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To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much his Department spent on (a) management consultants and (b) other external consultants and advisers in each year since establishment; and which of these consultants undertook work for the Department with a total contractual value in excess of £10 million.

Asked by
Michael Meacher (Labour)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 June 2007
Reference
146324; 462 c825W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what percentage of sick leave taken by staff in his Department was stress-related in each year since establishment.

Asked by
David Simpson (Democratic Unionist Party)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 June 2007
Reference
145972; 462 c826W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister (1) how many people granted (a) temporary part-time, (b) temporary full-time, (c) permanent part-time and (d) permanent full-time contracts of employment in his Department since its establishment were (i) male, (ii) female, (iii) registered disabled and (iv) aged 55 years or over;

Asked by
David Simpson (Democratic Unionist Party)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 June 2007
Reference
143893; 462 c826W;462 c825-6W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many people in his Department have been allowed to work from home for part of the week in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement on his Department's policy on home working.

Asked by
David Simpson (Democratic Unionist Party)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 June 2007
Reference
143886; 462 c825W
House
House of Commons

(2) what percentage of staff in his Department are (a) male, (b) female, (c) registered disabled and (d) aged 55 or over.

Asked by
David Simpson (Democratic Unionist Party)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 June 2007
Reference
143910; 462 c826W;462 c825-6W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the cost to the public purse was of his recent trip to the West Indies.

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 June 2007
Reference
145099; 462 c826W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer of 19 June 2007, Official Report, column 1671W, on what date the Deputy Prime Minister last attended a meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee.

Asked by
Oliver Heald (Conservative)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
27 June 2007
Reference
145474; 462 c825W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what progress he has made in co-ordinating the development of Government policy since May 2006.

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 June 2007
Reference
145092; 462 c13W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what gifts he received on his recent visit to the West Indies.

Asked by
Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
25 June 2007
Reference
145028; 462 c13W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the official ministerial residences allocated to him; and what the total annual cost is of running each.

Asked by
Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 June 2007
Reference
141974; 461 c2050-1W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the merits of providing British Sign Language (BSL) videos on his departmental website for the benefit of those whose first language is BSL.

Asked by
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 June 2007
Reference
142498; 461 c2051W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many memoranda of understanding are in force as a result of agreements with foreign governments entered into by Ministers in his Department; and what executive actions each entails.

Asked by
Douglas Carswell (Conservative)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 June 2007
Reference
144473; 461 c2050W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what recent steps he has taken to improve the coordination of the work of Government Departments on health matters.

Asked by
Peter Bone (Conservative)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
21 June 2007
Reference
143962; 461 c2051W
House
House of Commons

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on progress on the regeneration of new towns, with particular reference to Skelmersdale.

Asked by
Rosie Cooper (Labour)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
20 June 2007
Reference
143850; 461 c1833W
House
House of Commons
I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his remarks. The improvement is obvious in our cities: the new deal programme has helped to reduce unemployment and crime and improve housing in the poorest parts of our communities, making them areas where people now want to live. There are many examples of the success of our policies, particularly in the inner cites. The Government made that promise, and we have delivered on it. May I also congratulate my right hon. Friend, as he came into the House at the same time as me, and has also been here for 37 years? Since we are on congratulations, may I express to you, Mr. Speaker, and the whole House, my appreciation of the kindness and generosity shown to me during my years in this job, through good times and bad, of which I have had my share? I cannot say that about the feral beasts or penny scribblers in the Gallery—with some notable exceptions, of course. While we are on Greek mythology, may I say that they remind me of Hermes the messenger god? The House will know that Hermes was the god of shepherds, and, boy, do they operate in a herd. As for invention, need I say more? Best of all, he was,"““the god of cunning and liars””." Enough said. I look forward to reading all their rave reviews tomorrow. But whatever they say, I am proud to have been a member of this Government. In a decade of delivery, we have transformed our country for the better, following traditional values in a modern setting.
Answered by
Lord Prescott (Labour)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
20 June 2007
Reference
461 c1367
House
House of Commons
That is clearly a matter for the incoming Prime Minister, who I have no doubt will do an excellent job.
Answered by
Lord Prescott (Labour)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
20 June 2007
Reference
461 c1364
House
House of Commons
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for her kind remarks and for all the good wishes to me. I want especially to thank all the hard-working doctors, nurses and staff at University College hospital, who work day and night, as the staff in all our hospitals do, to help all of us who are suffering from illness. I think that every one of us would like to express our congratulations to all our NHS hospitals. No, I do not agree with what Mr. Heseltine said in Bristol about the renaissance of cities. I have been in the House long enough to know that he went to Liverpool with a bus load of bankers and a Merseyside urban development corporation that gave no powers to the local authority, developed a garden city and led to further decline in Merseyside. If my hon. Friend examines the report of Labour, which has used the RDAs and English Partnerships, it is clear that we have been able to show that the major cities in this country, including Bristol and Liverpool, reflect the comments of Michael Parkinson in a recent review. He said:"““England’s cities are now better placed than at any time since the end of the 19th century to become motors of national advance…The years of decline and decay have been overcome.””" That is genuine renaissance; that is a decade of delivery.
Answered by
Lord Prescott (Labour)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
20 June 2007
Reference
461 c1363
House
House of Commons
I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his kind remarks. We live in truly remarkable times. As a previous Leader of the Opposition, he must have heard the present Leader of the Opposition say this week that the Tories were"““not abandoning Conservative principles, but applying them in new ways to new challenges””." That sounds like my"““traditional values in a modern setting””." So now we know. The Leader of the Opposition is not the heir to Blair; he is a prophet of Prezza.
Answered by
Lord Prescott (Labour)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
20 June 2007
Reference
461 c1365-6
House
House of Commons
My experience is that there has always been good agreement between my two colleagues and I am sure that it will continue. I thank the right hon. Gentleman for his kind remarks. It seems that while I was away, the Leader of the Opposition had something to say about me, too. He described me as a cross between Ernie Bevin and Dameosthenes—[Laughter.] It seems that I have not yet figured it out. Well, the Leader of the Opposition reminds me of someone, too. When I read classics and Greek mythology at the Ellesmere Port secondary modern school, we learned about Narcissus. The House will know that he died because he could only love his own image. Yes, he was all image and no substance. Speaking as an historian, does the right hon. Gentleman agree with me?
Answered by
Lord Prescott (Labour)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
20 June 2007
Reference
461 c1365
House
House of Commons
I thank my hon. Friend for his kind remarks. No, we have not invested in polls to find that out; quite frankly, I am not a great believer in them. The Department has not spent any money on that. I welcome my hon. Friend’s remarks about our contribution to equality. It has not been easy to make some of those arguments in the past, as he well knows, but I am glad to have belonged to a Government who have made those radical changes.
Answered by
Lord Prescott (Labour)
Answering body
Deputy Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
20 June 2007
Reference
461 c1365
House
House of Commons