]
Phil Hope:
This is a matter for the Charity Commission as the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales. The Commission has told me that it cannot,
at this stage, provide a precise timeline for the completion of its inquiry, but that it is currently expected to be concluded by early summer. The Commission will, as is its normal practice, publish a report of its findings after the inquiry is completed, setting out any wider lessons for the charity sector.
Children, Schools and Families
Basic Needs Safety Valve Fund
Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when he expects to announce the result of the recent applications for the basic needs safety valve fund for (a) Milton Keynes and (b) other authorities. [197303]
Jim Knight: I would hope to announce the result of the recent applications for the basic need safety valve for (a) Milton Keynes and (b) other authorities by close on 4 April 2008. Achievement of this target will depend upon further correspondence with local authorities, and their replies, regarding financial details entered on their application forms. If queries cannot be resolved by close on 4 April 2008, it may be necessary to announce allocations individually.
Building Schools for the Future Programme: Finance
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how much funding has been allocated to Building Schools for the Future projects in each local authority; [192838]
(2) how much funding has been allocated under the Building Schools for the Future programme, broken down by parliamentary constituency. [192874]
Jim Knight: Table 1 as follows details the funding which Partnerships for Schools plans to allocate to Building Schools for the Future projects in waves 1, 2 and 3. Funding is provided to local authorities as an ‘envelope’ to allow local allocation of resources to individual schools in accordance with local priorities. As projects develop, the funding allocations are updated, so it is likely that the final allocations will change. Funding levels have not yet been confirmed for live projects in wave 4 and beyond. However, table 2 shows current indicative allocations, which are subject to change, for each wave 4 authority.
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