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(1) Please see statistical bulletin for response rates for each year.
Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) how many (a) premises and (b) independent retailers in (i) England, (ii) the East Midlands and (iii) Leicester had their licences to sell alcohol revoked (A) for any reason and (B) in circumstances where the persistent sale of alcohol to persons under the age of 18 years had been demonstrated in each of the last five years; [2574]
(2) how many independent retailers have had their licence to sell alcohol revoked in (a) England, (b) the East Midlands and (c) Leicester in each of the last five years. [2575]
John Penrose: The Alcohol, Entertainment and Late Night Refreshment Licensing Statistical Bulletin collects the number of licences revoked, but does not indicate why or the type of premises involved. Licences may be revoked following a review by the licensing authority for a number of reasons, including persistent selling of alcohol to children. However, the persistent sale of alcohol to children is a specific criminal offence under section 147A of the Licensing Act 2003.
The table lists premises licences or club premises certificates that were revoked, following a completed review(1).
(1 )Please see statistical bulletin for response rates for each year.
| Financial year | England and Wales | East Midlands | Leicester |
This table lists premises licences that were suspended by a court(1).
(1 )Please see statistical bulletin for response rates for each year.
| Financial year | England and Wales | East Midlands | Leicester |
| Prior to 6 April 2007 premises licence could be suspended following a review. From 6 April 2007, a Premises Licence could be suspended by a court, under Section 147B(1) of the Licensing Act 2003 (as amended by the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006) for the sale or supply of alcohol, following an offence of persistently selling to underage children. | |||
Public Houses
Andrew Stephenson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport how many public houses there were in each of the last 10 years. [1031]
John Penrose:
The Department does not collate information specifying the number of public houses. The Department's Statistical Bulletin on Alcohol, Entertainment and Late Night Refreshment does, however,
identify the number of premises authorising the sale or supply of alcohol by means of a premises licence or a club premises certificate.
These modelled figures apply not only to public houses, but also to other licensed premises permitted to make on-sales or both on-and-off sales or supplies of alcohol, such as hotels and restaurants. Modelled estimates have been rounded to the nearest 100.
| As at 31 March | Premises licences permitted to sell or supply alcohol, excluding off-sales only |
| Source: DCMS Statistical Bulletin: Alcohol, Entertainment and Late Night Refreshment Licensing: England and Wales, April 2008 to March 2009 http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.culture.gov.uk/images/research/Licensing_Statistical_Bulletin_2009.pdf | |
Prior to this period, licensing information was published by the Home Office. This information can be found in the DCMS Statistical Bulletin Liquor Licensing England and Wales, July 2003 June 2004, page 8:
Wigan
Lisa Nandy: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) for what public spending projects within (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan his Department had secured Treasury approval between 1 January 2010 and the date of his appointment as Secretary of State; [1696]
(2) what projects his Department is funding within (a) Wigan constituency and (b) the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. [1697]
John Penrose: The Government are reassessing spending approvals granted between 1 January 2010 and the general election to ensure that they offer good value for money and are consistent with the Government's priorities. Further announcements will be made in due course.
The Department does not hold information on projects in the Wigan constituency or the metropolitan borough of Wigan which are funded by its arm's length bodies, and collating this information would incur disproportionate cost.
Cabinet Office
10 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance
Mr Watson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office (1) how much has been spent on interior design in relation to office refurbishments at the (a) offices and (b) flats at 10 and 11 Downing Street since 7 May 2010; [1923]
(2) how much has been spent on re-carpeting the (a) offices and (b) flats at 10 and 11 Downing Street since 6 May 2010; [1924]
(3) when he expects the refurbishment of the kitchens in the flats at 10 and 11 Downing Street to be completed; [1925]
(4) what electrical items of each type have been purchased for the (a) offices and (b) flats at 10 and 11 Downing Street since 7 May 2010; and what the monetary value was of those items; [1927]
(5) what estimate he has made of the refurbishment and maintenance costs made to the (a) offices and (b) flats at 10 and 11 Downing Street since 6 May 2010. [1928]
Mr Maude: The Government are legally required to maintain the Downing street buildings to standards appropriate to its Grade 1 and 2 listed status in consultation with English Heritage. In addition to providing office accommodation, the building also fulfils an important representational role. Information on improving Cabinet Office buildings, including the Downing street estate is included in the annual Cabinet Office resource accounts.
No public funds have been spent on interior design, electrical goods or re-carpeting for the offices or flats at 10 and 11 Downing street since 6 May 2010.
It is anticipated that work to the No.11 flat will be carried out in summer 2010. There are no plans for any work to the No. 10 flat.
