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London Transport Board
Mr. Cousins : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the members of the London Transport Board with their functions and their remuneration.
Mr. Norris : The information requested is as follows :
Member/Responsibilities |Current
|Annual
|salary
|£
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Executive Members
Mr. Wilfrid Newton CBE |106,500
Chairman and Chief Executive of LT Board
Chairman of:
London Underground Ltd
Corporate Strategy Group
Executive Committee
Design Policy Committee |106,500
Mr. Anthony Sheppeck |76,150
Board Member for Finance
Member of:
Audit Committee
Corporate Strategy Group
Executive Committee
London Transport Property
Non-Executive Director:
London Underground Ltd |76,150
Non-Executive Members
Sir Neil Shields MC |28,000
Deputy Chairman of LT
Chairman of:
LT Property Board
Member of:
Remuneration Committee
Design Policy Committee |28,000
Sir Alan Bailey |8,790
Board Member with special interest in passengers with disabilities
Mr. Keith Brown |8,790
Chairman of:
Audit Committee
Member of:
Bus Privatisation Committee |8,790
Mr. J. Keith Davies |8,790
Member of:
Safety Audit Committee
Dr. Stephen Glaister |9,960
Member of:
Corporate Strategy Group
Fares Revenue Committee
Bus Privatisation Committee
Tendered Bus Division
Non-Executive Director:
Victoria Coach Station
Mrs. Helen Robinson |8,790
Member of:
Design Policy Committee
Remuneration Committee
Mr. Oscar Roith |29,290
Board Member with special interest in safety
Chairman of:
Safety Audit Committee
Mr. Roy Thomas |8,790
Member of:
Audit Committee
Remuneration Committee
Bus Privatisation
Committee
Mr. David Thompson |8,790
Chairman of London Buses Ltd
Member of:
Audit Committee
London Transport Property
Total emoluments, including salaries, fees, pensions and other benefits received by members of the board are published each year in London Transport's annual report and accounts.
Regional Airlines
Mr. Luff : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to take forward the recommendations of the Civil Aviation Authority that consideration be given to safeguarding slots at Heathrow for regional airlines within the United Kingdom ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Norris : The authority has made no such recommendation.
Channel Tunnel Rail Link
Mr. Spearing : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what consultations he had with professional railwaymen or their associates, or those of civil engineers, prior to drawing up his specification for the proposed London to Kent fast rail link ; and what estimate he has made of the capital saving available from his specification compared to a three or four-line scheme, respectively.
Mr. Freeman : The paper "Channel Tunnel Rail Link : Design Standards Brief", circulated on 21 May 1992, was prepared after consultation with British Rail, which also took independent engineering advice. British Rail estimates that the additional cost of four tracks, compared
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to the proposal for a two-track line with a freight capability outlined in that paper, would be of the order of £2 billion. A three-track scheme is unlikely to have much practical advantage over two tracks with passing loops, and no cost estimates have been made of that option.Bus Deregulation
Mr. Spearing : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if, as part of his plans for privatisation and deregulation of the buses in London he will prohibit London Buses Ltd. or any of its subsidiary companies from disposing of property that could be a major asset to any future competitor.
Pollution
Mr. Martyn Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to reduce the levels of pollution which are currently forecast to result from the increase in road traffic.
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle : The Government are to introduce into United Kingdom law two new EC directives prescribing stricter limits on emissions of gaseous pollutants and particulate matter from motor vehicles. Both directives will help to put the United Kingdom and its EC partners on a course for substantial longer-term progress in improving the quality of air in our towns and cities. The United Kingdom is also working with other member states with a view to limiting emissions of carbon dioxide from motor vehicles.
LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
Immigration Appeal Tribunal
Mr. Madden : To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department what budget exists for independent legal representation for the immigration appeal tribunal ; and how many independent solicitors have been retained by the IAT in each of the last three years.
Mr. John M. Taylor : There is no separate budget for legal representation for the immigration appeal tribunal, IAT ; any such fees are paid out of the general budget for the Lord Chancellor's Department. The IAT has been represented by the Treasury Solicitor when representation has been necessary in the last three years.
NATIONAL FINANCE
Income Tax
Mr. Ralph Howell : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will show in league order the income tax thresholds in each member state of the European Community with the lowest at the end.
Mr. Dorrell : Estimates based on the latest available information are given in the table. Unless otherwise stated the figures relate to 1992.
The threshold is the amount of gross income below which no tax is payable.
Thresholds given relate to a single person, and to income from employment only. Standard deductions available to all employees have been taken into account.
