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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:

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:

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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