| Previous Section | Index | Home Page |
26 Nov 2008 : Column 2240W—continued
Departmental Procurement
Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2008, Official Report, column 259W, on Departmental procurement, what payments her Department made to Dance United in 2007-08; on what dates; and for what purpose in each case. [233440]
Jacqui Smith: Pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2008, Official Report, column 259W, on departmental procurement, based on the purchase order data held in the Home Department's financial database, the details of the payments made to Dance United in 2007-08 are as follows:
| Date of purchase | Description of purchase | Payment (£) |
|
Performance at National Offender Management Service (NOMS) Third Sector Engagement Conference | ||
Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2008, Official Report, column 259W, on departmental procurement, how much was paid to (a) The Labour Party, (b) Biometrix, (c) Information Risk Management plc, (d) Good Relations Ltd and (e) Marks and Spencer Lunch to Go in 2007-08; and for what purpose in each case. [237801]
Jacqui Smith: I will write to the hon. Member.
Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2008, Official Report, column 259W, on departmental procurement, what payments the Identity and Passport Service made to (a) London Metropolitan University, (b) London South Bank University, (c) University of Leicester, (d) Manchester College of Arts and Technology and (e) University of East London in 2007-08; and for what purpose in each case. [237802]
Jacqui Smith: Pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2008, Offici al Report, column 259W, on departmental procurement, based on the purchase order data held in the Identity and Passport Service financial database, the details of the payments made to (a) London Metropolitan University, (b) London South Bank University (c) University of Leicester, (d) Manchester College of Arts and Technology and (e) University of East London in 2007-08 are as follows:
| Supplier/organisation | Description of Purchase | Date | Value (£) |
|
Identity and Passport Service Adult Lifelong Learning (ALL) employee development scheme | |||
Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2008, Official Report, column 259W, on departmental procurement, what payments the Identity and Passport Service made to Swingletree Stables in 2007-08; and for what purpose in each case. [237803]
Jacqui Smith: I will write to the hon. Member.
Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2008, Official Report, column 259W, on departmental procurement, what payments the Identity and Passport Service made to (a) the Plain English Campaign Ltd and (b) the Stillpoint School of Reiki in 2007-08; on what dates; and for what purpose in each case. [237804]
Jacqui Smith: Pursuant to the answer of 21 October 2008, Official Report, column 259W, on departmental procurement, based on the data held in the Identity and Passport Service accounting system, the details of the payments made to (a) The Plain English Campaign Ltd and (b) the Stillpoint School of Reiki in 2007-08 are as follows:
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether there has been any nugatory cost to her Department and its agencies relating to tendered procurement where the tender process has been cancelled prior to the award of the contract in the last three years. [239643]
Mr. Woolas: It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Departmental Public Participation
Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many citizens' juries her Department has held since 1st July 2007; what the cost was of each; what issues were discussed at each event; and how many (a) Ministers and (b) members of the public attended each event. [227481]
Mr. Alan Campbell: I will write to the right hon. Member.
Departmental Public Relations
Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department and its agencies have spent on (a) the design and production of new logos and (b) employing external (i) public relations and (ii) graphic design agencies in each year since 2000, broken down by project. [234438]
Mr. Woolas: I will write to the hon. Member.
Departmental Recruitment
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many civil servants in her Department were recruited through the fast stream; and what the average salary of those officials is. [229139]
Mr. Woolas: I will write to the hon. Member.
James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much her Department and its executive agencies spent on (a) recruitment consultants and (b) external recruitment advertising in each of the last five financial years. [232295]
Mr. Woolas: The decision to employ recruitment consultants to assist with filling a particular vacancy is made by individual business units, and all associated costs are met from devolved unit budgets. The information requested is therefore not held centrally and could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
Departmental Security
Tom Brake: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many body scanners her Department operates; and where they are located. [237390]
Mr. Woolas: The Home Office operates a total of 32 body scanners throughout the wider Home Office estate and Executive Agencies. These scanners are situated in the main Home Office Headquarters building and a number of UKBA reporting offices and IPS regional offices around the country that routinely engage with members of the public in the course of normal business.
Departmental Sustainable Development
Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when her Department plans to publish its sustainable operations policy statement. [234460]
Mr. Coaker: The Home Office is committed to reducing its impact on the environment by improving the environmental performance of its estate. Our current initiatives are outlined in the operations section of our Sustainable Development Action Plan which can be found at:
We are currently undertaking a review of our strategic approach to sustainable development to strengthen governance and improve performance. Future plans and corporate commitments, including those relating to sustainable operations, will be published on our departmental website by end of January 2009.
Departmental Telephone Services
Colin Challen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what agencies or units for which her Department is responsible require the public to make telephone calls to them on numbers which charge more than the national call rate; and how much income each such agency derived from such charges in each of the last three years. [225711]
Mr. Woolas: I will write to my hon. Friend.
Departmental Training
Mr. Hands: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what personal training courses at public expense she has undertaken since her appointment. [230962]
Mr. Woolas: Since her appointment in June 2007, my right. hon. Friend the Home Secretary has had six executive coaching sessions at public expense. In addition, in December 2007, the Home Secretary attended a short one to one laptop training session.
Departmental Vetting
Chris Huhne:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether (a) UK citizens born in the UK, (b) UK citizens born abroad and (c) foreign
nationals recruited to her Department and its agencies are subject to (i) UK and (ii) overseas criminal record checks; and if she will make a statement. [206472]
Jacqui Smith: I will write to the hon. Member.
Departmental Visits Abroad
Mr. Grieve: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what overseas visits have been made by officials of her Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; and at what cost. [234739]
Jacqui Smith: Details on the number of overseas visits by other officials could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The Department's expenditure on travel outside the UK in each of the last five years is shown in the following table:
| £ million | |||||
| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | |
For financial years 2003-04 to 2006-07, the figures also include expenditure by the National Offender Management Service and the Office for Criminal Justice Reform which transferred to Ministry of Justice in 2007. Their costs can only be identified, and deducted, at disproportionate cost.
Figures for Criminal Records Bureau could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The numbers in the table include both official and ministerial travel. All travel is undertaken in accordance with the Civil Service Management Code and the Ministerial Code.
| Next Section | Index | Home Page |