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Sri Lanka: Election Observers
Mr. Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will take steps to seek to ensure that independent observers monitor the forthcoming municipal elections in Jaffna and Vavuniya in Sri Lanka. [285352]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: At least two independent Sri Lankan organisations intend to monitor the upcoming municipal election in Vavuniya and Jaffna. Our view remains that a political process, based on respect, inclusion and rule of law is essential to address the underlying causes of the recent conflict in Sri Lanka. Ensuring all elections are transparent, free and fair is a crucial part of this process.
Sri Lanka: Internally Displaced Persons
Mr. Clifton-Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received on the ability of residents of Jaffna and Vavuniya who have been displaced and are being held in government clearing centres to vote in the forthcoming municipal elections in Sri Lanka. [285351]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Sri Lankan Government announced special measures to enable internally displaced persons (IDPs) to vote in the upcoming municipal elections. Given the continued restrictions on freedom of movement in the IDP camps we understand that very few IDPs have registered to vote. We have raised regularly with the Sri Lankan Government the need to allow IDPs freedom of movement and to make meaningful progress on an inclusive political process.
Western Sahara: Natural Resources
Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent reports he has received on the legality of the practices of the Moroccan Government in extracting resources from Western Sahara; and if he will make a statement. [286783]
Chris Bryant: We have received no recent reports on the legality of the practices of the Moroccan Government in extracting resources from the Western Sahara. I am however aware of academic papers on this matter by the Former Legal Counsel of the UN.
The Government maintain the position that the Government of Morocco-as the de facto administering power of Western Sahara-are obliged under international law to ensure that economic activities under administration, including the extraction and exportation of phosphates, do not adversely affect the interests of the people of Western Sahara.
Cabinet Office
Civil Service: Manpower
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many full-time equivalent civil servants were employed in (a) the City of York unitary authority and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber by each Governmen Department and Executive agency in each year since 1996. [285752]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated July 2009:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning how many full-time equivalent civil servants were employed in (a) the City of York unitary local authority and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber by each Government department and executive agency in each year since 1996. 285752
In order to provide the information requested for York, ad hoc analysis has been required. This analysis is based on the Mandate collection (1997-2006) which provides approximately 90 per cent coverage of Civil Service departments and agencies and the Annual Civil Service Employment Survey (2007-2008) which provides 100 per cent coverage. For years prior to 2003 coverage is lower.
The requested data for York are attached in Annex A.
The number of full-time equivalent staff employed in Yorkshire and the Humber by government departments and executive agencies from 1996-2005 has been published by Cabinet Office and is available on-line:
The number of full-time equivalent staff employed by government departments and their executive agencies for Yorkshire and the Humber, 2006-2008, is attached in Annex B.
The information referred to as Annex A and Annex B has been placed in the Library.
Death: Alcohol
Andrew Stunell: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many alcohol-related deaths there were in each age group in each primary care trust area in each year since 1997. [285375]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated July 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many alcohol-related deaths there were in each age group in each primary care trust area in each year since 1997. (285375)
The table provides the number of deaths with an alcohol-related underlying cause in each primary care organisation in England, by age group, from 1997 to 2008 (the latest year available). A copy has been placed in the Library of the House.
Death: Bacterial Diseases
Norman Lamb: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many deaths attributable to necrotizing fasciitis there were in each of the last five years. [285463]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated July 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths attributable to necrotizing fasciitis there were in each of the last five years. (285463)
The table attached provides the number of deaths where necrotizing fasciitis was the underlying cause of death, in England and Wales, from 2004 to 2008 (the latest year available).
| Table 1. Number of deaths where necrotizing fasciitis( 1) was the underlying cause of death, in England and Wales( 2) , 2004 to 2008( 3, 4) | |
| Persons (deaths) | |
| (1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code M72.5 (Fasciitis, not elsewhere classified). (2) Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents. (3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. (4) Figures for deaths registered in 2008 are provisional. | |
Death: Methanol
Norman Lamb: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many deaths attributable to methanol poisoning there were in each region in each of the last five years. [285464]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated July 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths attributable to methanol poisoning there were in each region in each of the last five years. (285464)
The table attached provides the number of deaths where the toxic effect of methanol was the cause of death, in each government office region in England from 2004 to 2008.
The toxic effect of methanol does not appear as the underlying cause of death, but is identified from the secondary cause, or 'main injury' field in the death registration data. The figures provided may include deaths which resulted from an accident, suicide or homicide.
Departmental Data Protection
Mr. Blunt: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many breaches of information security there have been at (a) her Department and (b) its agency in the last five years. [281083]
Tessa Jowell: There was one significant loss of security classified information and one loss of personal information for the period 1 March 2008 to 30 March 2009. There were no such losses in the 12 months before that period. Figures for previous years are not available.
Information on breaches are published on an annual basis in the Department's annual report and accounts, as announced in the data handling review published on 25 June 2008.
The Cabinet Office is not responsible for any Executive agencies.
Jenny Willott: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) attempts and (b) successful attempts were made to gain unauthorised access to each (i) database and (ii) ICT system run by her Department in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. [286552]
Angela E. Smith: It is not in the interests of the UK's national security for Departments to confirm information on the number of attempts, successful or otherwise, to gain unauthorised access to departmental systems or databases. Such disclosure could undermine the integrity and security of departmental systems and thereby expose them to potential threats.
The Cabinet Office complies with the mandatory requirements of the Security Policy Framework in relation to information security including managing the risk of unauthorised access to ICT systems.
Employment
Chris Ruane: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) men and (b) women were working in the economy in each region in each of the last 30 years. [285686]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated July 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many (a) men and (b) women were working in the economy in each region in each of the last 30 years. (285686)
The available information on people aged 16 and over in employment for 1992 to 2009 is shown in the attached table. Regional estimates for years prior to 1992 are not available on a comparable basis. This information is updated monthly as part of the Labour Market Statistics Bulletin and can be found on the National Statistics website at the following address:
The estimates are derived from the Labour Force Survey. As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
| People aged 16 and over in employment by Government office region and sex, three- month period ending May 1992; then April 1993 to 2009, United Kingdom, seasonally adjusted | ||||||||
| Thousand | ||||||||
| North East | North West | Yorkshire and Humberside | East Midlands | |||||
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
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