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Using the exchange rates published in the Financial Times on 16 June 1992 the league order is as follows :
Country |Threshold
|£
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France |6,445
Luxembourg |5,739
Spain |4,294
Belgium |4,190
Greece |3,752
United Kingdom |3,445
Italy |3,421
Germany |3,244
Ireland |3,206
Denmark |2,895
Portugal |2,167
Netherlands |1,461
Mr. Ralph Howell : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state in pounds sterling how much would be deducted in income tax from (a) a single person and (b) a married couple if their overall income was equivalent to (i) £100 per week, and (ii) £200 per week in each member state of the European Community.
Mr. Dorrell : Estimates based on the latest available information are given in the table. Unless otherwise stated, the figures relate to 1992.
All amounts given in the table relate to weekly income and tax due and to income from employment only. For married couples it has been assumed that only one spouse is in employment and that the couple have no children.
Social security contributions are not included in the table, but have been taken into account in calculating tax due where there is tax relief for such contributions. In some countries, social security contributions will be much
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more significant than income tax for people at these levels of earnings. Using the exchange rates published in the Financial Times on 16 June 1992 the information is as follows :
Tax due on earnings (£/week)
weekly earnings
Country Single person Married couple
|£100 |£200 |£100 |£200
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Belgium |7.31 |47.88 |3.62 |28.63
Denmark |48.40 |122.82|23.44 |97.86
France |nil |19.95 |nil |7.74
Germany |10.59 |9.24 |3.26 |6.35
Greece |nil |2.37 |nil |0.81
Ireland |14.27 |50.06 |nil |33.72
Italy |6.57 |34.17 |0.30 |27.91
Luxembourg |nil |17.56 |nil |2.32
Netherlands |11.65 |26.28 |7.67 |22.31
Portugal |1.53 |5.27 |0.46 |4.19
Spain |2.18 |26.02 |nil |15.99
United Kingdom |6.75 |31.51 |0.13 |23.25
Mr. Nigel Griffiths : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing the direct and indirect tax burden in 1978-79 and in 1992-93 as a proportion of gross earnings for (a) a single person, (b) a married couple both working, (c) a married couple with one partner working, (d) a married couple with two children, one partner working and (e) a married couple with two children, both working at 50 per cent., 100 per cent., 150 per cent., 200 per cent., 500 per cent. and 1,000 per cent. of earnings.
Mr. Dorrel [holding answer 16 June 1992] : The requested figures for 1978-79 and latest estimates for 1992-93 are given in the table.
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Income Tax, NICs and indirect Tax payments at multiples of average earnings, 1978-79-percentages of gross earnings
Multiples of Average Earnings
|0.5 |1 |1.5 |2 |5 |10
|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.
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(a) Single person
Income Tax |17.0 |25.0 |27.7 |29.5 |50.5 |66.6
NICs |6.5 |6.5 |5.6 |4.2 |1.7 |0.8
Total income tax and NICs |23.6 |31.5 |33.3 |33.7 |52.2 |67.5
VAT |- |2.7 |2.8 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |8.2 |7.5 |- |- |-
Total excluding Domestic Rates |- |42.5 |43.7 |- |- |-
Domestic Rates |- |3.1 |2.8 |- |- |-
Total |- |45.6 |46.5 |- |- |-
(b) Married couple, both partners working
Income Tax |0.0 |13.3 |19.9 |23.1 |33.5 |50.9
NICs |6.5 |6.5 |6.5 |6.5 |3.4 |1.7
Total income tax and NICs |6.5 |19.8 |26.4 |29.6 |36.8 |52.6
