Written Answers to Questions
Thursday 30 October 2008
Northern Ireland
Departmental ICT
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what IT projects his Department is undertaking; and what the most recent estimate of (a) the cost and (b) the completion date of each is. [229170]
Mr. Woodward: The majority of IT projects are relatively small and are developed in-house with minimum cost. To compile information to support all projects would be at disproportionate cost. Therefore the information within the following table relates only to current approved IT projects which cost in excess of £1 million.
| Project name | Estimated cost (£ million) | Completion date |
|
Prisoner Record Information System (PRISM)—Technical Refresh |
Departmental Information Officers
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many press and communications officers are employed by (a) his Department, (b) its non-departmental public bodies and (c) its agencies. [230039]
Mr. Woodward: The number of press and communications officers employed by my Department, its non-departmental public bodies and its agencies are contained the following table.
| Number of press and communications officers employed | |
Departmental Pay
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to members of staff in his Department in the last 12 months; and at what total cost. [226426]
Mr. Woodward: The Northern Ireland Office operates three bonus schemes—special bonuses (to reward particularly meritorious contributions during the year), an end of year bonus for staff below the senior civil service (SCS) (to reward performance and delivery throughout the year), and a bonus scheme for SCS staff which is an integral part of the pay arrangements in operation in all Whitehall and Northern Ireland Departments. Figures are set out in the following table.
| Special bonuses 2007-08 (paid 2007-08) | End year bonuses 2007-08 (paid 2008-09) | |
Dorneywood
James Duddridge: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland pursuant to the answer to the right hon. Member for Horsham (Mr. Maude) of 19 June 2008, Official Report, column 1187W, on Dorneywood: official hospitality, what use his Department has made of Dorneywood for official engagements in the last 12 months. [222142]
Mr. Woodward: I refer the hon. Member to the reply given on 20 October 2008, Official Report, columns 90-91W, by the Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich, East (Mr. Watson).
Solicitor-General
Departmental Drinks
Mr. Hands: To ask the Solicitor-General what total value of (a) alcoholic and (b) non-alcoholic drink was purchased by the Attorney-General’s Office in each of the last 12 months. [230921]
The Solicitor-General: The total value of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink purchased by the Attorney-General’s Office is illustrated in the following table:
| £ | ||
| Alcoholic | Non-alcoholic | |
Departmental Official Cars
Mr. Hands: To ask the Solicitor-General what makes and models of Ministerial cars are available to the Law Officers. [230920]
The Solicitor-General: I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 10 March 2008, Official Report, column 8W, given by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Canning Town (Jim Fitzpatrick) to the hon. Member for Houghton and Washington, East (Mr. Kemp).
Departmental Recruitment
Mr. Scott: To ask the Solicitor-General how many vacant posts in (a) the Attorney-General’s Office and (b) its agencies were advertised in each of the last three years; and at what cost. [230599]
The Solicitor-General: The following tables show the number of vacant posts advertised by the Attorney-General’s Office and its agencies:
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | ||||
| Number of posts | Cost (£) | Number of posts | Cost (£) | Number of posts | Cost (£) | |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 to date | ||||
| Number of posts | Cost (£) | Number of posts | Cost (£) | Number of posts | Cost (£) | |
| Note: The Departments runs general recruitment campaigns from time to time, for which the number of posts advertised is not always specified. These campaigns have been reflected in the above information where the figures are available. (1, 2, 3): Answers in all cases apply to both Attorney-General’s Office and Treasury Solicitor’s Department | ||||||
Departmental Standards
Mr. Hands: To ask the Solicitor-General what gateway reviews were conducted in the Attorney-General’s Office in each of the last 12 months. [230922]
Departmental Training
David T.C. Davies: To ask the Solicitor-General how much the Attorney-General’s Office spent on external training courses for departmental staff in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c) 2007 and (d) 2008; and which external organisations were paid by the Department to provide such courses in each year. [230494]
The Solicitor-General: The cost of external courses broken down by financial year is illustrated in the following table.
| £ | ||||
| Organisation | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 |
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