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Departmental Energy

Greg Clark: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what steps have been taken to improve the thermal efficiency of the 11 Downing Street building in the last 12 months; [289784]

(2) what steps have been taken to improve the thermal efficiency of the 10 Downing Street building in the last 12 months. [289785]

Angela E. Smith: As part of repair and refurbishment works, the Cabinet Office has introduced a building management system and work is currently underway to replace old and inefficient heating plant with compact heat exchangers and condensing boilers. The cost of such repair and refurbishment work is published annually in the Cabinet Office accounts.

Departmental Motor Vehicles

Andrew Stunell: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much her Department spent on hire vehicles in each of the last five financial years. [291703]

Angela E. Smith: Details of expenditure on hire vehicles are shown in the table:

£

2004-05

50,630

2005-06

29,259

2006-07

32,369

2007-08

49,839

2008-09

22,831


Departmental Public Expenditure

Mr. Brady: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which Minister in her Department has been assigned responsibility for overseeing the delivery of value for money in her Department; whether her Department has established a public sector reform team to implement service reforms; and if she will make a statement. [289747]

Tessa Jowell: I am the Minister responsible for overseeing the delivery of value for money in the Cabinet Office.

The Public Services Unit was established in the Cabinet Office on 1 April 2009 to support the continued development of the Government's strategy for reforming public services and embed it through workforce and service innovation. The Unit covers four main policy areas: strategic analysis; workforce reform; innovation; and service transformation. The Unit works closely with HM Treasury, the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit and other parts of Cabinet Office, such as the Office of the Third Sector.


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Departmental Travel

Justine Greening: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much her Department spent on (a) car hire, (b) train travel, (c) air travel, (d) hotels and (e) restaurant meals for (i) Ministers and (ii) staff in her Department in each of the last five years. [289969]

Angela E. Smith: It is not possible to readily identify from the Department's accounting system how much was spent under the categories shown by Ministers and staff. This information is therefore available only at disproportionate cost.

Divorce

Mrs. Maria Miller: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many divorces have been concluded in each quarter of the last three years. [289319]

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 August 2009:

UK Divorces by quarter 2005-07
Quarters 2005 2006 2007( 1)

March

39,448

37,682

38,875

June

40,000

36,720

37,231

September

38,882

37,004

36,733

December

36,722

36,735

31,381

Total

155,052

148,141

144,220

(1) Provisional

Domestic Violence

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what recent discussions she has had with domestic violence charities which have lost money as a result of the collapse of Icelandic banks; and if she will make a statement. [290501]

Angela E. Smith: I regularly meet with third sector organisations, including those working in the area of domestic violence. I have received no representations from these organisations regarding the impact of the collapse of Icelandic banks.


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Employment: Hemel Hempstead

Mike Penning: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many (a) men and (b) women were in employment in Hemel Hempstead constituency in May in each year since 1997; [289440]

(2) how many people in Hemel Hempstead constituency have been claiming jobseeker's allowance for more than two years; [289439]

(3) how many and what proportion of young people aged between 18 and 24 years old resident in (a) Hemel Hempstead constituency, (b) Dacorum and (c) Hertfordshire claimed jobseeker's allowance in (i) each of the last five years and (ii) 2009 to date. [289614]

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 persons resident in Hemel Hempstead in employment
Thousand
12 months ending Male Female

February 1998

26

22

February 1999

27

24

February 2000

25

23

February 2001

28

24

February 2002

27

23

February 2003

28

28

February 2004

27

29

December 2004

27

26

December 2005

27

24

December 2006

29

21

December 2007

29

25

December 2008(1)

***27

***26

(1) Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates. See Guide to Quality 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 = CV<5 Estimates are considered precise
** 5 = CV <10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise
*** 10 = CV <20 Estimates are considered acceptable
**** CV 20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes
Source:
Annual Population Survey and Annual Labour Force Survey


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Table 2: Number and percentage of 18 to 24-year-olds claiming jobseeker's a llowance
Hemel Hempstead Dacorum Hertfordshire

Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage

2004

June

255

-

300

3.0

1,870

2.4

July

240

-

290

2.9

2,030

2.6

August

290

-

345

3.5

2,205

2.8

September

285

-

340

3.5

2,165

2.8

October

280

-

330

3.4

1,960

2.5

November

270

-

325

3.3

1,925

2.4

December

245

-

290

2.9

1,885

2.4

2005

January

265

-

315

3.2

2,155

2.7

February

275

-

325

3.3

2,245

2.8

March

280

-

340

3.4

2,330

2.9

April

275

-

330

3.3

2,285

2.9

May

290

-

350

3.5

2,250

2.8

June

285

-

335

3.4

2,185

2.7

July

305

-

365

3.7

2,375

3.(r)

August

340

-

410

4.1

2,565

3.2

September

330

-

405

4.1

2,560

3.2

October

315

-

370

3.7

2,390

3.0

November

310

-

365

3.7

2,335

2.9

December

270

-

330

3.3

2,225

2.8

2006

January

310

-

385

3.8

2,415

3.0

February

360

-

435

4.4

2,745

3.4

March

370

-

450

4.5

2,805

3.4

April

370

-

435

4.4

2,690

3.3

May

350

-

420

4.2

2,580

3.2

June

345

-

405

4.1

2,560

3.1

July

345

-

425

4.2

2,820

3.5

August

345

-

420

4.2

2,965

3.6

September

345

-

425

4.3

2,980

3.7

October

350

-

435

4.4

2,870

3.5

November

340

-

420

4.2

2,720

3.3

December

290

-

350

3.5

2,395

2.9

2007

January

320

-

390

3.8

2,565

3.1

February

340

-

410

4.0

2,710

3.2

March

345

-

400

3.9

2,675

3.2

April

310

-

360

3.5

2,465

2.9

May

320

-

370

3.6

2,445

2.9

June

315

-

350

3.4

2,340

2.8

July

300

-

335

3.3

2,390

2.9

August

315

-

355

3.5

2,520

3.0

September

275

-

315

3.1

2,360

2.8

October

250

-

285

2.8

2,245

2.7

November

235

-

270

2.6

2,060

2.5

December

215

-

250

2.4

1,895

2.3

2008

January

240

-

280

2.8

2,045

2.4

February

275

-

315

3.1

2,265

2.7

March

275

-

325

3.2

2,280

2.7

April

265

-

315

3.1

2,175

2.6

May

245

-

285

2.8

2,120

2.5

June

270

-

305

3.0

2,130

2.5

July

305

-

345

3.4

2,380

2.8

August

355

-

400

3.9

2,750

3.3

September

365

-

415

4.0

2,860

3.4

October

360

-

420

4.1

2,895

3.5

November

340

-

405

4.0

2,960

3.5

December

320

-

380

3.7

3,165

3.8

2009

January

390

-

470

4.6

3,590

4.3

February

515

-

625

6.1

4,630

5.5

March

575

-

690

6.7

4,885

5.8

April

580

-

690

6.7

4,990

6.0

May

590

-

705

6.9

4,925

5.9

June

555

-

655

6.4

4,820

5.8

Note:
Numbers rounded to the nearest five.
Source:
Jobcentre Plus administrative system

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