§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many people have been employed in the Civil Service under the New Deal for the young and unemployed. [129914]
§ Marjorie Mowlam[pursuant to her reply, 6 July 2000, c. 286W]: As at 1 April 2000, the information on Civil Service Departments (including their agencies) participating as employers in the New Deal is as follows.
908W(3) how many vehicles, other than cars, were purchased by the Agency in each month since May 1997, indicating in each case the (a) make, (b) model and (c) purchase price of each vehicle. [133742]
§ Marjorie MowlamResponsibility for these matter has been delegated under the terms of the Framework Document to the Government Car and Despatch Agency. I have asked its Chief Executive, Mr. Nick Matheson, to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Nick Matheson to Mr. Norman Baker, dated 27 July 2000:
The Minister of State, Cabinet Office, has asked me in my capacity as the Chief Executive responsible for the Government Car and Despatch Agency to reply to your three Parliamentary Questions about vehicles purchased and operated by this Agency since May 1997.All the vehicles quoted in the Minister's reply of 13 June were purchased to replace existing cars as part of the Agency's vehicle replacement programme.The number of cars and other vehicles int eh Agency's fleet on the dates requested were:
- 1 May 1997: 201 cars and 53 other vehicles;
- 1 May 1998: 188 cars and 39 other vehicles;
- 1 May 1999: 188 cars and 59 other vehicles; and
- 1 May 2000: 190 cars and 56 other vehicles.
From May 1997 the Agency has purchased the following vehicles other than cars, primarily for use by its InterDespatch Service:
909W
New Deal starts since programme began as at 1 April 2000 Main department (including agencies) Number Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 38 Intervention Board 3 Cabinet Office 9 Charity Commission 18 Culture, Media and Sport 4 Ministry of Defence 95 Education and Employment 1,736 Office for Standards in Education 1 Environment, Transport and the Regions 18 Export Credits Guarantee Department 4 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 4 Government Offices for the Regions 4 Health 27 Home Office 73 International Development 1 Law Officers' Departments 10 Lord Chancellor's Department 22 Lord Advocate's Department 3 National Assembly for Wales 33 Northern Ireland Office 11 Scottish Executive 29 Social Security 467
New Deal starts since programme began as at 1 April 2000 Main department (including agencies) Number Trade and Industry 43 HM Treasury 2 HM Customs and Excise 35 Office of Government Commerce 1 Inland Revenue 256 Office for National Statistics 10 Royal Mint 3 Total 2,960