To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the cost was of redundancies in his Department in the 12 months preceding (a) 30 June 2004, (b) 30 June 2005 and (c) 30 June 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the cost was of redundancies in his Department in the 12 months preceding (a) 30 June 2004, (b) 30 June 2005 and (c) 30 June 2006.

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many civil servants over the age of 50 and below 50 years respectively have taken up the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs voluntary redundancy scheme; and at what cost to the department; and

asked Her Majesty's Government:How many civil servants over the age of 50 and below 50 years respectively have taken up the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs voluntary redundancy scheme; and at what cost to the department; and

How much money they anticipate will be saved by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs under its voluntary early retirement scheme.

How much money they anticipate will be saved by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs under its voluntary early retirement scheme.

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Bob Ainsworth) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My right honourable friend the Minister for Defence Equipment and Support (Baroness Taylor) has now approved, effective from 11 December 2007, the early closure of the Defence Storage and...

My right honourable friend the Minister of State for the Armed Forces (Bob Ainsworth) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. My right honourable friend the Minister for Defence Equipment and Support (Baroness Taylor) has now approved, effective from 11 December 2007, the early closure of the Defence Storage and...

My noble Friend the Minister for Defence Equipment and Support has now approved, effective from 11 December 2007, the early closure of the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency (DSDA) Regional Distribution Centres (RDCs) at Longmoor, Shorncliffe, Llangennech, Bulford, Catterick, Chilwell, Colchester and Stirling. Under the Future Defence Supply Chain Initiative...

My noble Friend the Minister for Defence Equipment and Support has now approved, effective from 11 December 2007, the early closure of the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency (DSDA) Regional Distribution Centres (RDCs) at Longmoor, Shorncliffe, Llangennech, Bulford, Catterick, Chilwell, Colchester and Stirling. Under the Future Defence Supply Chain Initiative...

I thank my hon. Friend for her helpful intervention. I am not sure whether the figure is 98 per cent., but the vast bulk of the production will certainly come back to the UK. It beggars belief that that is an environmentally sound thing to do. When I asked Cadbury's...

I thank my hon. Friend for her helpful intervention. I am not sure whether the figure is 98 per cent., but the vast bulk of the production will certainly come back to the UK. It beggars belief that that is an environmentally sound thing to do. When I asked Cadbury's...

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wansdyke (Dan Norris) on securing the debate. His concern about the potential loss of jobs in manufacturing will be shared by many colleagues throughout the House and it is shared by the Government. I pay tribute to him for his campaigning on...

I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wansdyke (Dan Norris) on securing the debate. His concern about the potential loss of jobs in manufacturing will be shared by many colleagues throughout the House and it is shared by the Government. I pay tribute to him for his campaigning on...

I think that some 98 per cent. of the produce from Cadbury's factory in Keynsham is consumed in the UK. I agree with my hon. Friend that it would be absolutely mad to start producing chocolate bars in Poland and incur all the food miles associated with importing them back...

I think that some 98 per cent. of the produce from Cadbury's factory in Keynsham is consumed in the UK. I agree with my hon. Friend that it would be absolutely mad to start producing chocolate bars in Poland and incur all the food miles associated with importing them back...

My understanding is that the company has every intention of continuing to thrive and succeed. Indeed, after recent changes, it is the world's leading confectionary manufacturer. Our intention, not least through the work of the review of our manufacturing strategy, is to ensure that we continue to have a very...

My understanding is that the company has every intention of continuing to thrive and succeed. Indeed, after recent changes, it is the world's leading confectionary manufacturer. Our intention, not least through the work of the review of our manufacturing strategy, is to ensure that we continue to have a very...

The Minister mentioned the food and drinks industry in the UK. There are really only four world-class manufacturers of confectionary. He mentioned Mars and Nestlé. There are also Kraft Jacobs Suchard, for which I was briefly the UK tax manager, and Cadbury's. Cadbury's is the only brand that is still...

The Minister mentioned the food and drinks industry in the UK. There are really only four world-class manufacturers of confectionary. He mentioned Mars and Nestlé. There are also Kraft Jacobs Suchard, for which I was briefly the UK tax manager, and Cadbury's. Cadbury's is the only brand that is still...

I completely agree with the hon. Gentleman. It goes further than the families: as I said, I have an interest because I come from a Quaker family and we talk about the matter a lot, because we would like to see more of those values, not less. The Bishop of...

I completely agree with the hon. Gentleman. It goes further than the families: as I said, I have an interest because I come from a Quaker family and we talk about the matter a lot, because we would like to see more of those values, not less. The Bishop of...

The hon. Gentleman set out in detail some of the history of the company, particularly the philanthropy of the Cadbury family in Birmingham and the Fry family in Bristol. We might see that philanthropy as an early example of what we now call corporate social responsibility. The Fry family also...

The hon. Gentleman set out in detail some of the history of the company, particularly the philanthropy of the Cadbury family in Birmingham and the Fry family in Bristol. We might see that philanthropy as an early example of what we now call corporate social responsibility. The Fry family also...

I am grateful for the opportunity to debate Cadbury's proposed closure of its Somerdale factory at Keynsham in north-east Somerset. The only way that we can properly understand the huge impact and significance of the proposal is to look briefly at the history of chocolate making in the area. It...

I am grateful for the opportunity to debate Cadbury's proposed closure of its Somerdale factory at Keynsham in north-east Somerset. The only way that we can properly understand the huge impact and significance of the proposal is to look briefly at the history of chocolate making in the area. It...

What cost savings the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs expects from its voluntary early redundancy scheme in the long term; and what is the immediate impact of the scheme on departmental costs; and

What cost savings the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs expects from its voluntary early redundancy scheme in the long term; and what is the immediate impact of the scheme on departmental costs; and

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the proposed closure of Cadbury's Somerdale factory at Keynsham, North East Somerset.

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on the proposed closure of Cadbury's Somerdale factory at Keynsham, North East Somerset.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost was of redundancies in the Department in the 12 months preceding (a) 30 June 2004, (b) 30 June 2005 and (c) 30 June 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the cost was of redundancies in the Department in the 12 months preceding (a) 30 June 2004, (b) 30 June 2005 and (c) 30 June 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Nimrod Line personnel at RAF Kinloss (a) requested premature voluntary redundancy and (b) took redundancy in 2006; and how many have done so in 2007.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many Nimrod Line personnel at RAF Kinloss (a) requested premature voluntary redundancy and (b) took redundancy in 2006; and how many have done so in 2007.

Earlier this year I commissioned a status review of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office in Taunton to establish the optimum future structural and ownership arrangements for the UKHO. This review has now been completed. I can announce I have accepted the principal review recommendation that, given the current regulatory and...

Earlier this year I commissioned a status review of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office in Taunton to establish the optimum future structural and ownership arrangements for the UKHO. This review has now been completed. I can announce I have accepted the principal review recommendation that, given the current regulatory and...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Derek Twigg) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Earlier this year I commissioned a status review of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office in Taunton to establish the optimum future structural and ownership arrangements for the UKHO. This review has...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Derek Twigg) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. Earlier this year I commissioned a status review of the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office in Taunton to establish the optimum future structural and ownership arrangements for the UKHO. This review has...