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Economic Activity
Chris Ruane: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what economic activity levels were in each of the last 17 years. [234489]
Kevin Brennan [holding answer 10 November 2008]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Dennis Roberts, dated November 2008:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question requesting details of economic activity levels for each of the past seventeen years. I am replying in her absence. (234489)
The level of economic activity is generally equated to levels of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is the measure of the production of goods and services in the UK.
Table A provides the latest GDP figures in both current price and real terms together with the annual growth rates for each year since 1991.
| Table A | |||
| GDP at current prices | GDP in real terms | Annual growth rate | |
| Note: Figures are in £ million and are based on data published on 30 September 2008. | |||
Electronic Government
Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many of the 1,499 Government websites identified for closure in the Varney review have been closed to date. [223370]
Mr. Watson [holding answer 10 September 2008]: Of the 1,561 Government websites that have been identified by the Department Website Review, 549 had been closed by 30 September 2008.
Futurebuilders England: Catz Club
Mr. Hurd: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) on which dates each financial payment was made to Catz Club by Futurebuilders; [238783]
(2) how much funding Futurebuilders has written off in total in relation to the charity Catz Club; [238785]
(3) pursuant to the answer of 28 October 2008, Official Report, column 16W, on Catz Club, for what reasons Futurebuilders decided to terminate its relationship with Catz Club;[238909]
(4) pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2008, Official Report, column 16W, on Catz Club, what
other press releases have been removed from the Futurebuilders website on the basis that they are no longer an investee of Futurebuilders. [238910]
Mr. Byrne: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Government Departments: Public Relations
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2008, Official Report, column 759, on public relations, how much was spent on Government advertising, marketing and public relations in each year since 1997, according to records held by the Central Office of Information. [237598]
Mr. Watson [holding answer 20 November 2008]: The amount spent on Government advertising, marketing and public relations since 1997, according to records held by the Central Office of Information is shown in the following table.
| £ million | |
Immigration
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2008, Official Report, column 408W, on immigration, what the level is of net immigration at which the population of the UK would remain below 70 million on unchanged assumptions about birth rates, mortality and emigration levels on the basis of the most recent population projections. [239721]
Kevin Brennan: It has not proved possible to respond to my right hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.
Lone Parents
Mr. Kemp: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what his latest estimate is of the number of lone parents with children under 16 years old in (a) the City of Sunderland, (b) Houghton and Washington East constituency and (c) the UK. [239698]
Kevin Brennan: 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 request asking what the latest estimate is of the number of lone parents with children under 16 years old in (a) the City of Sunderland, (b) Houghton and Washington East constituency and (c) the UK. (239698)
The number of lone parent families in the UK can be estimated using the Annual Population Survey (APS). The table below shows 2007 estimates of lone parent families with children under 16 years old for the City of Sunderland, the Parliamentary Constituency of Houghton and Washington East, and the UK.
| Number of lone parent families with children under 16 | |
| Thousand | |
| Source: APS | |
Lone Parents: Hertfordshire
Mike Penning: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what his most recent estimate is of the number of lone parents who have a child or children under 16 years old in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire. [239944]
Kevin Brennan: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Manpower
Mr. Heald: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many staff worked at 10 Downing Street other than in the Prime Minister's office in (a) 2005-06, (b) 2006-07 and (c) 2007-08. [236660]
Mr. Watson: I refer the hon. Member to the answer the Prime Minister gave to the hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban) on 1 May 2008, Official Report, column 624W.
Racial Harassment
David Simpson: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many complaints of racial abuse relating to staff for which his Department is responsible have been (a) investigated and (b) upheld in the last 12 months. [236887]
Mr. Watson: The Cabinet Office has a policy of zero tolerance to all forms of abuse. During the last 12 months the Cabinet Office has not received any official complaints of racial abuse.
Redundancy
Justine Greening: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how many staff in his Department left under (a) involuntary and (b) voluntary staff exit schemes in each year since 2005-06; how many of them in each case were paid (i) up to £25,000, (ii) £25,001 to £50,000, (iii) £50,001 to £75,000, (iv) £75,001 to £100,000 and (v) over £100,000 in the year before they left; and how much (A) was spent in each of those years and (B) is planned to be spent on such schemes in (1) 2008-09 and (2) 2009-10 by (Y) his Department and (Z) its agency; [237346]
(2) how many of his Department's staff who left under (a) an involuntary and (b) a voluntary exit scheme in each year since 2005-06 received a severance package of (i) up to £25,000, (ii) £25,001 to £50,000, (iii) £50,001 to £75,000, (iv) £75,001 to £100,000 and (v) over £100,000; and if he will make a statement. [239151]
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how many employees in his Department took early retirement in each of the last five financial years; and at what cost; [238519]
(2) how many employees in the Prime Minister's Office took early retirement in each of the last five financial years; and at what total cost. [238966]
Mr. Watson: The Cabinet Office, which includes the Prime Minister's Office, has not held involuntary exit schemes during the financial years specified.
For information on voluntary exit schemes for the financial year between 2003-04 and 2006-07, I refer the hon. Members to the answer given by the then Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster to the hon. Member for Putney (Justine Greening) on 17 April 2007, Official Report, column 538W. Information for approved departures under voluntary exit schemes in 2007-08 is set out in the following table:
| Number of employees | |
The Cabinet Office aims to ensure that it has a diverse and skilled workforce to meet its business needs. The criteria for voluntary departure schemes are governed by the Civil Service Compensation Scheme. A copy of the scheme has been placed in the Library.
Information on costs of the voluntary departure scheme is available only at disproportionate cost.
Telephone Services
Paul Rowen: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps the Contact Council plans to take on replacing revenue sharing phone numbers with 03 numbers; and if he will make a statement. [236197]
Mr. Watson: The use of non-geographic numbers is a matter for individual Departments. It is their responsibility to balance costs and the needs of their users and customers.
The Cabinet Office is working with Government Departments, local authorities and Ofcom, through the Contact Council, to develop guidelines for numbering policy in public sector delivery organisations, including the use of 03 numbers. These guidelines will be published in 2009.
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