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Government Departments: Consultants
Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much was spent on private sector management by Government departments in the last year for which figures are available. [270156]
Angela Eagle: I have been asked to reply.
Information on central Government private sector management consultancy spend is not held centrally. However, total spend on professional consultancy services by the 16 largest spending central Government Departments for 2007-08, the most recent year available, has been published by the Office of Government Commerce. Details can be found using the following link:
http://www.ogc.gov.uk/professional_services_consultancy _value_programme.asp
Government Departments: Contracts
Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the Cabinet Office’s policy is on contracts being signed by Government departments in the 12 months before the last possible date for a general election. [270198]
Angela Eagle: I have been asked to reply.
The Government will continue to let contracts in accordance with the normal procedures set out in the procurement policy and guidance available on the Office of Government Commerce website.
Local Government: Referendums
Mrs. Spelman:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster with reference to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 30 October 2008, Official Report, column 1210W, on local government:
referendums, whether guidance has been issued by the Cabinet Office to public authorities on the use of public funds by third party groups to campaign to influence a referendum or election. [271162]
John Healey: I have been asked to reply.
While there are statutory restrictions on election expenditure by or on behalf of a candidate at a local election, and on expenditure incurred by or on behalf of an individual or body in connection with the conduct or management of any campaign conducted with a view to promoting or procuring a particular outcome in a referendum held under part 2 of the Local Government Act 2000, we have not issued guidance to local authorities on the provision of public funding to groups which campaign in local referendums or elections.
The Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity, which all local authorities must have regard to, makes clear that the principles set out in the publicity code, including those pertaining to elections, referendums and petitions should be taken into account by local authorities in decisions on assistance to others to issue publicity.
Pay
Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the average percentage yearly change in earnings in (a) the Civil Service, (b) local government, (c) the public sector and (d) the private sector was in the most recent period for which figures are available. [269900]
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 April 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what the average percentage yearly change in earnings in (a) the Civil Service, (b) local government, (c) the public sector and (d) the private sector was in the most recent period for which figures are available. (269900)
The only source that has information on all of the sectors you have requested is the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) and this has been used to allow for a consistent comparison. Earnings estimates are provided for all employees on adult rates of pay whose pay for the survey period was not affected by absence. The ASHE, carried out in April each year, is based on a sample of all employees who are members of pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) schemes.
I attach a table showing the annual percentage change in median gross weekly earnings for full-time employees in (a) the Civil Service, (b) local government, (c) the public sector and (d) the private sector, for 2008, the most recent year for which figures are available.
| Annual percentage cha nge in median gross weekly pay— full-time employee jobs( 1) in the United Kingdom for 2008 | |
| Annual percentage change | |
| (1) Employees on adult rates whose pay for the survey pay-period was not affected by absence. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for National Statistics. | |
Population
Mr. Soames: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the net international migration by non-British citizens was in respect of (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each year since 1991. [270699]
Kevin Brennan [holding answer 23 April 2009]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated April 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to respond to your question concerning what the net international migration by non-British citizens was for (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each year since 1991. (270699)
Official estimates of net international migration by non-British citizens for the constituent countries of the UK in each year since 1991 are given in Table 1 attached. The data are consistent with published figures.
Public Sector: Job Creation
Mr. Maude: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what proportion of jobs created have been in the public sector in each year since 1997. [269899]
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 April 2009:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning what proportion of jobs have been in the public sector in each year since 1997. (269899).
Statistics on jobs in the public sector are not available. However we can provide the change in the number of employees (the closest available measure) for both the public and private sectors alongside total employment since 1997. These figures will therefore exclude any vacancies. The data are attached at Annex A.
Estimates of employment for the whole economy are sourced from the Labour Force Survey (published monthly), and for the public sector from the quarterly Public Sector Employment surveys. Private sector employment estimates arc derived as the difference between Labour Force Survey and public sector employment totals. It is important to acknowledge, as with any sample survey, estimates from the Labour Force Survey are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
| Annex A: Public and private sector employment | |||||
| United Kingdom, thousand, seasonally adjusted | |||||
| Public sector( 1,)( )( 2,)( )( 3,)( )( 4) | Private sector( 4,)( )( 5) | Total employment( 6,)( )( 7) | |||
| All in employment | Thousand | Percentage | Thousand | Percentage | Thousand |
| (1) Estimates derived from public sector organisations. (2) Estimates for Northern Ireland included in the UK total are sourced from the Quarterly Employment Survey and are based on jobs rather than employees. (3) Estimates for December 2007 onwards are based partly on projections. (4) Northern Rock plc was reclassified for statistical purposes from the private to the public sector on 9 October 2007. (5) Estimated as the difference between LFS total employment and the data from public sector organisations. (6) LFS data for September refers to August-October and December refers to November-January. (7) Labour Force Survey employment; All aged 16 and over; seasonally adjusted. Note: Details of the sampling variability of national Labour Force Survey estimates are included each month in the Labour Market Statistics First Release, available on www.statistics.gov.uk Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Labour Force Survey and returns from public sector organisations | |||||
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