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Royal Navy Army RAF Tri-service

2000-01

139

847

10,918

2001-02

100

657

10,818

2002-03

94

744

10,848

2003-04

101

749

10,893

2004-05

292

1,437

10,970

2005-06

232

1,173

7,990

2006-07

184

813

5,934

1,994

2007-08

151

863

6,813

2,604

Notes:
The downturn in RAF numbers receiving training from 2004-05 onwards was due to drawdown measures taken by the RAF to reach its reduced target strength of 41,000 and was part of the Government's spending review.
For some training courses it has not been possible to differentiate between the actual numbers attending for each service; in this case the total number appears as tri-service.

Royal Navy Army RAF

2003-04

21

77

21

2004-05

32

98

65

2005-06

24

79

28

2006-07

32

76

27

2007-08

30

95

28


Taliban

Mr. Ellwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate he has made of the number of members of the Taliban who were (a) killed and (b) captured in each of the last 24 months. [220403]

Des Browne: Regarding the number of Taliban killed in Afghanistan, I have nothing to add to the answer I gave on 6 May 2008, Official Report, column 832W, to the hon. Member for Romford (Andrew Rosindell).

As regards detention, I refer the hon. Member to my answer on 9 June 2008, Official Report, column 66W, to the hon. Member for Chichester (Mr. Tyrie).

The Ministry of Defence is undertaking a review of its detention records and I will write to the hon. Member when the review has been completed.


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Duchy of Lancaster

10 Downing Street: Utilities

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much was spent on (a) heating, (b) electricity and (c) water bills for (i) No. 10 Downing Street and (ii) Chequers in each of the last five years. [221193]

Phil Hope: The information requested for No. 10 Downing street is not held centrally and to obtain it would incur disproportionate costs.

Chequers was established under the Chequers Estate Acts 1917 and 1958 and is administered by independent trustees.

Charities: Closures

Mrs. Maria Miller: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many charities closed down in each year since 1997. [223270]

Phil Hope: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Charity Commission. I have asked the Chief Executive of the Charity Commission to reply.

Letter from Andrew Hind, dated 8 September 2008:

Registrations Removals

1997

9,310

6,671

1998

6,373

4,400

1999

5,840

4,358

2000

5,669

9,987

2001

5,926

5,757

2002

5,490

4,621

2003

6,521

4,787

2004

6,609

5,630

2005

5,451

5,084

2006

4,949

4,096

2007

4,973

4,920


Charities: Finance

Mrs. Maria Miller: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate he has made of the funding received by all charities from the Government in each year since 1997. [223271]

Phil Hope: Both central and local government spend significant sums of money on charities and other third sector organisations every year. The following amounts were received by the sector.


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Amounts received by sector (£ million)

1997-98

5,550

1998-99

6,080

1999-2000

6,620

2000-01

8,096

2001-02

8,504

2002-03

8,835

2003-04

9,165

2004-05

9,541

2005-06

11,050


Departmental Pay

Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much was claimed in reimbursable expenses by press officers in his Department in each of the last three financial years. [221170]

Phil Hope: Information on how much the Cabinet Office has spent on reimbursable expenses by press officers in each of the last three financial years is not separately recorded on the Department's accounting system and is therefore not available.

Departmental Postal Services

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) Prime Minister's Office have taken to monitor the cost of its mail services in the last 12 months. [221475]

Phil Hope: The Prime Minister's Office forms an integral part of the Cabinet Office estate. Mail services are predominantly provided by the Cabinet Office's facilities management providers who decide the most economical method of sending mail externally, unless instructed by the customer to use a specific service such as recorded or special delivery.

Departmental Property

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which organisations have received (a) free and (b) discounted room hire from (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies in each of the last five years; and what the commercial value of the discount was in each case. [221577]

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

Departmental Transport

Sandra Gidley: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many Ministerial (a) cars and (b) bicycles there are; and at what cost they were provided in each of the last three years in each category, broken down by department. [198175]

Phil Hope: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Mr. MacNeil) on 30 June 2008, Official Report, column 576-78W and to the information published by the Secretary of State for Transport on 22 July 2008, Official Report, columns 116-18WS.


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Population

Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the Office for National Statistics' (ONS) most recent projections of population densities in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) England, (c) Scotland, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in (i) 2031, (ii) 2056 and (iii) the most distant date for which figures are available are; what population density in each such area is in 2008; and what recent comparison the ONS has made of population density in the UK and other EU member states. [223149]

Phil Hope: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 10 September 2008:

Table A: Projected population density of the UK and constituent countries, 2008
Persons/sq km

2008

United Kingdom

253

England

395

Wales

144

Scotland

66

Northern Ireland

131

Source:
2006-based national projections, ONS


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