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The Home Office is responsible for some of the public's biggest concerns such as counter terrorism, crime and immigration. The level of marketing spend amounts to less than 1 per cent. of the Home Office overall budget. In order to match resources to priorities we focus on where we will get the most impact and value and where we will deliver the greatest return on investment.
Departmental Mass Media
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which organisations provided media monitoring services to (a) her Department, (b) its agencies and (c) its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last three years; and what the total cost was of each contract over that period. [231325]
Mr. Woolas: I will write to the hon. Member.
Departmental Ministerial Policy Advisers
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department assist special advisers; and what the cost of employing such staff was in each of the last three years. [237506]
Mr. Woolas: I will write to the hon. Member
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost of provision of Government cars to special advisers in her Department has been in the last 12 months. [238170]
Mr. Alan Campbell: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Departmental Office Facilities
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost to her Department of provision of office facilities to (a) special advisers and (b) press officers (i) was in the last 12 months and (ii) has been since 1997-98. [233520]
Mr. Woolas: I will write to the hon. Member.
Departmental Official Hospitality
Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what official (a) lunches, (b) dinners and (c) receptions she has hosted in each of the last three years; and what the (i) location, (ii) cost and (iii) purpose was of each event. [200493]
Mr. Woolas: This information is not held centrally.
Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many receptions she has hosted and funded in her capacity as Secretary of State 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. [203847]
Mr. Woolas: I will write to the right hon. Member.
Departmental Older Workers
David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people aged over (a) 55 and (b) 60 years were recruited by her Department in 2007-08; and what percentage in each case this was of the number of new recruits. [228753]
Mr. Woolas: The information for the Home Office Headquarters (HQ), the United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) and the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) is available only at disproportionate cost.
In 2007-08, the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) recruited six employees aged over 55 which represented 5.4 per cent. of all new entrants. No one aged 60 or over was recruited.
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people recruited by her Department in 2007-08 were aged over (a) 55 years and (b) 60 years; and what percentage this represented of the number of new recruits in each case. [235243]
Mr. Woolas: The information for the Home Office Headquarters (HQ), the United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) and the Identity and Passport Service (IPS) is available only at disproportionate cost.
In 2007-08, the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) recruited six employees aged over 55 which represented 5.4 per cent. of all new entrants. No one aged 60 or over was recruited.
Departmental Pay
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the average annual change was in the gross pay per staff member (a) in her Department and (b) in the highest decile of her Department in each of the last five years. [187252]
Jacqui Smith: I will write to the hon. Member.
David Taylor: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria a civil servant in her Department must fulfil to be (a) considered for and (b) awarded a bonus; and how much was spent on bonus awards for civil servants in her Department in each of the last five financial years for which figures are available. [192081]
Mr. Woolas [holding answer 10 March 2008]: I will write to the hon. Member.
Mr. Ancram: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what bonuses were paid by her Department in 2007-08; to which members of staff; and for what purposes. [239671]
Mr. Woolas: It has not proved possible to respond to the right hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Departmental Pensions
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many and what proportion of civil servants in her Department and its agencies are members of the (a) Classic, (b) Classic Plus, (c) Nuvos and (d) Premium civil service pension schemes. [229530]
Mr. Woolas: The breakdown of members by PCSPS scheme, and the proportion of members in each scheme is shown as follows. The figures reflect the position as at 30 September 2008.
| Home Office and UKBA | Proportion of members in scheme (percentage) | CRB | Proportion of members in scheme (percentage) | IPS | Proportion of members in scheme (percentage) | |
Departmental Postal Services
Dr. Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) passports, (b) visas and (c) other documents posted to applicants by her Department were lost in the post in each of the last seven years. [228976]
Meg Hillier: I will write to the hon. Member.
Daniel Kawczynski: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which postal service provider carried most of the (a) letters and (b) parcels sent by her Department in each of the last three years. [238317]
Mr. Alan Campbell: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Departmental Press
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was spent by her Department on subscriptions for magazines, newspapers and other publications in each of the last 24 months. [215202]
Mr. Woolas: I will write to the hon. Member.
Departmental Press Releases
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many press releases have been issued by her Department in each year since 1997-98; and if she will make a statement. [238975]
Mr. Woolas: The following table shows the number of press releases issued in each year since 1997.
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008( 1) | |
| (1 )As at 20 November 2008 | ||||||||||||
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