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Death: Weather
Mr. Waterson: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many excess winter deaths occurred in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex in each of the last 10 years. [257087]
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 February 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many excess winter deaths occurred in (a) Eastbourne and (b) East Sussex in each of the last 10 years. (257087)
Estimates of excess winter deaths are based on the difference between the number of deaths during the four winter months (December to March) and the average number of deaths during the preceding four months (August to November) and the following four months (April to July). The table attached provides the number of excess winter deaths that occurred in (a) Eastbourne local authority district and (b) East Sussex county for the years 1997/98 to 2006/07 (the latest figures available).
| Table 1: Excess winter deaths,( 1) Eastbourne local authority district and East Sussex county,( 2) 1997-98 to 2006-07( 3) | ||
| Deaths (persons) | ||
| Winter | Eastbourne | East Sussex |
| (1) The estimated number of excess winter deaths is the difference between the number of deaths during the four winter months (December to March) and the average number of deaths during the preceding four months (August to November) and the following four months (April to July). Figures are rounded to the nearest 10. (2) Based on boundaries as of 2008. (3) Figures are based on deaths occurring in each month. | ||
Debts
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much household debt there was in each (a) parliamentary constituency, (b) county and (c) Government office region in September (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007 and (iv) 2008. [255852]
Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your question on how much household debt there was in each (a) parliamentary constituency, (b) county and (c) Government region in September (i) 2005, (ii) 2006, (iii) 2007 and (iv) 2008. (255852)
In the UK National Accounts the most appropriate measure of household debt is the total financial liabilities of the Household and Non Profit Institutions Serving Households (NPISH) combined sector. It is not possible to split the sectors, NPISH includes for example, charities, trade unions and churches, their liabilities are small in relation to the total.
Data for the total financial liabilities of the Household and NPISH sector only exists at a UK national level. There is no breakdown available at a (a) parliamentary constituency, (b) county, or a (c) Government region level.
| Total financial liabilities of the Household and NPISH sector | |
| £ billion | |
| Sources: United Kingdom Economic Accounts, Quarter 3 2008 www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=1904 | |
Departmental Buildings
Greg Clark:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will place in the Library a copy of the (a) display energy certificates and (b) advisory reports
for public buildings issued in respect of each property occupied by (i) the Cabinet Office and (ii) its agency. [256059]
Mr. Watson: Copies of the display energy certificate and advisory reports have been placed in the Library.
Departmental Foreign Workers
David Simpson: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how many (a) EU foreign nationals and (b) non-EU foreign nationals are employed in No. 10 Downing Street; [256202]
(2) how many (a) EU foreign nationals and (b) non-EU foreign nationals are employed by his Department. [256216]
Mr. Watson:
The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office. Checks on nationality are
carried out on recruitment to the Cabinet Office. The information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental ICT
Jenny Willott: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the initial estimated (a) cost and (b) delivery date was of each ICT project initiated by the Cabinet Office in each year since 1997; what the (i) outturn cost and (ii) completion date was of each such project subsequently completed; which contractors were hired for each project; and how much has been paid to each contractor in respect of each project to date. [251374]
Mr. Watson: The following table lists the major ICT projects that have been undertaken by my Department.
| Project | Start year | Estimated cost (£ million) | Estimated delivery date | Outturn cost (£ million) | Outturn delivery date | Main contractor |
On SCOPE, I refer you to the answer given to the hon. Member for Beaconsfield (Mr. Grieve) on 4 November 2008, Official Report, column 360W.
We have only included major projects in our response whose value exceeds £1 million. There are many other smaller lower cost projects, for example, to cover software development, hardware updates, infrastructure changes, but to collect all the requisite data would be at disproportionate cost.
Responsibility for the Government Gateway was transferred to DWP with effect from 1 April 2008.
Prior to 2005, the information requested is not readily available from the Department’s accounting systems. Also payment to individual contractors is not readily available from the Department’s accounting systems. This information is therefore available only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Impact Assessments
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many equalities impact assessments his Department has undertaken in the last 12 month period for which figures are available; and what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of such assessments. [255080]
Mr. Watson: EIAs are an integral part of the policy making process, not an additional or separate exercise and so the number of EIAs is not available. A cost estimate would be available only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Manpower
Linda Gilroy: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people the Cabinet Office employs. [255678]
Mr. Watson: Cabinet office staff numbers are published quarterly and can be found on the Office for National Statistics website here:
The most recent quarterly publication has been placed in the Library.
Departmental Mobile Phones
Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster with reference to the answer of 14 July 2008, Official Report, column 154W, on departmental telephones, how many Cabinet Office mobile telephones procured for official use through the Vodafone contracts have been replaced due to (a) loss, (b) theft or (c) damage in the last 18 months. [249941]
Kevin Brennan: The Cabinet Office has recorded that of the mobile phones procured for official use under the Vodafone contracts, 11 have been reported lost, two stolen and 14 damaged during the past 18 months.
Departmental Planning Permission
Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what planning applications the Cabinet Office has made in the last 18 months. [249906]
Kevin Brennan: I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office to him on 19 June 2008, Official Report, column 1186W.
Departmental Plants
Mr. Hunt: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how much his Department has spent on potted plants in each of the last three years; [254430]
(2) how much the Cabinet Office has spent on flowers in each of the last three years; [254871]
(3) how much has been spent on (a) pot plants and (b) cut flowers for No. 10 Downing Street in each of the last three years. [256171]
Kevin Brennan: The Prime Minister's Office forms an integral part of the Cabinet Office.
I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to the hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban) by my hon. Friend the then Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office (Gillian Merron) on 17 October 2007, Official Report, column 1131W and to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office (Mr. Watson) on 11 March 2008, Official Report, column 324W.
Departmental Procurement
Margaret Moran: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what his Department's (a) procurement and (b) tendering policy is in respect of social enterprises. [255693]
Kevin Brennan: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to her by the then Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office (Phil Hope) on 4 March 2008, Official Report, columns 2483-84W.
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