China Taskforce
Tony Baldry: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when he next expects the UK China Taskforce to meet; and if he will make a statement. [2254]
Mr Maude: The chairmanship of the China Taskforce is an appointment made by the Prime Minister. We would expect the taskforce to meet once a new Chair has been appointed.
Civil Servants: Recruitment
Zac Goldsmith: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what consideration he has given to the introduction of a revised version of the European Fast Stream for 2010. [2326]
Mr Maude: A revised version of the European Fast Stream was introduced for the 2010 Fast Stream recruitment round. 21 new European Fast Streamers have been recruited and will be placed in a range of Government Departments.
Departmental Pay
Tom Brake: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much was paid in bonuses to civil servants in his Department in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10. [2174]
Mr Maude: The amount paid in non-consolidated awards to civil servants in the Cabinet Office under the last Government for the years 2008-09 and 2009-10 is detailed as follows:
| Performance year | Paid in | Total paid in non-consolidated awards (£) |
There is also a small number of staff who received in-year non-consolidated awards over this period. These decisions are delegated to line managers and as such the total cost is not held centrally and would be available only at disproportionate cost.
Departmental Plants
Mr Watson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how much has been spent on (a) cut flowers and (b) pot plants for the (i) offices and (ii) flats at 10 and 11 Downing Street since 7 May 2010. [1926]
Mr Maude: No money has been spent on flowers or pot plants for offices or flats at 10 and 11 Downing street since 7 May 2010.
Departmental Public Expenditure
Mr Watson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office when and in what form he plans to publish a list of all items of expenditure by his Department over £25,000. [267]
Mr Maude: The Cabinet Office is currently working with the Treasury and the Transparency Board, who are leading on this work to agree the data, format and method of publication of information.
Mr Iain Wright: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the (a) implementation of penalty clauses and payments in its contracts and (b) potential legal action arising from the deferral and cancellation of contracts and projects under his Department's plans to achieve cost savings; and whether those estimates are included in the total cost savings to be achieved by his Department. [557]
Mr Maude: The Efficiency and Reform Group is working to establish the methodology and contractual implications of this work.
Departmental Reorganisation
Mr Watson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office by what mechanisms his Department informs (a) non-departmental public bodies and (b) executive agencies of machinery of Government changes. [1922]
Mr Maude: The Prime Minister notifies Parliament of significant machinery of government changes. Communication to staff within a Department, including those in executive agencies, and communication to those outside a Department, such as non-departmental public bodies, the wider public sector and customers or businesses who will be affected by the change is the responsibility of the relevant Department.
Government Departments: Publications
Mr Watson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will publish under his Department's Open Data Initiative the title of each post in each (a) Department, (b) non-departmental public body and (c) agency that remains unfilled as a result of the freeze on public sector recruitment. [1933]
Mr Maude: We expect Departments to restructure to handle the roles left vacant by the recruitment freeze. Organograms will be published online for every Department which will reflect these changes. Overall savings from the freeze are estimated at £120 million.
Mr Watson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office whether he plans to publish the job titles and descriptions of civil servants in his Department under the Open Data Initiative. [1935]
Mr Maude: The Cabinet Office has published organisation charts and staff lists for the Cabinet Office, including No. 10, which provide names of senior civil servants, their job titles and contact details. These data will be updated later in the year to include the job titles of other civil servants in the Department. The organisation charts can be found at:
and the data have been released through
A copy of this information will also be placed in the Library.
Private Sector: Manpower
Mr Redwood: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what his estimate is of the number of private sector jobs in the UK which are sustained by public sector spending. [2127]
Danny Alexander: I have been asked to reply.
Direct general Government employment was 5.5 million in the final quarter of 2009-19% of total employment in the UK. The public sector also has an impact on employment through its consumption of privately produced goods and services, as well as through providing services, such as education and transport infrastructure, which indirectly support the private sector economy.
An estimate of the number of private sector jobs sustained by the public sector in these ways is not available.
Public Transport: Timetables
Mr Watson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the publication under the open data initiative of rail and bus timetables in a machine readable open format. [2386]
Mr Maude: My officials are in contact with the Department of Transport about timetable data. The Department for Transport are leading discussions with the Operating Companies about when we can release this data in an open and re-useable form.
Senior Civil Servants: Pay
Mr Watson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what (a) special advisers, (b) consultants and (c) civil servants appointed since 6 May are being paid more than £150,000 per annum. [2634]
Mr Maude: Details of special advisers appointed by this administration are set out in the Prime Minister's statement of 10 June, Official Report, column 32WS. None are paid more than £150,000 per annum.
The remuneration of individuals employed by private sector companies, including consultancies, is a matter for the companies concerned.
For details of recent civil service appointments, I refer the hon. Member to the response I gave him on 14 June, Official Report, column 334W.
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