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Credit: Insurance
Grant Shapps: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many applications have been (a) received and (b) accepted for the credit insurance scheme announced in Budget 2009. [280728]
Ms Rosie Winterton: Take-up is demand-led as it depends on the number of credit limit reductions in the private sector. We publish information on scheme take-up on a monthly basis. In May, the first month in which the scheme was operational, there were 13 policies written, to a value of £718,000.
Demos
Mr. Watson: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills whether his Department has any contracts with the think-tank Demos. [279519]
Mr. McFadden: Central records indicate that the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills currently has no contracts with the think-tank Demos.
Departmental Business Plans
Mr. Evennett: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when he expects to publish a business plan for his Department. [279432]
Mr. McFadden: The publication process for a BIS business plan has not yet been agreed. Decisions will be taken over the summer to fully integrate and align priorities for the new Department, which will then be set out in a new business plan document.
Departmental Carbon Emissions
Mr. Paice: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from road-based transport for administrative operations by his Department and its predecessors in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 (i) in total and (ii) per full-time equivalent member of staff. [281019]
Mr. McFadden: For the period 2006-07 the volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from road-based transport for admin operations was 393 tonnes equivalent to 0.12 tonnes per full-time member of staff.
For the period 2007-08 the volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from road-based transport for admin operations was 349 tonnes equivalent to 0.10 tonnes per full-time member of staff.
These figures are for the main Department only and do not include the Department's agencies.
Mr. Paice: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from air travel by staff in his Department and its predecessors in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08 (i) in total and (ii) per full-time equivalent member of staff. [281020]
Mr. McFadden: For the period 2006-07 the volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from air travel was 4,469 tonnes equivalent to 1.4 tonnes per full-time member of staff.
For the period 2007-08 the volume of carbon dioxide emissions arising from air travel was 5,933 tonnes equivalent to 1.7 tonnes per full-time member of staff.
These figures are for the main Department only and do not include the Department's agencies.
Departmental Correspondence
Alistair Burt: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what percentage of letters to his Department's predecessor from hon. Members' parliamentary offices were answered within 30 days from the date of receipt in each quarter from January 2008 to March 2009. [280457]
Mr. McFadden: The Cabinet Office, on an annual basis, publishes a report to Parliament on the performance of Departments in replying to Members’ correspondence. The report for 2008 was published on 2 April 2009, Official Report, columns 80-86WS.
Departmental Data Protection
James Brokenshire: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many notifications his Department made to the Information Commissioner in the year ended 30 April 2009 in respect of the loss or mishandling of personal information or data; what was notified in each such case; and how many individuals were the subjects of personal information or data in respect of which such notifications were made. [278741]
Mr. McFadden: Under the mandatory requirements of the Data Handling Report published on 25 June 2008 Departments are required to give a summary report on data breaches reported to the Information Commissioner in their annual resource accounts.
The Department for Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has reported on personal data breaches in the 2007-08 annual resource account and this can be found at:
We will be publishing information on personal data security breaches reported to the Information Commissioner for the 2008-09 reporting year before Parliament rises in
July. I am however, pleased to report that there were no losses of personal protected data reported to Information Commissioners Office in 2008-09.
Departmental Electricity
Mr. Paice: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the percentage of electricity used by his Department and its predecessors which was derived from renewable sources in (a) 2006-07 and (b) 2007-08. [280941]
Mr. McFadden: I would refer the hon. Member to the Sustainable Development in Government (SDiG) reports in which central Government Departments publicly reported on the data requested. The most recent report can be found at:
Departmental Expenditure
John Penrose: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the total budget of his Department is for (a) 2009-10 and (b) each of the following four years. [279276]
Mr. McFadden: The creation of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills brings together the estimates for the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. Figures for 2009-10 and 2010-11 are available in the supplementary budgetary information (SBI). The summation of the resource budget for DIUS and BERR is £19.9 billion for 2009-10 and £20.0 billion for 2010-11. The summation of the capital budget for DIUS and BERR is £8.3 billion for 2009-10 and £7.2 billion for 2010-11. Budgets beyond 2010-11 have not yet been determined.
Mr. Evennett: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost of establishing his Department following the recent machinery of Government changes. [279431]
Mr. McFadden: The costs of setting up the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills are ongoing and the processes will take some time to complete. Costs of establishing the new Department will be published as a note to the annual report and accounts in 2010.
