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The information requested on bursaries and scholarships is not available centrally as they are the responsibility of higher education institutions.
Students: Romford
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) what proportion of 18 to 22 year-olds exclusively resident in Romford were studying at university (a) in 1997 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available; [315909]
(2) what proportion of 18 year-olds participated in higher education in Romford in 2008-09. [315934]
Mr. Lammy: It is not possible to identify residents of Romford who did not attend higher education, which would be needed to provide a proportion. Therefore the number of 18 to 22-year-old enrolments at UK higher education institutions from Romford parliamentary constituency has been provided as an alternative. Figures for the 2009/10 academic year will be available in January 2011.
Women and Equality
Burqas
Mr. Bone: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what recent representation she has received on the wearing of burqas in public. [313814]
Michael Jabez Foster: The Government Equalities Office has not had any recent representations on the wearing of burqas in public, however it was raised with my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Government Equalities Office at the Communities and Local Government Select Committee on 25 January 2010.
Departmental Communication
Mr. Hurd: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality pursuant to the answer of Lord Bates of 3 December 2009, Official Report, House of Lords, column WA68, on Government Departments: annual reports, and with reference to the Government Response to the House of Lords Communications Committee's report into Government Communications, whether the Government Equalities Office publishes an annual report on departmental communications. [315607]
Michael Jabez Foster: The Government Equalities Office produces an annual report which includes a paragraph on the departmental communications. This can be found on page 24 of the Annual Report and Resource Accounts 2008-09.
Departmental Conferences
Mr. Baron: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality which conferences held overseas have been attended by civil servants based in her Department since its inception; and what the cost to the public purse was of such attendance at each conference. [305853]
Michael Jabez Foster: Since its creation on 12 October 2007 the following conferences have been attended by civil servants in the Government Equality Office.
| 2009-10 | |
| Conference description | Total cost (£) |
Departmental Publications
Grant Shapps:
To ask the Minister for Women and Equality if she will place in the Library a copy of the
advice issued to Government Equalities Office staff on stress recognition and management. [313946]
Michael Jabez Foster: Staff working in the Government Equalities Office can access advice on stress recognition and management via the GEO Staff Handbook, which is an internal document. We will therefore not be placing a copy in the Library.
Departmental Training
Mr. Graham Stuart: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality how many (a) away days and (b) conferences that took place outside the Government Equalities Office's buildings attended by civil servants in the that Office there have been since its inception; and what the cost was of each. [307468]
Michael Jabez Foster: The Government Equalities Office has held seven away days attended by civil servants outside the Government Equalities Office's buildings since its inception.
Costs for the five away days for all GEO staff were:
| Date | Cost (£) |
Costs for the two away days for the GEO Board were:
| Date | Cost (£) |
The GEO does not hold information on the total number of conferences attended by its staff nor the amount that these would have cost.
Departmental Written Questions
David Simpson: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what average time the Government Equalities Office took to answer questions for (a) ordinary written answer and (b) written answer on a named day in the last 12 months. [313649]
Michael Jabez Foster: The information is not available in the form requested.
46 named day questions were tabled to the Government Equalities Office between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2009. Of these 52 per cent. received substantive answers on the day. 248 ordinary written questions were tabled to the Government Equalities Office between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2009. Of these 45 per cent. received substantive answers within five parliamentary sitting days.
Cabinet Office
10 Downing Street: Shops
Mr. Maude: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many sales there have been of each item of stock in the Downing Street gift shop in the last 12 months. [312355]
Angela E. Smith: A small selection of unsubsidised gifts are available for staff to purchase on a not-for-profit basis.
Central Office of Information: Marketing
Mr. Hurd: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the Central Office of Information press release of 11 December 2009, on the merchandising and promotional items framework, what the estimated monetary value is of each label within each lot. [315224]
Tessa Jowell: I have asked the chief executive of the Central Office of Information to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Mark Lund, dated 2 February 2010:
As Chief Executive of the Central Office of Information (COI), I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question [315224] regarding the Merchandising and Promotional Framework.
There is no monetary value for each label within each lot estimated on the merchandising and promotional items framework.
Departmental Accountancy
Mr. Hurd: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether any written instructions have been provided to her Department's Accounting Officer in accordance with paragraph 5.5 of the Ministerial Code since 1997. [315323]
Tessa Jowell: The Cabinet Office holds no record of any written instruction since 1997 to the Cabinet Office Accounting Officer under paragraph 5.5 of the Ministerial Code.
Departmental Correspondence
Mr. Hurd: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the policy of (a) her Department and (b) the Prime Minister's Office is on the maximum time that should be taken to respond to correspondence from members of the public. [315206]
Tessa Jowell: The Prime Minister's Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the right hon. Member for Horsham (Mr. Maude) on 29 January 2010, Official Report, columns 1140-41W.
Disclosure of Information: Home Office
Mr. Maude: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if she will place in the Library a copy of the letter from the Cabinet Office's Director of Security and Intelligence (a) dated 8 October 2008 sent to SO15 Counter Terrorism Command requesting the assistance of the police into the investigation of Home Office leaks and (b) of 29 October 2008 sent to Deputy Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick calling for a scoping exercise to be undertaken. [312354]
Tessa Jowell: A copy of the letter dated 8 October was part of the evidence submitted to the Public Administration Committee on 10 December by the Cabinet Secretary and later published on their website. The text was also included in the PAC Report Leaks and Whistleblowing in Whitehall (HC 83).
I will place a redacted copy of the letter of 29 October sent to Deputy Commissioner Cressida Dick in the Libraries of the House. This letter has been seen and discussed by the Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate), during their evidence sessions.
Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad
Chris Ruane: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many UK citizens resident abroad are registered to vote in each parliamentary constituency, ranked from highest to lowest in respect of the number in each constituency. [314900]
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 February 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your question asking how many UK citizens resident overseas are registered to vote in each Parliamentary constituency, ranked from highest to lowest in respect of the number in each constituency. (314900)
Table 1 shows the number of overseas electors registered to vote by Parliamentary constituency in the UK in 2008, in descending order. 2008 is the latest year for which data are available. A copy has been placed in the libraries of the house.
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