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20 Jan 2010 : Column 375W—continued
Patients: Surveys
Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the sample base is of the GP patient survey being conducted by the Peninsular Medical School and the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre at the University of Manchester; what the timescale is for the survey; when the results will be published; and if he will make a statement. [311648]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: The GP Patient survey is conducted by Ipsos MORI on behalf of the Department of Health. The Department has worked closely with academics from Peninsula Medical School, the National Primary Care Research and Development Centre and the University of Cambridge to develop the questionnaire.
The questionnaire is sent to 5.7 million patients in England over the course of the year. Each quarter approximately 1.4 million patients will be asked to take part. Quarters 1 and 2 were published on 17 December 2009. Further publications will be made in April and June 2010.
Communities and Local Government
Audit Commission: Internet
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the cost to the public purse was of the Audit Commission oneplace website on the latest date for which figures are available. [311713]
Ms Rosie Winterton: This is an operational matter for the Audit Commission, and I will ask the Chief Executive of the Audit Commission to write to the hon. Member direct.
Letter from Steve Bundred, dated 20 January 2010:
Parliamentary Question: what the cost to the public purse was of the Audit Commission Oneplace website on the latest date for which figures are available.
Your Parliamentary Question outlined above has been passed to me to reply.
The cost incurred by the Audit Commission of building the Oneplace web portal is £484,000. This includes an estimated £220,000 on design and consultation with members of the public to ensure that the site meets their needs. The Audit Commission has incurred these costs on behalf of the inspectorates and regulators with responsibility for CAA.
A copy of this letter will be placed in Hansard.
Audit Commission: National Fraud Authority
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what contribution the National Fraud Authority makes to the Audit Commission's National Fraud Initiative. [311745]
Ms Rosie Winterton: This is an operational matter for the Audit Commission, and I will ask the Chief Executive of the Audit Commission to write to the hon. Member direct.
Letter from Steve Bundred, dated 20 January 2010:
Parliamentary Question: what contribution the National Fraud Authority makes to the Audit Commission's National Fraud Initiative.
Your Parliamentary Question outlined above has been passed to me to reply.
Bernard Herdan, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Fraud Authority (NFA) is one of two external stakeholder members of the Audit Commission's Data Matching Strategy Board.
A copy of this letter will be placed in Hansard.
Audit Commission: Political Activities
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the letter from the Head of the Home Civil Service of 12 January 2009 on non-departmental public bodies: attendance at party conferences, which individual in his Department approved the attendance of Audit Commission representatives at party conferences in 2009. [311814]
Barbara Follett: The Permanent Secretary, Peter Housden, approved the attendance of Audit Commission representatives at party conferences in 2009, within the guidelines laid down by the Cabinet Office.
Audit Commission: Public Opinion
Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Meriden of 16 December 2009, Official Report, column 1261W, on the Audit Commission: procurement, how much the Audit Commission paid to (a) ComRes, (b) YouGov and (c) Consolidated Communications in 2008-09; on what dates such payments were made; and what services were provided by each organisation. [311827]
Ms Rosie Winterton: This is an operational matter for the Audit Commission, and I will ask the chief executive of the Audit Commission to write to the hon. Member direct.
Letter from Steve Bundred, dated 20 January 2010:
Parliamentary Question: pursuant to the Answer to the hon. Member for Meriden of 16 December 2009, Official Report, column 1261W, on the Audit Commission: procurement, how much the Audit Commission paid to (a) ComRes, (b) YouGov and (c) Consolidated Communications in 2008-09; on what dates such payments were made; and what services were provided by each organisation.
Your Parliamentary Question outlined above has been passed to me to reply.
The Commission made the following payments to:
| ComRes: | ||
| YouGov: | ||
| Consolidated Communications: | ||
A copy of this letter will be placed in Hansard.
Buildings: Energy
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent assessment he has made of the level of compliance with the requirement to provide display energy certificates in all public buildings of over 1,000 square metres; and if he will make a statement. [310630]
John Healey:
The 29 March 2007 "Regulatory Impact Assessment Energy Performance of Buildings Directive Articles 7-10" estimated that there are approximately 42,000 public buildings that require a Display Energy Certificate (DEC). As of 14 January 2010, the latest date for which figures are available, the total number of
public sector buildings or sites for which DECs have been lodged on the non-domestic register currently stands at 32,364.
The Office of Government Commerce are working with facilities managers to improve the level of compliance in Government buildings from the current level of 85 per cent., while CLG has written to local authorities reminding them of their responsibilities to have DECs prepared on buildings in their ownership.
Council Tax
Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer my hon. Friend the Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) of 5 January 2010, Official Report, column 213W, on council tax, what information his Department holds on the (a) type and (b) level of discount offered by each authority named in the answer. [311802]
Barbara Follett: The information held by Communities and Local Government in respect of local council tax discounts in operation under the Local Government Act 2003 offered by each authority in England consists of indicators to show if (a) the authority has used this power to reduce the council tax payable between 1 April and 5 October 2009, and (b) if the authority plans to use this power between the 6 October 2009 and 31 March 2010. In addition the authority is required to provide details of the circumstances in which they have reduced, or will reduce, the amount payable; any classes of case in respect of which a reduction has been, or will be granted and the reduction granted.
The data are reported on CTB (Supplementary) forms submitted annually in October by all billing authorities in England to Communities and Local Government.
Departmental Pay
Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what performance targets his Department used to determine whether to grant staff bonuses in the last financial year. [312038]
Barbara Follett: In Communities and Local Government, annual non-consolidated performance awards are made to those members of staff who are found to have made a significant contribution towards the achievement of the teams, and/or Department's objectives. Individuals are expected to show that they have exceeded the requirements set for the achievement of the objective and have demonstrated exemplary behaviour in doing so. Our senior civil service staff members are also assessed against a range of factors, such as:
The achievement of their prime objective which focuses on the way in which they lead, manage and develop their staff;
Degree to which business objectives are met;
Delivery for Ministers;
Demonstration of skills such as judgment, leadership and the PSG skills;
Effective resource management.
Employees below the senior civil service are also eligible to receive special non-consolidated performance awards that reward exceptional performance over a limited period in particularly demanding tasks or situations.
They relate to specific tasks carried out exceptionally well: they are not intended to reflect continuous/sustained good performance throughout the year, which should be reflected in the annual performance awards.
Departmental Training
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many sessions of media training were organised for Ministers in his Department in each of the last three years. [312023]
Barbara Follett: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him on 2 April 2009, Official Report, column 1498W.
Departmental Waste
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what volume of waste his Department generated in each of the last three years; what percentage of this was (a) paper, (b) plastic, (c) glass, (d) metal, (e) electrical goods and batteries and (f) food waste; and what percentage of his Department's waste was (i) disposed of securely, (ii) disposed of in landfill and (iii) recycled. [311371]
Barbara Follett: The following table identifies the amount of waste generated by the Department for Communities and Local Government over the last three years and further details the percentage of waste disposed of securely, disposed of in landfill and the waste recycled.
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| 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | |
| (1) The data for paper includes cardboard as these materials are often mixed for recycling. (2) General waste is sent to an incineration plant to generate energy from waste. The ash produced from the process is the only waste sent to landfill. (3) This data includes materials separated and sent for external reuse by other organisations. | |||
The total waste increased in 2007-08 due to refurbishment work associated relocations. However, general waste sent for incineration did not increase as the main increase was paper and furniture which was recycled or reused.
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