Mr. Hurd: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which public bodies had their staff included in civil service headcounts in 2009. [315321]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated 3 February 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning which public bodies had their staff included in Civil Service headcounts in 2009. (315321).
A list of public bodies included in Civil Service headcounts in 2009 is attached at Annex A.
Annex A
Public bodies included in civil service headcounts in 2009 (Civil Service Employment Q3 2009)
Attorney General's Departments
Crown Prosecution Service
Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate
Attorney General's Office
Serious Fraud Office
Treasury Solicitor
Revenue and Customs Prosecution Office
Business, Innovation and Skills
Business, Innovation and Skills(1)
Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service
Companies House
Insolvency Service
Office of Fair Trading
Office of Gas and Electricity Market
Postal Services Commission
National Measurement Office
UK Intellectual Property Office
Cabinet Office
Cabinet Office excluding agencies
Other Cabinet Office agencies
Central Office of Information
National School of Government
Office of the Parliamentary Counsel
Charity Commission
Charity Commission
Children, Schools and Families
Department for Children, Schools and Families
Communities and Local Government
Department for Communities and Local Government
Fire Service College
Ordnance Survey
Planning Inspectorate
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Culture Media and Sport
Royal Parks
Defence
Ministry of Defence
Defence Support Group
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Meteorological Office
UK Hydrographic Office
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs(1)
Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
Food and Environment Research Agency
Marine Fisheries Agency
OFWAT
Rural Payments Agency
Animal Health
Veterinary Laboratories Agency
Veterinary Medicines Directorate
Export Credits Guarantee Department
Export Credit Guarantee Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (excluding agencies)
Wilton Park Executive Agency
Government Equalities Office
Government Equalities Office
Health
Department of Health (excluding agencies)
Food Standards Agency
Meat Hygiene Service
Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
National Healthcare Purchasing and Supplies
NHS Business Services Authority
HM Revenue and Customs
HM Revenue and Customs
Valuation Office
HM Treasury
HM Treasury
Chancellor's other departments
Debt Management Office
Government Actuary's Department
National Savings and Investments
Office of Government Commerce
OGC Buying Solutions
Royal Mint
Home Office
Home Office (excluding agencies)
Criminal Records Bureau
Identity and Passport Service
UK Border Agency
International Development
Department for International Development
Justice
Ministry of Justice (excluding agencies)
HM Courts Service
Land Registry
National Archives
The Office of the Public Guardian
Tribunals Service
Scotland Office
Wales Office
National Offender Management Service
Northern Ireland Office
Northern Ireland Office
Ofsted
Ofsted
Security and Intelligence Services
Security and Intelligence Services
Transport
Department for Transport
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Driving Standards Agency
Government Car and Despatch Agency
Highways Agency
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Office of Rail Regulation
Vehicle Certification Agency
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency
UK Statistics Authority
UK Statistics Authority
Work and Pensions
DWP Corporate and Shared Services
Jobcentre Plus
Pensions and Disability Carers Service
Child Maintenance Enforcement Commission
The Health and Safety Executive
Scottish Government
Scottish Government (excluding agencies)
Scottish Housing Regulator
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
General Register Scotland
HM Inspectorate of Education
Historic Scotland
National Archive for Scotland
Office of Accountant in Bankruptcy
Registers of Scotland
Scottish Court Service
Scottish Prison Service Headquarters
Scottish Public Pensions Agency
Social Work Inspection Agency
Student Awards Agency
Transport Scotland
Office for the Scottish Charity Regulator
Disclosure Scotland
Scottish Law Commission
Welsh Assembly
Welsh Assembly Government
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(1) Due to not having its own payroll, staff employed by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) are still reported, as part of the Quarterly Public Sector Employment Survey (QPSES), from the Department they were transferred from. DECC was created in October 2008, bringing together energy policy (previously with BERR—the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) with climate change mitigation policy (previously with DEFRA—the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).
Grant Shapps: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much has been spent on (a) strategy and planning, (b) design and build, (c) hosting and infrastructure, (d) content provision and (e) testing and evaluation for the No. 10 Downing Street website in each of the last three years; and what budget has been allocated for such activity in 2009-10. [310213]
Angela E. Smith: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to the hon. Member for Lewes (Norman Baker) on 17 October 2007, Official Report, column 1135W, and to the hon. Member for North-East Hertfordshire (Mr. Heald) on 26 November 2008, Official Report, column 1482W.
It is not possible to provide a single comparable figure for the running costs of the No. 10 website for 2008-09. However, the total cost of the Digital Communications Unit, which includes the operational and staffing costs, including equipment and audio and visual production associated with all digital communications, was £452,754 for the financial year 2008-09. This includes the running costs of the number10.gov.uk website which serves up to 1 million unique users per month, the Prime Minister’s communications on channels such as Twitter (1.6 million followers) and YouTube (1.4 million film views per year); and the Government’s e-petitions service (3 million signatures from 1.8 million unique e-mail addresses per year).
Figures for the 2009-10 financial year will be available only when the Department’s resource accounts have been fully audited and laid before Parliament.
Mr. Maude: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office for how long records of visitors to the Downing Street/Cabinet Office complex are retained. [312307]
Tessa Jowell: Records of visitors to the Downing street/Cabinet Office are currently retained for a maximum period of 10 years for operational/security purposes.
Mr. Hurd: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much her Department spent on its recent event held on HMS Illustrious; and how many staff from her Department attended the event. [315227]
Angela E. Smith: A search of all available records has been unable to identify any events held by Cabinet Office staff on HMS Illustrious.