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Table 1. Age-standardised mortality rate per 100,000 population( 1) all-cause mortality, Darlington parliamentary constituency, 2001-05( 2,3)
Rate per 100,000

2001

773

2002

749

2003

734

2004

786

2005

683

(1) Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 population, standardised to the European Standard Population. Age-standardised rates are used to allow comparison between populations which may contain different proportions of people of different ages.
(2) Based on boundaries as of 2008.
(3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

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Departmental Consultants

Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the average cost per hour to his Department was of a management consultant working in the Cabinet Office in the last 12 months. [217352]

Mr. Watson: The information is not held in the format requested and cannot be obtained without incurring disproportionate costs.

Departmental ICT

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what IT contracts his Departments and its agency have entered into in the last two years. [215165]

Mr. Watson: The information is not available centrally in the format requested and could be obtained only at disproportionate costs.

Major IT contracts awarded by the Cabinet Office and Central Office of Information in 2006-07 and 2007-08 include:

Nature of supply Supplier

Cabinet Office

Secure office system

LogicaCMG UK Limited

IT and telecommunications equipment software, services, application development and training

Fujitsu Services Limited

Management of secure web-based system for public access to Government on-line services

Atos Origin

Secure information system

IBM United Kingdom Limited

Central Office of Information

Hardware and software maintenance for asset management system

Autonomy

Server maintenance

Probrand/CCE


Departmental Official Hospitality

Mrs. May: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how many receptions he has hosted and funded in his capacity as Minister for the Cabinet Office in the last 12 months; which individuals and organisations (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception; and what the cost was of each reception; [203839]

(2) pursuant to the answer of 15 May 2008, Official Report, column 1682W, on departmental official hospitality, when annual lists providing information relating to official receptions will be published by the Cabinet Office; and whether this information will include the names of the individuals and organisations who (a) were invited to and (b) attended each reception hosted by the Office of the Leader of the House. [207326]

Edward Miliband: I refer the right hon. Member to my statement of 17 July 2008, Official Report, column 52WS.

My right hon. and learned Friend the Leader of the House hosted the traditional annual Leader’s Christmas
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reception in December 2007 to thank Members of Parliament, House of Commons officials and colleagues across Government for their contribution to the work of the Office of the Leader of the House of Commons. The total cost for the reception was £4,287.63.

Departmental Paper

David Simpson: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what percentage of paper used (a) for photocopying and (b) in printed publications by (i) the Cabinet Office and (ii) the Prime Minister’s Office was from recycled sources in each of the last two years. [220738]

Phil Hope: The Prime Minister’s Office forms an integral part of the Cabinet Office. All paper used for photocopying is 100 per cent. recycled with a post-consumer waste content of 100 per cent. The vast majority of paper supplied for printed publications is 100 per cent. recycled with a post-consumer waste content of 75 per cent.

Departmental Procurement

David Simpson: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what his Department's policy is on requesting discounts from its suppliers in return for swift payment of invoices. [220441]

Phil Hope: The Department does not request discounts from suppliers in return for swift payment of invoices.

Departmental Property

Robert Neill: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will place in the Library a list of the residential properties owned by the Duchy of Lancaster. [211643]

Edward Miliband: Due to the commercially sensitive nature of the information, I am unable to place a list of the properties held by the Duchy of Lancaster in the Library of the House.

The Duchy does not own any assets within the Bromley and Chislehurst constituency.

Departmental Sick Leave

Mr. Hayes: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many days of sick leave were taken by employees of the Prime Minister’s Office in each year since 1997. [216701]

Mr. Watson: The Prime Minister’s Office is part of the Cabinet Office.

Details of the absence rates for the Cabinet Office for the period 1997 to March 2008 are published on the Cabinet Office Website at:

The absence statistics for the Cabinet Office are also published as part of the annual civil service absence statistics online for the period 2004 to 31 March 2007 at:

Copies have been placed in the Libraries of the House.


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Departmental Training

Mr. Heald: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2008, Official Report, column 1093W, how many away days were located outside his Department’s premises in each of the last five years. [219489]

Phil Hope: The information requested is not held centrally and therefore can be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

All Cabinet Office expenditure on away days is made in accordance with published departmental guidance on financial procedures and propriety, based on principles set out in “Government Accounting” and other HM Treasury guidance.

Disadvantaged: Leeds

John Battle: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what his latest estimate is of the percentage of the population in (a) Leeds West constituency and (b) Leeds Metropolitan District which is economically inactive. [220781]

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 22 July 2008:

Table 1: Percentage of persons economic ally inactive resident in Leeds West Parliamentary Constituency and Leeds Metropolitan District
Percentage
Year ending December 2007 Age 16+ Working Age( 1)

Leeds West

34

24

Leeds Metropolitan District

35

22

(1) Males age 16-64, Females age 16-59
Source:
ONS Annual Population Survey

Electoral Register

Mrs. Moon: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in which local authority areas voter registration levels have declined over the last 10 year period for which figures are available. [218825]


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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 July 2008:

Local authorities showing a decline in the number o f people registered to vote in l ocal/European elections between 1997 and 2007, for the United Kingdom


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