John Penrose: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what the cost of establishing his Department is. [279278]
Mr. McFadden: The costs of setting up the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills have not been finalised and the processes will take some time to complete. Costs of establishing the new Department will be published as a note to the annual report and accounts in 2010.
Departmental Internet
Grant Shapps: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on what date the domain name (a) www.berr.gov.uk, (b) www.dius.gov.uk and (c) www.bis.gov.uk was registered. [280777]
Mr. McFadden: The domains in question were registered on the following dates:
www.berr.gov.uk—;29 June 2007
www.dius.gov.uk—;27 June 2007
www.bis.gov.uk—;11 June 2009
Departmental Marketing
Paul Holmes: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much was spent by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills on marketing itself during its existence. [280664]
Mr. McFadden: The Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills brought together the science, innovation, higher and further education agendas together for the first time.
In order to promote the new Department, it spent a total of £171,441. This included two events for stakeholders and delivery partners, a leaflet to explain the training offer for businesses and the inclusions of DIUS stands and publicity at key events for employers and universities.
In addition the Department spent £953,911 on the creation of a new website. This included the design of both an initial website launched shortly after the creation of the Department and a later improved version. This total covers the purchase of hosting and content management system as well as project management and content migration (i.e. staff) costs.
As well as promoting the Department these activities were also used to inform employers and individuals of the support services it funds to help them. These continue to be managed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Departmental Marketing
John Penrose: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department (a) has spent to date and (b) plans to spend on its (i) signage, (ii) websites, (iii) letterheads and (iv) other branding in 2009-10. [279277]
Mr. McFadden: The costs of setting up the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills are ongoing and the processes will take some time to complete. Costs of establishing the new Department will be published as a note to the Annual Report and Accounts in 2010.
Departmental Official Hospitality
Grant Shapps: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much his Department and its predecessor spent on event management services in each of the last three years; and whether any such services were supplied by external providers. [274962]
Mr. McFadden [holding answer 12 May 2009]: Central financial records indicate that the following was spent by the former BERR on events management, including spend with external providers:
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These figures are taken from the Department’s finance system and may cover a wider range of expenditure than requested in the question.
Departmental Publications
Mr. Willetts: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills when he expects the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills' Departmental Report for 2009 to be published. [281295]
Mr. McFadden: We expect that the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills' Departmental Annual Report will be published in early July. DIUS's Departmental Annual Report was originally due to be published on 12 June. Following the Machinery of Government changes on 5 June, and in consultation with HM Treasury, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills decided to delay publication so that minor redrafting could be undertaken to reflect those changes.
Departmental Publicity
Colin Challen: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost of rebranding necessitated by the creation of his Department; and under what budgetary heading he expects such expenditure to be incurred. [279831]
Mr. McFadden: The costs of setting up the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills are ongoing and the processes will take some time to complete. Costs of establishing the new Department will be published as a note to the Annual Report and Accounts in 2010.
Departmental Recycling
Mr. Paice: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what (a) volume and (b) percentage of waste his Department and its predecessors recycled in (i) 2006-07 and (ii) 2007-08. [281018]
Mr. McFadden: I refer the hon. Member to the Sustainable Development in Government (SDiG) reports in which central Government Departments publicly reported on the data requested. The most recent report can be found at:
Departmental Reorganisation
Lorely Burt: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of merging the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills and the Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform to form his Department. [280648]
Mr. McFadden: The Machinery of Government changes of 5 June 2009 announced the creation of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) through the merger of the former Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS).
It is not possible at this stage to give an estimate of the costs involved in establishing the new Department; however, all costs will be covered from the existing budgets of the two former Departments. There will be no new money available.
There will be costs covering re-branding, and some limited cost as senior officials and Ministers move to the former BERR building at 1 Victoria Street.
Some staff from the former DIUS already share a building managed by the former BERR, and the two have the same IT supplier. Over the longer term there will be opportunities to rationalise the estate and make savings.
The processes of setting up the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills are ongoing and will take some time to complete.
Paul Holmes: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of re-branding the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform as the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. [280785]
Mr. McFadden: The costs of setting up the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills are ongoing and the processes will take some time to complete. The costs will be met from within existing resources. The costs of establishing the new Department will be published as a note to the Annual Report and Accounts in 2010.
Paul Holmes: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what expenditure was incurred by his Department's predecessors on the establishment of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. [280788]
Mr. McFadden: The cost of setting up the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills in June 2007 was met within the existing departmental budgets of the former Department for Education and Skills (now Department for Children, Schools and Families) and the former Department for Trade and Industry.
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