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Government Communications
Mr. Hurd: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office pursuant to the answer of 1 December 2009, Official Report, column 702W, on Government communications, what substantive documents have been published for members of the Government Communications Network in the last 12 months. [315277]
Tessa Jowell: The Government Communications Network (GCN) is a virtual, online network and resource open to Civil Servants who have a role or interest in Government communications.
The Government Communications Network does not publish formal reports, but best practice material is available on the GCN website and updated on a regular basis.
Government Communications: Public Relations
Mr. Hurd: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if she will place in the Library a copy of the speech, presentation and speaking notes made by the Permanent Secretary for Government Communications, Mr. Matt Tee, at the briefing held by Hanover in November 2009. [315208]
Tessa Jowell: On this occasion Mr. Tee spoke without notes or presentation materials.
Government Departments: Private Detectives
Mr. Maude: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the answer of 15 January 2009, Official Report, column 873W, on private detectives, whether other Government Departments have hired or commissioned individuals from the panel of independent investigators. [312257]
Tessa Jowell: Yes. Government Departments have hired individuals from the panel to undertake internal investigations. Investigations are commissioned following consultation with my Department.
Government Departments: Public Relations
Mr. Hurd: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the answer of 20 April 2009, Official Report, column 351W, on central Government: public relations, in what month of 1997 the framework was established; and which public relations companies have been included in that framework in each year since it was established. [315222]
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 [315222] regarding the PR Framework.
The COI only hold the details of companies included on the current framework and a copy has been placed in the Libraries of the House.
The current Pubic Relations Companies that are included on the COI framework are also listed on the COI website
Information on companies from previous frameworks is not held centrally.
Public Expenditure
Mr. Maude: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what measures are used by (a) her Department and (b) the Office for National Statistics of the level of cost inflation within the public sector. [312261]
Mr. Byrne: I have been asked to reply.
The measure for price inflation that the Government use when expressing spending allocations in real terms is the GDP deflator, which measures changes in the overall level of prices for the goods and services in GDP. The latest projections can be found on p.169 of the pre-Budget report 2009:
The Office for National Statistics also publishes the GDP deflator for past years, details of which can be found in "UK National Accounts: The Blue Book 2009".
Unemployment: Inverness
Danny Alexander: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the average length of time was for which claimants aged between 18 and 24 years resident in Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency were in receipt of jobseeker's allowance in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) each of the last five years. [315683]
Ms Butler: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated 4 February 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what the average length of time was for which claimants aged between 18 and 24 years resident in Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency were in receipt of jobseeker's allowance in (a) each of the last 12 months and (b) each of the last five years. (315683)
The number of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is taken from the Jobcentre Plus administrative system. The length of a claim has been defined as the time between the start of an individual's claim and the count date in each reference month. Table 1 shows the median length of live claims for claimants aged between 18-24 years during the last 12 months up to the latest available period in December 2009, and for December of each of the last 5 years.
National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at:
| Table 1: Median length of claims of jobseeker's allowance of persons( 1) aged 18 to 24 years resident in the Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey constituency | |
| Median length of claim (months) | |
| (1) Length of claim data is only available for computerised claims, which account for 99.7 per cent. of all claims. Source: Jobcentre Plus Administrative System | |
Children, Schools and Families
Families: Government Assistance
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department has allocated to Family Nurse Partnerships in 2010-11. [315749]
Ann Keen: I have been asked to reply.
The Department of Health took over financial responsibility for the Family Nurse Partnership programme from 2008-09. Budget allocations for 2010-11 will be finalised shortly.
Higher Education: Admissions
Michael Gove:
To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils
eligible for free school meals took up a university place to study each subject (a) group and (b) line in the latest year for which figures are available. [315526]
Mr. Lammy: I have been asked to reply.
The figures in the table show pupils who were in receipt of free school meals who were in English maintained schools and aged 15 at the start of the 2002/03 academic year who progressed to HE by the age of 19 (in 2006/07) by subject group. Figures are not available by subject line.
These figures have been estimated using matched data from the National Pupil Database, the Higher Education Statistics Agency Student Record and the Learning and Skills Council Individualised Learner Record. 2005/06 is the earliest year for which these figures are available. Figures for 2007/08 will be available later in 2010.
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many pupils eligible for free school meals took up a place at each university in the latest year for which figures are available. [315527]
Mr. Lammy: I have been asked to reply.
The figures in the table show pupils who were in receipt of free school meals who were in English maintained schools and aged 15 at the start of the 2002/03 academic year who progressed to HE by the age of 19 (in 2006/07) by higher education institution.
These figures have been estimated using matched data from the National Pupil Database, the Higher Education Statistics Agency Student Record and the Learning and Skills Council Individualised Learner Record. 2005/06 is the earliest year for which these figures are available. Figures for 2007/08 will be available later in 2010.
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