| Previous Section | Index | Home Page |
23 Mar 2009 : Column 129W—continued
Foreigners
Mr. Ancram: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate he has made of the number of non-EU nationals who have entered the UK since 2004. [265300]
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 March 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to respond to your question concerning how many non-British EU nationals have entered the UK since 2004. (265300)
Official estimates show that there were 640,000 international immigrants of non-British EU citizenship to the UK between 2004 and 2007.
An international migrant is defined as someone who changes their country of usual residence for at least a year so that the country of destination effectively becomes the country of usual residence.
| Migration by EU nationals, 2004 to 2007, United Kingdom | |||
| Thousand | |||
| European Union( 1) | European Union( 1) 15 | European Union( 1) A8 | |
| (1 )European Union estimates are for the EU25 (EU1S and A8 groupings plus Malta and Cyprus) from 2004 to 2006, and for the EU27 (EU25 plus Bulgaria and Romania) from 2007. Estimates are also shown separately for the EU15 (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, the Irish Republic, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and Sweden) and the A8 (the Czech Republic. Estonia. Hungary. Latvia. Lithuania. Poland. Slovakia and Slovenia). Note: This table is published as table 2.01a on: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=15053 Source: International Passenger Survey, Home Office, Irish Central Statistics Office. | |||
Government Departments: ICT
James Brokenshire: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what recent estimate he has made of the number of external access points that exist between Government departments and agencies and external IT networks. [263180]
Mr. Watson: The Cabinet Office provides access to one external IT network from its internal corporate IT network via the Government Secure Intranet (GSI) service. The GSI is an accredited network that enables over 200 Government Departments and agencies to communicate securely with other connected Government organisations. In order to meet the arrangements for connection to the GSI; Departments and agencies must give assurance that they meet relevant security policies and have external access controls in place.
There can be a number of external access points to internal IT networks dependent on the business need of the particular Government Department or agency. Each Department is responsible for setting, implementing, recording and maintaining its own controls where applicable.
Jenny Willott: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what assessment his Department has made of the lifetime cost-effectiveness of (a) open source and (b) proprietary software for Government IT procurements; and if he will make a statement. [264156]
Mr. Watson:
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing, Acton and Shepherd’s Bush (Mr. Slaughter) on 24 February 2009, Official Report, columns 592-93W. The Government
seek to actively and fairly consider open source solutions alongside proprietary ones in making procurement decisions. The lifetime cost-effectiveness of open source or proprietary software depends on the individual circumstances of the business requirement. It is evaluated by Departments on a case-by-case basis to ensure overall best value for money for the taxpayer.
The Open Source, Open Standards and Re-Use: Government Action Plan is available via the following link at:
Copies are also available in the Libraries of the House.
Leukaemia
Dr. Kumar: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people diagnosed with leukaemia there are in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley district and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency. [264407]
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 March 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many people diagnosed with leukaemia there are in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley district and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency [264407]
We do not have an estimate of how many people there are at any one time, but the numbers of new cases in the latest year for which figures are available for are for the year 2006. Numbers of newly diagnosed cases of leukaemia in 2006 in (a) England, (b) the North East, (c) Tees Valley district and (d) Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland constituency are in Table 1.
| Table 1. Registrations of newly diagnosed cases of leukaemia( 1) , persons: England, North-east government office region, Tees Valley District( 2) , and Middlesbrough, South and East Cleveland parliamentary constituency( 3) , 2006 | |
| Number | |
| (1) Leukaemia is coded to C91 to C95 in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). (2) Tees Valley is defined as the Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington local authorities. (3) Based on boundaries as of 2007. Source: Office for National Statistics. | |
National Minimum Wage
Mr. Sanders: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what his most recent estimate is of the number of workers receiving below the national minimum wage in each (a) region and (b) local authority area. [264509]
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 March 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question to ask what the most recent estimate is of the number of workers receiving below the national minimum wage in each (a) region and (b) local authority area. (264509)
Estimates for the number of jobs paid below the national minimum wage by Local Authority area are not available. However, I attach a table showing the number of jobs earning less than the national minimum wage by Government Office Region.
A guide to measuring low pay and associated articles can be found on the National Statistics website at:
| Estimates of UK jobs paid below the national minimum wage by Government office region in 2008 | ||
| 2008 | ||
| Government office region | Number (thousand) | Percentage |
| Guide to quality: The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of a figure, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV—for example, for an average of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population average to be within the range 180 to 220. Key: CV <= 5% * CV > 5% and <= 10% ** CV > 10% and <= 20% Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Office for National Statistics. 2008 | ||
Redundancy: Barnsley
Jeff Ennis: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate he has made of the number of people who have been made redundant in (a) Barnsley East and Mexborough constituency, (b) Barnsley and (c) Doncaster in the last six months. [264554]
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 March 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people have been made redundant in (a) Barnsley East and Mexborough constituency, (b) Barnsley and (c) Doncaster in the last six months, (264554)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles labour market statistics for local areas from the annual Labour Force Survey (LFS) and the Annual Population Survey (APS) following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions. However, this source does not support analysis of redundancies at these geographic levels.
Small Businesses: Tamworth
Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many small and medium-sized enterprises are registered in (a) Tamworth constituency and (b) Staffordshire. [264529]
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 March 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning what estimate has been made of the number of small to medium- sized enterprises that were registered in (a) Tamworth constituency and (b) Staffordshire. (264529)
Annual statistics on business size and location are available from the ONS release on UK Business: Activity, Size and Location. The table below contains the enterprise counts for 2008.
| Count of Businesses 2008 | ||||
| Employment size band | ||||
| 0-49 | 50-249 | 250+ | Total | |
Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Burma: EU External Trade
John Bercow: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what estimate he has made of the volume of trade between Burma and the EU in each of the last three years. [265367]
Mr. Thomas: Eurostat's databases give the following figures for European Union trade in goods with Burma:
| Million euros | ||
| EU 27 exports of goods to Burma | EU 27 imports of goods from Burma | |
| Million euros | ||
| EU 27 exports of goods to Burma | EU 27 imports of goods from Burma | |
Data for trade in services for 2008 are not yet available.
| Next Section | Index | Home Page |