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Departmental Opinion Polls
Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what polling companies held contracts with his Department centrally in 2007-08; and what (a) surveys, (b) questionnaires and (c) other services each provided. [205410]
Mr. Thomas: My Department has contracted Ipsos MORI to produce stakeholder surveys, the results of which are used to understand departmental reputation and to measure departmental performance and capability. The 2007-08 framework comprises a mix of five quantitative and qualitative surveys of different customer groups.
It is possible that other companies may have been contracted to provide ad hoc polling services. However this information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Standards
Justine Greening: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what projects sponsored by his Department were subject to Gateway reviews in each of the last four years; what status each project was assigned under such reviews; how much his Department spent on Gateway reviews in each such year; and if he will make a statement. [205871]
Mr. Thomas
[holding answer 15 May 2008]: The BERR-sponsored programmes and projects in the following list were subject to ‘medium' or ‘high' risk OGC Gateway reviews in each of the last four years. Gateway reports, including the findings and status, are conducted on a
confidential basis for Senior Responsible Owners (SROs). We do not make this information routinely public.
RSS Discovery Replacement Project
Dispute Resolution Review - New Services Project
HECToR
Easter Bush Research Centre
CHAMP
Business Support Simplification Programme
BLISS NIMR
Enabling the Future (2 Gateway Reviews in 2007/08)
CHIPS - Information Processing System
Digital Switchover Programme
Sellafield PBO Competition
LLWR PBO Competition
Magnox South Competition
CEH Transition and Integration Programme CO3031
CCS Demonstration Programme
Research Councils Shared Services Centre Implementation Project
Debt Relief Orders
Easter Bush Research Centre
Data Improvement Programme
Company Law Reform Programme
HR Operational Efficiency Project
Competition for a PRO for the Sellafield SLC
Diamond Light Source
Service Transformation and Restructuring Programme (STAR)
Research Councils Shared Services Centre Implementation Project
Digital Switchover Programme
CHIPS - Information Processing System
UK Trade and Investment E-Business Programme - CRM Project
NDA DRIGG Competition (2 Gateway Reviews in 2006-07)
UKAEA Winfrith Site Closure Programme
RRS Charles Darwin Replacement (RRS James Cook)
UKTI 5 Year Strategy and Implementation
HECToR
NIMR RENEWAL
Two Roof Strategy Programme
Business Support Simplification Programme
Shared Primary Resource Information Environment
HR Operational Efficiency Project
RCUK Efficiency Delivery Project
Next Generation Back Office Project
Consumer Direct Transition to OFT
Company Law Reform Programme
Pirbright Site Redevelopment
D3900 (RHILW Encapsulation, Immobilisation & Storage Facility)
Efficiency Delivery Programme
SGHWR
Trade Marks Integration and EDM Programme
National Physical Laboratory Upgrade Project
Consumer Direct
Digital Switchover Programme
Finance Excellence Plan Programme
SGHWR
HECToR
Flexible Computing Project
MATRIX 2
RCUK Efficiency Delivery Project
Account Services Update - MENTOR
CHIPS - Information Processing System
International Trade Single Window
Business Support Transformation Programme
XNP Partnering Project
Efficiency Delivery Programme
Two Roof Strategy Programme
Information Centre Project
Research Administration Programme (RAP)
LLW Facilities Project
Business.gov
Efficiency Programme
HECToR
ICT Unit Project (P)
Consumer Direct
HPC(X) - High Performance Computing
D3900 (RHILW Encapsulation, Immobilisation and Storage Facility)
Digital Switchover Programme
RCUK Administration Strategy
Efficiency Programme
UKAEA Winfrith Site Closure Programme
Two Roof Strategy Programme
Trade Marks Integration and EDM Programme
NDA Programme
RRS Charles Darwin Replacement (RRS James Cook)
Euro Conversion Programme
Consumer Direct
Information Centre Project
A key principle of Gateway reviews is that they are cost neutral. However, where there is a shortfall in Civil Service Gateway Reviewers, suitably accredited external resource may be used. BERR is unable to identify the individual costs for each Gateway review undertaken as this information is not specifically recorded.
Local Better Regulation Office
Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform whether the Local Better Regulation Office will set performance (a) indicators and (b) targets for local authorities trading standards and environmental health divisions. [202950]
Mr. McFadden: LBRO will not set performance indicators or performance targets for local authorities. In order to ensure that LBRO understands performance issues in relation to its remit, the organisation is working closely with the Department of Communities and Local Government so that any LBRO projects which require the collection and/or analysis of performance information draw on and complement performance data available within the new performance framework for local government.
Minimum Wage
Mr. Gauke: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what recent estimate he has made of the number of people receiving the national minimum wage, broken down by level of total annual earnings. [204535]
Mr. McFadden [holding answer 9 May 2008]: Around 800,000 adults aged 22 and over are receiving the October 2007 national minimum wage(l).
For people receiving the national minimum wage who remain with the same employer for the whole year(2) it is estimated that around a quarter are earning less than £2,800 gross annual pay, about half earn less than £5,400 per annum and around three-quarters earn less than £9,100 per annum.
The vast majority of those receiving the national minimum wage and earning less than the median of £5,400 per annum are part-time employees. There will also be some people earning above the national minimum wage who earn less than £5,400 per year (and are not included above) because they do not work many hours during a week or during the year.
(1) BERR has arrived at this estimate by deflating the October 2007 national minimum wage for adults (£5.52 per hour) by average earnings growth between April 2007 and October 2007. This deflated rate is equivalent to £5.40 per hour. Using April 2007 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings data around 800,000 individuals earn less than or equal to £5.40 per hour in the survey reference week.
(2) Data on annual gross pay is only collected in the Annual Survey of Hours for employees who have worked with the same employer for a period of at least 12 months. In addition, the hourly earnings and hours worked in the reference week will not necessarily be the same for each week of the year.
Official Visits: Essex
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what visits he has made to Essex in an official capacity in the last 12 months. [204728]
Mr. Thomas: In the last 12 months there has been one occasion when a Minister has visited Essex in his official capacity. All ministerial travel is undertaken in accordance with the Ministerial Code.
Post Offices: Closures
Sarah Teather: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many submissions to the London Post Office Closure consultation supported the closure of a local post office. [205776]
Mr. McFadden: This is an operational matter for Post Office Ltd. (POL). I have therefore asked Alan Cook, managing director of POL, to reply direct to the hon. Member.
Copies of the letter will be placed in the Libraries of the House.
Renewable Energy
Mr. Peter Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how much and what proportion of UK-generated energy supplies in megawatt hours was derived from renewable sources in each of the last five years. [206101]
Malcolm Wicks [holding answer 16 May 2008]: The shares of renewables within (a) UK energy supplies and (b) renewable electricity within UK-generated electricity for 2002 to 2006 are summarised in the following tables. Data for 2007 will not be available until later this year.
| (a) Share of renewables in UK energy supply, 2002 - 06 | |||
| UK energy supply (GWh) | UK renewable energy supply (GWh) | Share of renewables within UK energy supply (percentage) | |
| Source: Data derived from the Digest of UK Energy Statistics, 2007, Tables 1.1 and 7.7. | |||
| (b) Share of renewables in UK electricity generation, 2002 - 06 | |||
| UK electricity generation (GWh) | UK renewable electricity generation (GWh) | Share of renewables within UK electricity generation (percentage) | |
| Source: Data derived from the Digest of UK Energy Statistics, 2007, Tables 5.6 and 7.4 | |||
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