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To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost to his Department of using management consultants has been in each of the last five years. - Inc table.

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

12 January 2004

For answer on

2 February 2004

Answered on

2 February 2004

Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the cost to his Department of using management consultants has been in each of the last five years. [148019] Mr. Stephen Twigg: The following table shows the expenditure in the last five financial years on management consultancy in the Department for Education and Skills and its predecessor, the Department for Education and Employment, (including the Sure Start Unit and the then Children and Young People's Unit). Expenditure on management consultancy _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ million 1998-99 5.0 1999-2000 3.7 2000-01 4.3 2001-02 5.0 2002-03 4.0 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. These figures are for consultancy falling within the Department's administrative cost limit and exclude programme consultancy costs, which are currently not collected centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Date

2 February 2004

Reference

417 c658-9W; 148019

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much his Department has spent on the recent research conducted by Jigsaw Research into what customers think of the quality of the Department's replies to letters. - (Holding answer on 14 January 2004).

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 January 2004

Reference

416 c956W;416 c954W; 147413

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the performance targets that (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are required to meet; and if he will specify for each target (i) who sets it and (ii) who monitors achievement...

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 November 2003

Reference

137961; 413 c1485W;413 c1481W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the total cost was of (a) setting, (b) monitoring and (c) measuring the performance targets for his Department in 2002-03; and (i) how many and (ii) what grades of civil servants monitor these targets. - No figures and will...

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 November 2003

Reference

137945; 413 c1485W;413 c1481W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much the Department spent on (a) maintenance, (b) renovation, (c) council tax and (d) running costs of residential properties used by ministers and officials in each year since 1997. - None.

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

19 November 2003

Reference

413 c1000W;413 c1001W; 134688

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many (a) special advisers, (b) press officers, (c) civil servants, (d) advisers to civil servants and (e) permanent staff were working for his Department in each year since 1996. - Inc table and ref to 'Civil Services Statistics' and...

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

14 July 2003

For answer on

11 September 2003

Answered on

11 September 2003

Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) special advisers, (b) press officers, (c) civil servants, (d) advisers to civil servants and (e) permanent staff were working for his Department in each year since 1996. [126482] Mr. Charles Clarke: The numbers of Special Advisers and Press Officers in my Department for the years in question were: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Special adviser Press officer 1997 3 20.5 1998 3 29.5 1999 3 28 2000 3 28 2001 2 123 2002 2 26 2003 2 23.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 This excludes five members of staff who transferred to the Department for Work and Pensions following the Machinery of Government changes in 2001. The term "adviser to civil servants" is not recognised. Information on permanent civil service staff numbers in each department and agency is contained in Table C of the annual publication "Civil Service Statistics". Copies of the publication are laid in the Libraries of both Houses. The latest edition, based on April 2002 data, was published on 24 July 2003 and provides details of staff numbers between 1996 and 2002. The staff numbers include Press Officers. Alternatively, this information is available at the following address on the Cabinet Office Statistics website: http://www.civil-service.gov.uk/statistics/css.htm

Date

11 September 2003

Reference

126482; 410 c407-8W;410 c447-8W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. - Including tables.

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

27 June 2003

For answer on

8 September 2003

Answered on

8 September 2003

Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the cost was to his Department for (a) ministerial cars and drivers, (b) taxis, (c) train travel, (d) the use of helicopters, (e) airline tickets and (f) chartered aeroplanes in each year since 1997. [123083] Mr. Stephen Twigg: The cost within my Department for each of the travel categories since 1997 is as follows: (a) Ministerial cars--I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided by the Cabinet Office, (b) Taxis--this information is not held centrally and can be obtained only at a disproportionate cost, (c) Train travel--the information provided can only be given from August 1998, as no central data was held prior to this date. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Cost on rail travel (£) 1998-99 3,055,026 1999-2000 5,882,502 2000-01 6,140,805 2001-02 8,071,544 2002-03 6,749,194 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The annual cost for each year includes NDPB spend as it has not been possible to identify DfES spend separately. The former Employment Service left the contract on 31 March 2002 and they accounted for approx 30 per cent. of the spend. (d) Helicopters--no costs incurred. (e) Airline--the information provided can be given only from August 1998, as no central data was held prior to this date: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Year Cost on air travel (£) 1998-99 835,981 1999-2000 1,265,621 2000-01 2,013,043 2001-02 1,720,275 2002-03 1,056,124 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The annual cost for each year includes NDPB spend as it has not been possible to identify DfES spend separately. The former Employment Service left the contract on 31 March 2002 and they accounted for approx 30 per cent. of the spend. (f) Chartered planes--I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided by the Cabinet Office. Departmental staff have a responsibility to give due consideration to cost when planning any official travel and extensive guidance is provided on how to get the best out of official travel. All ministerial travel is undertaken in accordance with the rules set out in the Ministerial Code and Travel by Ministers, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House.

Date

8 September 2003

Reference

123083; 410 c120-1W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost was to his Department of media and voice training for ministers and officials in each year since 1997. - Including fact that we have no record of any Minister in this Department receiving media or voice training...

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 September 2003

Reference

123121; 409 c749W;409 c750W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many outsourced IT contracts have been signed by his Department in each year since 1997; how much each of these contracts is worth; with whom they are signed; how many have been renegotiated; how many are still in place;...

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 September 2003

Reference

126204; 409 c746W;409 c746-7W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the cost was to his Department of mobile phones supplied to ministers and officials in each year since 1997. - Inc table.

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

27 June 2003

For answer on

16 July 2003

Answered on

16 July 2003

Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the cost was to his Department of mobile phones supplied to Ministers and officials in each year since 1997. [123142] Mr. Charles Clarke: The information is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Calls (£) Line rental/other expenditure 1997-98 52,352.41 117,693.37 Total for 1997-98 170,045.78 1998-99 50,959.11 117,339.61 Total for 1998-99 168,298.72 1999-2000 58,478.47 160,410.62 Total for 1999-2000 218,889.09 2000-01 91,335.48 237,861.51 Total for 2000-01 329,196.99 2001-02 98,504.53 275,744.34 Total for 2001-02 374,248.87 2002-03 116,603.88 237,351.90 Total for 2002-03 353,955.78 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. The total cost refers to the cost of the equipment (set out above as `other expenditure'), the call charges and the access charges (set out above as `line rental'). The `other' expenditure includes the purchase of new handsets, personal hands-free kit, carry cases etc., but it is not possible to provide separate totals for line rental and hardware costs.

Date

16 July 2003

Reference

123142; 409 c349W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what the running costs have been of ministers' private offices in his Department in each year since 1997. - Inc table.

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 July 2003

Reference

123111; 409 c104-5W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will list the events he plans to attend as part of the Government's euro roadshow. - Government ministers will be holding a series of meetings around the country setting out the benefits of our membership of the European...

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

7 July 2003

Reference

121389; 408 c621W;408 c619W

House

House of Commons

Dept for Education and Skills

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what his Department's (a) total managed expenditure, (b) total spending on Information Technology and (c) spending on Information Technology as a proportion of its total managed expenditure was in each financial year since 1997-98.

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Skills

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 May 2003

Reference

107181; 404 c838W;404 c834-6W

House

House of Commons

Treasury

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the underspends were in the financial year 2001-02; for the Departments of (a) Health, (b) Education and Skills, (c) Defence, (d) Home and (e) Transport, Local Government and the Regions. - Inc ref to "Financial Statement and Budget Report".

Asked by

Lord Flight (Conservative)

Answering body

Treasury

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 May 2002

Reference

53592; 384 c885-6W;384 c885W

House

House of Commons

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