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Departmental Energy

Greg Clark: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much (a) electricity, (b) gas and (c) other fuel was used by (i) the Cabinet Office and (ii) each of its agencies in each of the last 10 years. [267323]

Kevin Brennan: The Cabinet Office introduced comprehensive utility monitoring arrangements in 2004-05. Accurate data are not available prior to this period. Complete information for the current financial year will not be available until the accounts are closed.

KWh

Gas Electricity Whitehall district heating system (WDHS)

2004-05

n/a

9,776.640

3,369.778

2005-06

2,440.610

10,490.545

4,554.737

2006-07

4,394.090

11,125.531

3,013.634

2007-08

2,966.985

10,222.068

3,474.356


Departmental Recycling

Mr. Rob Wilson: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much and what proportion of its waste (a) his Department and (b) the Prime Minister's Office recycled in each of the last five years. [266617]

Kevin Brennan: The Prime Minister’s Office forms an integral part of the Cabinet Office. The Cabinet Office’s total facilities management (TFM) contract is with EcovertFM.

The Cabinet Office began recording comprehensive waste data in 2002-03. The weight and proportion of waste recycled by the Cabinet Office over the last five years is shown in the table:

Total waste recycled (tonnes) Proportion recycled (percentage)

2003-04

607.75

51.63

2004-05

808.12

56.09

2005-06

798.50

59.68

2006-07

682.03

64.98

2007-08

665.64

64.16


Employment

Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, columns 1666-7W, on employment, how many and what proportion of (a) UK born UK nationals, (b) non-UK born UK nationals, (c) UK born non-UK nationals and (d) non-UK born non-UK nationals there were in the working population in each year since 1997. [267739]

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:


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People aged 16 and over in employment by nationality and country of birth, three month period ending December, 1997-2008—United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted
UK born UK nationals Non-UK born UK nationals UK born non-UK nationals Non-UK born non-UK nationals

Number (thousand) As a percentage of all people in employment Number (thousand) As a percentage of all people in employment Number (thousand) As a percentage of all people in employment Number (thousand) As a percentage of all people in employment

1997

24,664

92

1,025

4

988

4

1998

24,861

92

1,093

4

1,047

4

1999

25,248

92

1,074

4

1,046

4

2000

25,321

92

1,066

4

1,204

4

2001

25,464

91

1,125

4

1,234

4

2002

25,580

91

1,178

4

1,354

5

2003

25,734

91

1,184

4

1,376

5

2004

25,838

90

1,226

4

1,585

6

2005

25,823

90

1,298

5

1,710

6

2006

25,792

88

1,347

5

37

0

1,971

7

2007

25,844

88

1,427

5

2,177

7

2008(1)

*25,581

87

*1,466

5

****—

*2,354

8

— = Sample size too small for reliable estimates.
(1) Coefficients of Variation have been calculated as an indication of the quality of the estimates, as described below:
Guide to Quality:
The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV—for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220.
Key Coefficient of Variation (CV) (%) Statistical Robustness
* 0 [le] CV < 5 Estimates are considered precise.
** 5 [le] CV < 10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise.
*** 10 [le] CV < 20 Estimates are considered acceptable.
**** CV ≥20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes and have not been provided.
Note:
It should be noted that the above estimates exclude people in most types of communal establishment (e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc.).
Source:
Labour Force Survey

Energy: Conservation

Greg Clark: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in green industries in the UK. [266633]

Joan Ruddock: I have been asked to reply.

Independent consultants commissioned by DBERR estimate that there were 881,300 people employed in the low carbon and environmental goods and services sector in the UK during 2007-08.

The full report is available on the BERR website.

Unemployment: Essex

Bob Spink: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the average rate of unemployment was in (a) Castle Point and (b) Essex in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [267055]

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:


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Table 1: Percentage( 1) of unemployed persons resident in Castle Point and Essex
12 months ending: Percentage Essex Thousand Essex

February 2004

3.5

March 2005

3 9

March 2006

3 7

March 2007

3.4

March 2008

4.5

June 2008(2)

4.6

***33

‘—’ = unavailable or not reliable
(1) Unemployed as a percentage of the economically active population
(2) Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates. See Guide to Quality.
Guide to Quality:
The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV—for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220.
Key Coefficient of Variation (CV) (%) Statistical Robustness
* 0 [le] CV< 5 Estimates are considered precise
** 5 [le] CV < 10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise
*** 10 [le] CV < 20 Estimates are considered acceptable
**** CV ≥20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes
Source:
Annual Population Survey/Annual Labour Force Survey

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