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Civil Servants
Mr. Maude: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the mean salary of a Grade 7 civil servant was at the latest date for which information is available. [320733]
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 9 March 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning, what the mean salary of a Grade 7 civil servant was at the latest date for which information is available. (320733)
The Office for National Statistics collects the annual salaries of civil servants, as part of the Annual Civil Service Employment Survey (ACSES).
The mean salary of a Grade 7 civil servant at 31 March 2009 was £49,290.
Civil Servants: Training
Mr. Maude: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office with reference to the answer of 2 June 2009, Official Report, column 422W, on civil servants, if she will place in the Library a copy of the guidance to civil servants on taking minutes. [312305]
Tessa Jowell: A copy of "Guide to Minute Taking" has been placed in the Library.
Departmental Disciplinary Proceedings
Barry Gardiner: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) disciplinary and (b) capability procedures have been (i) initiated and (ii) completed in her Department in each of the last five years; how much time on average was taken to complete each type of procedure in each such year; how many and what proportion of her Department's staff were subject to each type of procedures in each such year; and how many and what proportion of each type of procedure resulted in the dismissal of the member of staff. [320633]
Angela E. Smith: Information is not held centrally for capability procedures or disciplinary procedures which are managed by units. To obtain the information and calculate the time taken to complete these cases would require a request to each manager within the Cabinet Office and therefore represents a disproportionate cost.
It is Cabinet Office policy not to report information which may identify individuals, and therefore the data for dismissals have been withheld.
Departmental Public Relations
Angus Robertson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which public relations companies have had contracts with (a) her Department and (b) each (i) non-departmental public body and (ii) executive agency for which her Department is responsible since 2004. [321316]
Angela E. Smith: The information requested of the Cabinet Office is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Training
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in her Department received coaching in a foreign language in the last 12 months; what expenditure her Department incurred in providing such coaching; and in what languages such coaching was provided. [320410]
Angela E. Smith: There has been no centrally organised foreign language coaching for (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants in Cabinet Office in the last twelve months. All Cabinet Office Management Units have delegated responsibility for their training budgets. This enables them to fund learning and development. Information on attendance and cost is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Dorneywood and Chevening
Grant Shapps: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office which guests were entertained at (a) Dorneywood and (b) Chevening in each month since June 2007; and on what date each guest was present. [317598]
Tessa Jowell: The information requested is not held by the Cabinet Office.
The use of Dorneywood is a matter for the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Trustees who manage the estate. The use of Chevening is a matter for the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and the Chevening Trustees who manage the estate.
Equality Bill
John Howell: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether the proposed new duty to tackle socio-economic inequalities in the Equality Bill is to apply to all local authorities and fire authorities. [321006]
Michael Jabez Foster: The duty will apply to local authorities, and to fire and rescue authorities (FRAs) where these form part of a local authority. We are discussing with the fire and rescue service and other appropriate stakeholders whether the duty should in due course be extended to all FRAs.
Members: Correspondence
Mr. Whittingdale: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when she expects to reply to the letters of 10 December 2008, 15 July 2009 and 11 November 2009 from the hon. Member for Maldon and East Chelmsford on behalf of a constituent, Mrs E. P. Molloy. [320292]
Angela E. Smith: Letters dated 10 December 2008 and 15 July 2009 were transferred to Treasury on 22 December 2008 and 22 July 2009 respectively. The Department has no record of receiving correspondence from the hon. Member for Maldon and East Chelmsford dated 11 November 2009.
Official Residences
Mr. Maude: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office for how many months each of the unoccupied ministerial residences in Admiralty House has been empty; and how much has been paid in (a) utility bills and (b) council tax in respect of each such property in each such period. [318250]
Tessa Jowell: I refer the right hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Grant Shapps) on 11 January 2010, Official Report, columns 712-13W, and the answer given to the hon. Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) on 23 March 2009, Official Report, column 127W.
Official Residences: Empty Property
Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how many months each vacant ministerial residence has been empty; and how much has been paid in council tax on each such residence since it became vacant; [319559]
(2) what the costs in (a) rent, (b) council tax, (c) utilities, (d) cleaning and maintenance and (e) other running costs of each individual ministerial residence in Admiralty House were in the most recent year for which figures are available. [319639]
Tessa Jowell: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Grant Shapps) on 11 January 2010, Official Report, column 712-13W and the answer given to the hon. Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) on 23 March 2009, Official Report, column 127W.
Population: Statistics
Mr. Maude: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what methodology the Office for National Statistics uses to calculate its mid-year population estimates. [320726]
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 March 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what methodology the ONS uses to calculate its Mid-Year Population Estimates (320726).
The ONS produces annual estimates of the resident population of England and Wales as at 30 June each year. ONS Mid-Year Population Estimates are calculated using the cohort component method. This is an established demographic method which is internationally recognised. The method takes the previous year's population estimate, ages the population by one year, adds in the births and takes away the deaths that have taken place during the year and accounts for both international and internal long-term migration. Adjustments are also made for changes to the numbers of armed forces, prisoners and pupils in boarding schools.
The annotated flow-chart 'Mid-year Population Estimates: England & Wales' provides a detailed summary of the cohort component method as used by ONS. A copy has been placed in the House of Commons Library.
The Government, and ONS in particular, have invested heavily in improving the sources and methods used to produce the population estimates. The Migration Statistics Improvement Programme has already delivered substantial benefits, including improved methods for population estimates that will be published in May 2010. These are a result of extensive research by ONS and a large scale engagement programme with users.
Self-employed: St. Albans
Anne Main: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people resident in St Albans constituency were recorded as self-employed in each year since 1997. [320888]
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 March 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people resident in St Albans constituency were recorded as self-employed in each year since 1997.(320888)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles employment statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS) and its predecessor the annual Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions. Unfortunately the sample size does not support analyses of self employed for the constituencies.
National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at:
Unemployment
Mr. Lidington: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people were not in education, employment or training in each quarter since April 2008. [320176]
Kevin Brennan: I have been asked to reply
The following table shows the number and percentage of all 16-24(1) year-olds in England who were not in education, employment or training (NEET) in each quarter since Q2 2008.
These estimates are taken from the Labour Force Survey which, as with any sample survey, is subject to sampling variability. The estimates should therefore be considered along side their Confidence Intervals (CIs). CIs indicate how accurate an estimate is, for example, a 95% CI of+/-0.7 percentage points (pp) means that the true value is between 0.7pp above the estimate and 0.7pp below the estimate, for 95 per cent. of estimates.
These figures are not seasonally adjusted and therefore adjacent quarters are not directly comparable.
(1)Age used is respondents academic age. which is defined as their age at the preceding 31 August
| Table: Number and percentage of 16-24 year olds not in education, employment and training. | ||||
| Quarter | Numb er of 16-24 year- old NEETs | Percentage of all 16-24 year- old NEET | 95% confidence i ntervals (pp) | |
The Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) publishes the above estimates every quarter and the further information can be found here
Unemployment: Young People
Mr. Leech: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office for what average length of time young persons who have been unemployed for six months or more in each district of Manchester have been unemployed. [321080]
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 March 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking for what average length of time young persons who have been unemployed for six months or more in each of the 10 Manchester districts have been unemployed. (321080)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles employment statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS) following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions. Unfortunately the sample size does not support analyses of unemployment for the requested geography.
National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at
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