VAT |- |3.1 |3.1 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |10.4 |8.7 |- |- |-
Total excluding Domestic Rates |- |33.2 |38.2 |- |- |-
Domestic Rates |- |3.4 |2.5 |- |- |-
Total |- |36.6 |40.7 |- |- |-
(c) Married couple, one partner working
Income Tax |9.5 |21.3 |25.2 |27.2 |48.8 |65.7
NICs |6.5 |6.5 |5.6 |4.2 |1.7 |0.8
Total income tax and NICs |16.0 |27.8 |30.8 |31.4 |50.5 |66.5
VAT |- |2.6 |2.8 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |9.3 |8.3 |- |- |-
Total excluding Domestic Rates |- |39.7 |41.9 |- |- |-
Domestic Rates |- |3.0 |2.5 |- |- |-
Total |- |42.6 |44.4 |- |- |-
(d) Married couple with two children, one partner working
Income Tax |-4.1 |14.4 |20.6 |23.7 |47.1 |64.8
NICs |6.5 |6.5 |5.6 |4.2 |1.7 |0.8
Total income tax and NICs |2.5 |20.9 |26.2 |27.9 |48.8 |65.6
VAT |- |2.7 |2.7 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |8.7 |7.3 |- |- |-
Total excluding Domestic Rates |- |32.2 |36.2 |- |- |-
Domestic Rates |- |3.0 |2.7 |- |- |-
Total |- |35.3 |38.9 |- |- |-
(e) Married couple with two children, both partners working
Income Tax |-11.1 |6.4 |15.3 |19.7 |31.9 |50.0
NICs |6.5 |6.5 |6.5 |6.5 |3.4 |1.7
Total income tax and NICs |-4.6 |12.9 |21.8 |26.2 |35.2 |51.7
VAT |- |3.4 |3.4 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |11.0 |9.1 |- |- |-
Total excluding Domestic Rates |- |27.3 |34.3 |- |- |-
Domestic Rates |- |3.5 |2.6 |- |- |-
Total |- |30.8 |36.9 |- |- |-
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Income Tax, NICs and indirect tax payments at multiples of average earnings, 1992-93-percentages of gross earnings
Multiples of Average Earnings
|0.5 |1 |1.5 |2 |5 |10
|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.
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(a) Single person
Income Tax |14.5 |19.7 |21.6 |26.2 |34.5 |37.2
NICs |6.8 |7.9 |6.2 |4.7 |1.9 |0.9
Total income tax and NICs |21.3 |27.7 |27.9 |30.9 |36.4 |38.2
VAT |- |5.8 |6.0 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |6.9 |6.5 |- |- |-
Total excluding Community Charge |- |40.4 |40.3 |- |- |-
(b) Married couple, both partners working
Income Tax |1.1 |12.1 |16.4 |18.6 |28.2 |34.1
NICs |4.7 |6.8 |7.6 |7.7 |3.7 |1.9
Total income tax and NICs |5.8 |19.0 |24.0 |26.3 |32.0 |36.0
VAT |- |6.4 |6.6 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |8.3 |7.1 |- |- |-
Total excluding Community Charge |- |33.7 |37.7 |- |- |-
(c) Married couple, one partner working
Income Tax |9.8 |17.4 |19.9 |24.3 |33.7 |36.9
NICs |6.8 |7.9 |6.2 |4.7 |1.9 |0.9
Total income tax and NICs |16.6 |25.3 |26.1 |29.0 |35.6 |37.8
VAT |- |5.6 |6.1 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |7.6 |7.0 |- |- |-
Total excluding Community Charge |- |38.5 |39.2 |- |- |-
(d) Married couple with two children, one partner working
Income Tax |-0.1 |12.4 |16.6 |21.9 |32.7 |36.4
NICs |6.8 |7.9 |6.2 |4.7 |1.9 |0.9
Total income tax and NICs |6.7 |20.4 |22.8 |26.5 |34.6 |37.3
VAT |- |5.8 |6.5 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |7.2 |6.3 |- |- |-
Total excluding Community Charge |- |33.4 |35.7 |- |- |-
(e) Married couple with two children, both partners working
Income Tax |-8.8 |7.2 |13.1 |16.1 |27.2 |33.6
NICs |4.7 |6.8 |7.6 |7.7 |3.7 |1.9
Total income tax and NICs |-4.1 |14.0 |20.7 |23.8 |31.0 |35.5
VAT |- |6.9 |6.9 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |8.7 |7.3 |- |- |-
Total excluding Community Charge |- |29.6 |34.9 |- |- |-
Income Tax, NICs and indirect Tax payments at multiples of average earnings, 1978-79-percentages of gross earnings
Multiples of Average Earnings
|0.5 |1 |1.5 |2 |5 |10
|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.
