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Charities

Mr. Evennett: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many charities were removed from the Register of Charities, broken down by reason for removal, in the last three years for which figures are available. [249554]

Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Charity Commission. I have asked the commission to reply.

Letter from Andrew Hind, dated 21 January 2009:

Reason for removal 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Total

Ceased to exist or operate due to merger, incorporation or transfer of funds

1,592

1,725

1,436

4,753

Ceased to exist or operate for other reasons

3,344

2,691

3,270

9,305

Voluntary removal of charities below the minimum registration threshold

28

8

245

281

Duplicate registrations and other corrections

174

152

122

448

Total

5,138

4,576

5,073

14,787


Children: Disadvantaged

Chris Grayling: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (a) how many and (b) what percentage of working age households had no one in work in each year since 1997, broken down by parliamentary constituency. [249371]


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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 January 2009:

Departmental Standards

Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the Cabinet Office's definition of avoidable contact as referred to in its Departmental Strategic Objective (DSO) 4 (Key Progress Measure 1) is; and whether the Cabinet Office has sole responsibility for delivery against the targets associated with DSO 4. [249967]

Mr. Watson: The Cabinet Office defines avoidable contact as

This is the definition as set out in the 2007 Service Transformation Agreement Progress Measure 1.

The targets associated with DS04 were derived from the two progress measures set out in the 2007 Service Transformation Agreement. These relate to avoidable contact reduction and rationalisation of Government websites. Responsibility for delivering these targets lies with the Departments responsible for delivering the relevant services. Responsibility for tracking progress, encouraging changes that will enable these targets to be met and fostering sharing of best practice lies with the Cabinet Office.

Futurebuilders Fund

Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 17 December 2008, Official Report, column 835W, on Futurebuilders: Catz Club, which body scrutinises and evaluates the activities of the Futurebuilders Fund in place of the Futurebuilders Advisory Panel. [249968]

Kevin Brennan: The Futurebuilders programme is delivered by Futurebuilders England Ltd. under contract to the Cabinet Office. Oversight is provided by the following mechanisms:


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Sheffield Hallam university is carrying out an independent evaluation of the Futurebuilders programme.

In addition, the new Third Sector Advisory Body is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Third Sector Review commitments and priorities and advising on Office of the Third Sector programmes, including Futurebuilders.

Government Departments: Standards

Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many joint avoidable contact workshops were held in November and December 2008; and which Government Departments were represented at such workshops. [249962]

Mr. Watson: Four avoidable contact workshops were held in November and December 2008—two for local government on 11 November and 25 November, and two for central Government Departments on 26 November and 8 December. The following Departments and agencies attended the central Government workshops:

Income: Families

Stephen Williams: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many and what proportion of families in England have a gross income of less than £58,000 per year. [247547]

Mr. McNulty: I have been asked to reply.

24.2 million families, 91 per cent. of all families, have a gross income of less than £58,000 per year.


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Lobbying

Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he expects to respond to the First Report from the Public Administration Committee on Lobbying: access and influence at Westminster (HC 36-I). [249965]

Kevin Brennan: The Report from the Public Administration Select Committee was published on 5 January. The Government aim to respond within two months of publication.

Lone Parents: Income

Jenny Willott: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate he has made of the average wage of working lone parents (a) in England, (b) in Wales, (c) in Scotland, (d) in Northern Ireland and (e) nationwide in each of the last 10 years. [249194]

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 January 2009:

Office of the Third Sector: Consultants

Mr. Hurd: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which external consultants the Office of the Third Sector hired in 2007-08. [250322]

Kevin Brennan: The Office of the Third Sector (OTS) has engaged outside consultants for specialist recruitment exercises for senior public appointments, for procurement exercises and for the development and/or review of data sources, policies and programmes. The following external consultants were used during 2007-08:


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Pay: Private Sector

Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the median wage of a full-time (a) private and (b) public sector worker was in each year since 1996-97. [249955]

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:

Median w eekly pay - Gross (£) - For full-time employee jobs( 1) : United Kingdom

Private s ector Public s ector

1997

309

349

1998

322

358

1999

335

375

2000

345

384

2001

365

402

2002

381

418

2003

392

431

2004(2)

410

452

2004(3)

403

455

2005

411

475

2006(4)

429

486

2006(5)

426

483

2007

439

501

2008

460

522

(1) Employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence.
(2) 2004 results excluding supplementary survey for comparison with 2003
(3) 2004 results including supplementary surveys designed to improve coverage of the survey (for more information see National Statistics website:
www.statistics.gov.uk
(4) 2006 results with methodology consistent with 2005
(5) 2006 results with methodology consistent with 2007
Source:
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for National Statistics.

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