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Christmas
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much (a) his Department and (b) its agency have spent on Christmas (a) cards, (b) parties and (c) decorations in the last 12 months. [237493]
Kevin Brennan: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him and to the hon. Member for West Chelmsford (Mr. Burns) by my hon. Friend the then Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office (Gillian Merron) on 24 January 2008, Official Report, column 2176W.
Mr. Roger Williams: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) lamb, (b) beef, (c) chicken, (d) pork, (e) turkey, (f) other meats, (g) vegetables and (h) fruit to be served by his Department at Christmas functions which will be sourced from British producers. [239544]
Kevin Brennan: The information requested is not collected.
The Government will shortly be publishing a report on the proportion of domestically produced food used by Government Departments and also supplied to hospitals and prisons under contracts negotiated by NHS Supply Chain and National Offender Management Service (previously HM Prison Service) between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2008.
This report will be available on the PSFPI website at
Death: Coastal Areas
Chris Ruane: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many deaths there were (a) in total and (b) per 100 of population in (i) each of the principal seaside towns in England and (ii) England in the latest period for which figures are available. [237668]
Kevin Brennan [holding answer 20 November 2008]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated November 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths there were (a) in total and (b) per 100 population in (i) each of the principal seaside towns in England and (ii) England in the latest period for which figures are available. (237668)
The table attached provides (a) the number of deaths and (b) the age-standardised mortality rate per 100,000 population for (i) principal seaside towns in England, and (ii) England. The number of deaths for both principal seaside towns and England are available up to 2007, as are mortality rates for England. However, mortality rates for principal seaside towns are available only for 2006.
| Table 1: Number of deaths and age-standardised mortality rate( 1) , principal seaside towns and England( 2) ,2006 and 2007( 3,4) | ||||
| Persons | ||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||
| Area | Number of deaths | Mortality rate | Number of deaths | Mortality rate |
| (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) Mortality rates for principal seaside towns are available only for 2006. (4) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. | ||||
Departmental Consultants
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how much (a) his Department, (b) its agency and (c) each of its non-departmental public bodies spent on external consultancy in each year since 1997-98; how much each plans to spend in 2008-09; and if he will make a statement; [238517]
(2) how much the Prime Minister’s Office spent on external consultancy in each year since 1997-98; and if he will make a statement. [239069]
Kevin Brennan: The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office. The information requested for the Cabinet Office is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
Mr. Heald: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in his Department has been in the last 12 months. [238164]
Kevin Brennan: Special advisers are temporary civil servants. They have no entitlement to an allocated Government car. Special advisers' travel arrangements are made in accordance with the rules and guidance set out in the Civil Service Management Code and departmental staff handbooks.
Departmental NDPBs
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the remit is of each non-departmental public body sponsored by his Department; and what budget each has been set for (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10 and (c) 2010-11. [236916]
Kevin Brennan: The Cabinet Office currently sponsors eleven non-departmental public bodies: nine advisory and two executive. The details of each body and terms of reference can be found in the Cabinet Office Annual Reports and Accounts 2007-08. Budgetary and other financial information for the Cabinet Office public bodies can also be found in the Reports and Accounts and the Cabinet Office Public Appointments Report 2007. Copies of these documents are available in the Libraries of the House and also from the Cabinet Office website
Further information about the Cabinet Office’s Executive public bodies can be found on their respective websites:
Departmental Public Opinion
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how much his Department spent on (a) focus groups and (b) opinion polls in each year since 1997-98; and if he will make a statement; [238506]
(2) how much the Prime Minister’s Office has spent on (a) focus groups and (b) opinion polls in each year since 1997-98; how much he estimates will be spent on each category in 2008-09; and if he will make a statement. [239046]
Kevin Brennan:
The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office. The information
requested for the Cabinet Office is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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