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(a) Single person
Income Tax |17.0 |25.0 |27.7 |29.5 |50.5 |66.6
NICs |6.5 |6.5 |5.6 |4.2 |1.7 |0.8
Total income tax and NICs |23.6 |31.5 |33.3 |33.7 |52.2 |67.5
VAT |- |2.7 |2.8 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |8.2 |7.5 |- |- |-
Total excluding Domestic Rates |- |42.5 |43.7 |- |- |-
Domestic Rates |- |3.1 |2.8 |- |- |-
Total |- |45.6 |46.5 |- |- |-
(b) Married couple, both partners working
Income Tax |0.0 |13.3 |19.9 |23.1 |33.5 |50.9
NICs |6.5 |6.5 |6.5 |6.5 |3.4 |1.7
Total income tax and NICs |6.5 |19.8 |26.4 |29.6 |36.8 |52.6
VAT |- |3.1 |3.1 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |10.4 |8.7 |- |- |-
Total excluding Domestic Rates |- |33.2 |38.2 |- |- |-
Domestic Rates |- |3.4 |2.5 |- |- |-
Total |- |36.6 |40.7 |- |- |-
(c) Married couple, one partner working
Income Tax |9.5 |21.3 |25.2 |27.2 |48.8 |65.7
NICs |6.5 |6.5 |5.6 |4.2 |1.7 |0.8
Total income tax and NICs |16.0 |27.8 |30.8 |31.4 |50.5 |66.5
VAT |- |2.6 |2.8 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |9.3 |8.3 |- |- |-
Total excluding Domestic Rates |- |39.7 |41.9 |- |- |-
Domestic Rates |- |3.0 |2.5 |- |- |-
Total |- |42.6 |44.4 |- |- |-
(d) Married couple with two children, one partner working
Income Tax |-4.1 |14.4 |20.6 |23.7 |47.1 |64.8
NICs |6.5 |6.5 |5.6 |4.2 |1.7 |0.8
Total income tax and NICs |2.5 |20.9 |26.2 |27.9 |48.8 |65.6
VAT |- |2.7 |2.7 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |8.7 |7.3 |- |- |-
Total excluding Domestic Rates |- |32.2 |36.2 |- |- |-
Domestic Rates |- |3.0 |2.7 |- |- |-
Total |- |35.3 |38.9 |- |- |-
(e) Married couple with two children, both partners working
Income Tax |-11.1 |6.4 |15.3 |19.7 |31.9 |50.0
NICs |6.5 |6.5 |6.5 |6.5 |3.4 |1.7
Total income tax and NICs |-4.6 |12.9 |21.8 |26.2 |35.2 |51.7
VAT |- |3.4 |3.4 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |11.0 |9.1 |- |- |-
Total excluding Domestic Rates |- |27.3 |34.3 |- |- |-
Domestic Rates |- |3.5 |2.6 |- |- |-
Total |- |30.8 |36.9 |- |- |-
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Income Tax, NICs and indirect tax payments at multiples of average earnings, 1992-93-percentages of gross earnings
Multiples of Average Earnings
|0.5 |1 |1.5 |2 |5 |10
|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.|Per cent.
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(a) Single person
Income Tax |14.5 |19.7 |21.6 |26.2 |34.5 |37.2
NICs |6.8 |7.9 |6.2 |4.7 |1.9 |0.9
Total income tax and NICs |21.3 |27.7 |27.9 |30.9 |36.4 |38.2
VAT |- |5.8 |6.0 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |6.9 |6.5 |- |- |-
Total excluding Community Charge |- |40.4 |40.3 |- |- |-
(b) Married couple, both partners working
Income Tax |1.1 |12.1 |16.4 |18.6 |28.2 |34.1
NICs |4.7 |6.8 |7.6 |7.7 |3.7 |1.9
Total income tax and NICs |5.8 |19.0 |24.0 |26.3 |32.0 |36.0
VAT |- |6.4 |6.6 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |8.3 |7.1 |- |- |-
Total excluding Community Charge |- |33.7 |37.7 |- |- |-
(c) Married couple, one partner working
Income Tax |9.8 |17.4 |19.9 |24.3 |33.7 |36.9
NICs |6.8 |7.9 |6.2 |4.7 |1.9 |0.9
Total income tax and NICs |16.6 |25.3 |26.1 |29.0 |35.6 |37.8
VAT |- |5.6 |6.1 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |7.6 |7.0 |- |- |-
Total excluding Community Charge |- |38.5 |39.2 |- |- |-
(d) Married couple with two children, one partner working
Income Tax |-0.1 |12.4 |16.6 |21.9 |32.7 |36.4
NICs |6.8 |7.9 |6.2 |4.7 |1.9 |0.9
Total income tax and NICs |6.7 |20.4 |22.8 |26.5 |34.6 |37.3
VAT |- |5.8 |6.5 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |7.2 |6.3 |- |- |-
Total excluding Community Charge |- |33.4 |35.7 |- |- |-
(e) Married couple with two children, both partners working
Income Tax |-8.8 |7.2 |13.1 |16.1 |27.2 |33.6
NICs |4.7 |6.8 |7.6 |7.7 |3.7 |1.9
Total income tax and NICs |-4.1 |14.0 |20.7 |23.8 |31.0 |35.5
VAT |- |6.9 |6.9 |- |- |-
Other indirect |- |8.7 |7.3 |- |- |-
Total excluding Community Charge |- |29.6 |34.9 |- |- |-
Notes to Tables
1. Income tax payments are calculated on the assumption that the households receive no tax reliefs other than the standard allowances and only have income from employment. All earners, including wives, are assumed to pay class 1 NI contributions at the contracted-in rate.
