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Number of people, aged 16 and over, in full and part-time( 1) employment, resident in Chorley parliamentary constituency( 2) , Lancashire( 3) and the north-west( 4) ,1998-2007
Thousand
Chorley( 2) Lancashire( 3) North West( 4)
12 months ending Full-time Part-time Total Full-time Part-time Total Full-time Part-time Total

February

1998(5)

33

12

46

383

124

507

2,205

707

2,912

1999(5)

39

10

49

378

129

507

2,205

724

2,929

2000(5)

44

8

53

392

126

517

2,241

714

2,955

2001(5)

40

9

49

385

123

508

2,251

716

2,967

2002(5)

40

10

50

386

125

511

2,266

732

2,998

2003(5)

36

13

48

385

137

522

2,287

736

3,023

2004(5)

33

16

49

406

149

555

2,321

780

3,101

March

2005(6)

38

13

52

397

136

533

2,356

763

3,119

2006(6)

34

15

50

406

136

542

2,377

762

3,140

2007(6)

41

13

55

407

132

539

2,372

780

3,152

(1) Includes those full-time and part-time on New Deal. (2) 1995 parliamentary constituency boundary to February 2004, 2005 parliamentary constituency boundary revision thereafter. (3) Local authority district. (4) Government office region. (5) Based on annual Labour Force Survey (LFS). (6) Based on Annual Population Survey (APS). Notes: 1. As these estimates are for a subset of the population in a small geographical area, they are based on small sample sizes, and are therefore subject to large margins of uncertainty. 2. Due to rounding the totals may not sum. Source: Annual Population Survey and annual Labour Force Survey.

Heads of Government Summit

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether the contract for the provision of the facilities for the Heads of Government Summit held on 5 April was put out to competitive tender. [211792]

Meg Munn: I have been asked to reply.

No individual contract for the provision of the facilities for the Progressive Governance summit in April was put out to competitive tender by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO).

The Progressive Governance summit on 5 April was an inter-governmental summit, responsibility for which fell to the Government who were liable for the costs.
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The FCO made a contribution to the costs which included the hire of the hotel and for the provision of media facilities.

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the total cost of the Heads of Government Summit held on 5 April was; and how much was spent on (a) accommodation, (b) transport, (c) conference room hire, (d) food, (e) alcoholic drinks, (f) soft drinks and (g) other. [211794]

Meg Munn: I have been asked to reply.

The total cost to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the Progressive Governance summit was £287,790.92.

The breakdown is shown as follows:

Cost (£)

Accommodation

1,141.70

Transport

3,325.83

Conference room hire

28,400.00

Food

16,996.00

Alcoholic drinks

581.50

Soft drinks (including juice, tea, coffee and water)

6,975.60


Other costs (£230,370.29) were made up as follows:

Cost (£)

Security

13,685.97

Branding

34,862.25

Accreditation

11,324.18

Audio-visual/public address services

85,562.33

Press marquee/Ramada Hotel assembly point

55,937.70

Promotional items

6,024.11

Website hosting

2,444.00

Secretariat equipment

1,644.29

Interpretation

2,048.02

Staff overtime

5,000.00

The Grove—ancillary charges

11,837.44.


A clear distinction was maintained between costs of the summit borne by the FCO and those which fell to the Policy Network, who organised the Progressive Governance conference on the preceding day.

Teenage Pregnancy: Peterborough

Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many conceptions there were in girls of (a) 18, (b) 17, (c) 16, (d) 15 and (e) 14 years or under in Peterborough city council area in each year since 1997. [214573]

Mr. Watson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 30 June 2008:

Number of conceptions to girls aged under 16 and under 18, Peterborough UA 1997-2006
Under 18 Under 16

1997

161

26

1998

185

34

1999

158

24

2000

147

27

2001

167

31

2002

179

32

2003

155

32

2004

175

32

2005

184

40

2006(1)

190

25

(1) Conceptions for 2006 are provisional.

Unemployment: Peterborough

Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many workless households there were in Peterborough constituency in each month since January 2001. [214567]

Mr. Watson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 30 June 2008:


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