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Foreign Workers

Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) in which 10 employment sectors there is the highest proportion of migrant workers; [300559]

(2) what estimate she has made of the number of migrant workers in each employment sector in each year since 2002. [300560]

Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

Letter from Jil Matheson, dated November 2009:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions asking: (i) in which 10 employment sectors there is the highest proportion of migrant workers (300559); and (ii) the number of migrant workers in each employment sector in each year since 2002. (300560)

The available information is shown in the attached tables. Estimates of migrant workers, that is, people in employment in the UK who were born outside the UK, are derived from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). Such estimates are only available for eight broad industrial sectors. Therefore, in answer to the first question, Table 1 shows the proportion of the workforce in each sector that comprises migrant workers. Table 2 provides the number of migrant workers in each sector in each year since 2002.

As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty. This is assessed in a footnote to the tables.

The figures in the table are derived from the LFS microdata which are weighted using the official population estimates published in autumn 2007. They are not entirely consistent with the figures published in the monthly Labour Market Statistics Statistical Bulletin which are weighted using more up-to-date population estimates.

Table 1: Proportion( 1) of non UK born workers aged 16 and over by industry( 2) , t hree months ending September 2009 , United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted
Industry sector	Percentage
Agriculture, Fishing, Energy and Water	6
Manufacturing	11
Construction	9
Distribution, Hotels and Restaurants	15
Transport and Communication	16
Finance and Business Services	15
Education, Health and Public Administration	12
Other Services	11
Total(3)	13
(1) The number of non UK born workers as a percentage of all employed in each industry. (2) Standard Industrial Classification 92. (3) Includes those whose industry of employment is unknown. Source: Labour Force Survey

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Table 2: Employment levels of non UK born workers aged 16 and over by industry', three months ending September 2002-09 , United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted
Thousand
	Agriculture, Fishing, Energy and Water	Manufacturing	Construction	Distribution, Hotels and Restaurants	Transport and Communication	Finance and Business Services	Education, Health and Public Administration	Other Services	Total( 2)
2002	33	302	106	555	198	498	644	151	2,499
2003	25	283	110	605	184	507	711	157	2,591
2004	29	302	135	585	207	514	775	167	2,728
2005	34	335	140	611	239	562	832	163	2,935
2006	41	381	165	705	251	599	886	212	3,254
2007	49	459	182	722	285	697	914	211	3,549
2008	58	419	206	813	295	746	974	200	3,727
2009	***52	**342	**190	*819	**292	*746	*1,012	**196	*3,684
(1) Standard Industrial Classification 92 (2) Includes those whose industry of employment is unknown. Coefficients of Variation have been calculated as an indication of the quality of the estimates, as described 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 Coef ficient of * 0 = CV<5 ** 5 = CV <10 *** 10 = CV <20 **** CV 20 It should be noted that the above estimates exclude people in most types of communal establishment (e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc). Source: Annual Population Survey and Annual Labour Force Survey

Futurebuilders England: Public Relations

Mr. Hurd: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what payments Futurebuilders has made to APCO public affairs in the last 12 months; for what purposes; and if she will place in the Library a copy of each of the contracts under which such payments have been made. [302212]

Angela E. Smith: Futurebuilders England Ltd (a subsidiary of the Social Investment Business) is an independent company, which delivers the Futurebuilders Programme under contract to the Cabinet Office. Details of individual contracts between Futurebuilders England and its suppliers are a matter between Futurebuilders England and the commercial supplier involved.

Government Communications

Mr. Hurd: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many staff in No. 10 Downing Street are members of the Government Communication Network. [302221]

Tessa Jowell: The Government Communication Network (GCN) is not a membership organisation. It is essentially an online network for professional support and development.

Any civil servant who works in a communication role can, if they so wish, register online as an individual to gain access to GCN and the resources it provides through its website.

GCN registration figures do not distinguish between Cabinet Office and No 10. Downing street.

Mr. Hurd: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people are members of the Government Communication Network. [302222]

Angela E. Smith: The Government Communication Network is not a membership organisation. It is primarily a virtual, online network.

Any civil servant who works in a communication role can register online as an individual to gain access to GCN and the resources it provides through its website.

Government Strategic Marketing Advisory Board

Mr. Hurd: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the Answer of 16 July 2009, Official Report, column 624W, on the Advertising Advisory Committee, who the members of the Government Strategic Marketing Advisory Board are. [302292]

Angela E. Smith: The current members of the Government Strategic Marketing Advisory Board are:

John Mayhead (Chairman, private sector)

Andrew Stott (Cabinet Office)

Mark Lund (Central Office of Information)

Sian Jarvis (Department of Health)

Sue Garrard (Department for Work and Pensions)

Tim Mack (National Savings and Investment)

Yasmin Diamond (Home Office)

Amanda Mackenzie (private sector)

Elizabeth Fagan (private sector)

Tim Evans (private sector)

Information Commissioner

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) what recent discussions she has had with the Information Commissioner on his Office's policy of fast-tracking its investigations relating to certain requests for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; [302106]

(2) what recent discussions she has had with the Information Commissioner on the resourcing of his Office; and if she will make a statement. [302107]

Tessa Jowell: Any discussions the Cabinet Office holds with the Information Commissioner are confidential between both parties.

Members: Allowances

Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the cost to the public purse has been of preparation of the report by the Committee on Standards in Public Life on hon. Members' expenses and allowances. [302683]

Tessa Jowell: Cost of the Committee's inquiry is set out in its report.

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Ministers: Visits Abroad

Mr. Hurd: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the answer of 16 September 2009, Official Report, column 2208W, on Ministers: visits abroad, for what reason the requirement for Ministers to inform the Foreign and Commonwealth Office before undertaking visits abroad was removed from the Ministerial Code when it was revised in 2007. [302289]

Tessa Jowell: I have nothing further to add to the answer that I gave to the hon. Member on 16 September 2009, Official Report, column 2208W.

Senior Civil Servants: Disciplinary Proceedings

David Taylor: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office on how many occasions the (a) Civil Service Code and (b) a Civil Service Management Code was found to have been breached following investigations of the activities of a member or members of departmental boards in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. [303192]

Tessa Jowell: The Civil Service Commissioners publish information in their annual reports about concerns raised under the Civil Service Code, which is incorporated in the Civil Service Management Code. Copies of the Commissioners' annual report for 2008-09 are available in the Libraries of the House.

Third Sector: Finance

Tom Levitt: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether her decision to divert funding from the Campaigning Research Programme to the Hardship Fund was made in accordance with Compact principles. [301964]

Angela E. Smith: Although this difficult decision to divert funding away from the Campaigning Research Programme to the Hardship Fund is not in line with Compact principles, the Government remain fully committed to championing the Compact.

Due to the feedback received from the third sector, the additional funding will provide grants to organisations suffering financial hardship as a result of the extraordinary pressures caused by the recession. This will mean that more third sector organisations will be able to deliver vital services to the most disadvantaged and vulnerable people in society at a time when they need help most.

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