2. Since 1990-91, husbands and wives have been taxed independently. Previously the tax liability of couples depended on their joint income. To permit comparisons with earlier years, the table therefore shows income tax and national insurance contributions paid by a married couple as a proportion of their joint income, assuming, as in the earlier years, that where both partners are earners, the husband and wife share the relevant multiple of earnings in the ratio 60 : 40.
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3. In order to provide comparability with 1978-79, when support for children was given partly through child tax allowance, child benefit is treated as a negative income tax for the married couples with two children. The figures for 1978-79 assume that both children are aged younger than 11 years.4. Average earnings are taken to be the average gross weekly earnings of all full-time males on adult rates with pay unaffected by absence. These are estimated to be £329.90 per week in 1991-92 and £351.40 per week in 1992-93, using the Government Actuary's Department's assumption of 6 per cent. growth in whole economy underlying earnings over 1991-92.
5. The estimates of indirect taxes are based on equations derived from the 1985 family expenditure survey, uprated to
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later years using forecasts of aggregate tax receipts. They are based on the illustrative assumption that 10 per cent. of disposable income is saved. There are wide variations in spending patterns between households with the same composition and similar incomes and estimated payments of VAT and other indirect taxes are therefore approximate, even within the income range for which figures are shown. Outside this range, the margin of error is even higher and reliable estimates cannot be made. Because of sampling variations, there can be substantial differences between estimates obtained from family expenditure surveys for different years.6. It has not been possible to make satisfactory estimates of the burden of the 1992-93 community charge in the absence of sample survey results, which would enable actual payments net of adjustments arising from the community charge reduction scheme and community charge benefit to be related to earnings.
Mr. Nigel Griffiths : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the change in taxation per individual arising from each relevant component of the 1992 Budget, both at current prices and net of indexation, for those at one half and three-quarters of average earnings, average earnings, and one-and-a-half, two, five and 10 times average earnings ; and if he will provide comparable figures for each budget since 1979.
Mr. Dorrell [holding answer 16 June 1992] : Individuals will be affected directly or indirectly by most Budget measures. Changes in individual tax burdens will depend not simply on the level of income of the individual in question but also on their specific circumstances. It is therefore not possible to provide an assessment of the impact of the measures contained in the 1992 Budget, or in previous Budgets, in the form requested.
Vehicle Tax
Mr. Alton : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the percentage increases in vehicle excise duty on (a) motorcycles under 250 cc, (b) motorcycles over 250 cc and (c) cars in each of the past five years, and the average income from fuel duty by (i) motorcycles and (ii) private cars expressed as a percentage of the vehicle excise duty payable ; and if he will make a statement.
Sir John Cope : The real percentage increases in vehicle excise duty applied in each of the last five budgets are shown in the table. It is estimated that the average amount of duty paid on fuel consumed by a motorcycle in 1992-93, is about 225 per cent. of the applicable rate of vehicle excise duty. The corresponding estimate for cars and light goods vehicles is 340 per cent. Estimates for private cars are not separately available.
Annual percentage increase in VED rate for:
|Motorcycles |Motorcycles |Cars
|under 250 cc|over 250cc
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1988-89 |0 |0 |0
1989-90 |0 |0 |0
1990-91 |0 |0 |0
1991-92 |50 |25 |0
1992-93 |0 |0 |10
Inflation
Mr. Clappison : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is Britain's retail price inflation rate ; and what is the EC average.
Mr. Nelson : The inflation rate in the United Kingdom, as measured by the retail prices index compared with a
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year earlier, stood at 4.3 per cent. in May this year. The corresponding figure for the EC in April, the latest month for which information is available, was provisionally 4.8 per cent.Labour Costs
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how he expects labour costs to adjust, within the framework of the exchange rate mechanism.
Mr. Nelson : Membership of the exchange rate mechanism will contribute to achieving the Government's objective of defeating inflation on a lasting basis. Within this framework the growth of United Kingdom unit labour costs is forecast to continue to fall as nominal earnings growth slows and productivity picks up.
