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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]


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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:

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:


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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:

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)

2004

70

2005

79

2006

65

2007

87

2008

92

(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:


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Table 1: Number of deaths where the toxic effect of methanol( 1) was the cause of death, Government office regions in England( 2) , 2004-08( 3, 4)
Deaths (persons)
Government office region 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

North East

0

1

0

0

1

North West

0

1

0

0

0

Yorkshire and the Humber

0

0

0

0

0

East Midlands

0

0

0

0

0

West Midlands

0

0

0

0

0

East of England

0

0

0

0

0

London

0

0

0

0

1

South East

1

0

1

0

0

South West

0

0

1

0

0

(1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code T51.1 (Toxic effect of methanol), where this code appeared as a secondary cause.
(2) Based on boundaries as of 2009.
(3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.
(4) Figures for deaths registered in 2008 are provisional.

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.


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Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated July 2009:

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

1992

570

485

1,605

1,332

1,191

981

1,026

831

1993

559

488

1,573

1,313

1,171

991

1,017

838

1994

556

483

1,558

1,321

1,173

982

1,021

827

1995

552

474

1,563

1,311

1,191

985

1,042

846

1996

574

482

1,568

1,326

1,188

1,002

1,039

855

1997

572

488

1,603

1,350

1,177

993

1,066

881

1998

580

482

1,593

1,335

1,184

1,013

1,079

882

1999

554

477

1,591

1,357

1,204

1,009

1,075

898

2000

572

500

1,656

1,371

1,216

1,038

1,099

904

2001

578

492

1,635

1,414

1,217

1,054

1,088

892

2002

571

520

1,609

1,427

1,235

1,039

1,096

903

2003

575

499

1,673

1,437

1,255

1,069

1,119

926

2004

589

528

1,678

1,463

1,274

1,100

1,119

949

2005

595

530

1,692

1,480

1,286

1,109

1,142

959

2006

615

545

1,704

1,493

1,313

1,118

1,158

988

2007

615

534

1,701

1,481

1,310

1,098

1,169

970

2008

617

546

1,688

1,470

1,334

1,128

1,171

990

2009

608

535

1,673

1,475

1,301

1,114

1,160

995


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