Premium Bonds
Ms. Quin : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will supply figures for the number of purchases of premium bonds for each calendar year since 1979.
Mr. Nelson : The number of purchases of premium bonds, for each calendar year from 1979 to date, has been as follows :
Year |(000s) --------------------------- 1979 |4,463.1 1980 |4,103.1 1981 |3,674.1 1982 |3,298.3 1983 |3,499.5 1984 |3,328.6 1985 |2,530.0 1986 |1,949.8 1987 |1,962.0 1988 |2,036.7 1989 |1,418.0 1990 |639.5 1991 |727.4 1992 |<1>391.7 <1> January to May: provisional.
Unemployment
Mr. Hinchliffe : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what priority unemployment levels take within the economic strategies of the Government.
Mr. Nelson : The object of the Government's economic strategy is to secure permanently low inflation and a healthy supply side. This is the only way to ensure sustained increases in employment.
Financial Regulation
Mr. David Shaw : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the regulations which govern the publication of reports by the Securities and Investments Board and the self-regulatory bodies ; and if he will make a statement on policy regarding publication.
Mr. Nelson : The publication by the SIB and the self regulating organisations of reports is a matter for the bodies concerned. My officials are discussing with the SIB the scope of its ability to publish reports within the powers transferred to it under the Financial Services Act.
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Agencies
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list all the executive agencies that have sought Treasury approval for the introduction of an agency-specific pay system, separate to the national civil service structure.
Mr. Dorrell : The following executive agencies have had approval to introduce a specific pay system for some or all of their staff : Agricultural Development Advisory Service
Her Majesty's Stationery Office
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre
Royal Mint
A number of other agencies are considering changes to their pay and grading systems.
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list those executive agencies that operate for which the Treasury has approved a group bonus scheme.
Mr. Dorrell : The following executive agencies operate a group bonus scheme :
Central Office of Information
Companies House
Directorate--General of Defence Accounts
Driving Standards Agency
Forensic Science Service
Laboratory of the Government Chemist
Meteorological Office
Radiocommunications Agency
Royal Mint
Vehicle Certification Agency
Vehicle Inspectorate
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Maxwell Group
Mr. David Shaw : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the Investment Management Regulatory Organisation report into the Maxwell affair as soon as he receives it and on any consequential changes that may be required to the Financial Services Act 1986.
Mr. Nelson : I shall study IMRO's review and the SIB's assessment of it carefully and consider whether any changes in the Financial Services Act regime are needed.
Mortgage Interest Relief
Mr. Welsh : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total value of providing mortgage interest tax relief for each year since 1979 inclusive for (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland, (e) the English regions and (f) the United Kingdom.
Mr. Dorrell : The information requested is given in the table. Estimates of the regional distribution of mortgage interest for the years 1979-80 to 1982-83 have been derived from the results of the survey of personal incomes. However, following the introduction of MIRAS in April 1983, regional information cannot be extracted from Inland Revenue records. Broad estimates for the years 1983-84 to 1991-92 have accordingly been based on analyses of the family expenditure surveys for the years concerned.
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Cost of mortgage interest relief (£ million)
|1979- |1980- |1981- |1982- |1983- |1984- |1985-86 |1986-87 |1987-88 |1988-89 |1989-90 |1990- |1991-
|80 |81 |82 |83 |84 |8586 |87 |88 |89 |90 |91<1> |92<1><2>
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Northern |60 |80 |70 |95 |100 |140 |180 |200 |210 |250 |310 |350 |310
Yorkshire |110 |155 |150 |160 |210 |260 |340 |350 |360 |370 |460 |510 |450
North West |135 |200 |180 |215 |260 |330 |440 |490 |510 |530 |690 |770 |640
East Midlands |85 |115 |110 |130 |180 |230 |300 |320 |330 |340 |430 |480 |410
West Midlands |145 |160 |190 |170 |230 |280 |370 |350 |360 |430 |550 |620 |510
East Anglia |45 |50 |60 |75 |90 |130 |170 |170 |180 |220 |270 |300 |250
Greater London |235 |280 |290 |260 |400 |500 |670 |620 |650 |780 |980 |1,100 |710
Other South East |375 |555 |600 |650 |740 |950 |1,270 |1,220 |1,260 |1,350 |1,750 |1,940 |1,510
South West |110 |140 |170 |140 |230 |300 |400 |380 |400 |520 |660 |730 |570
England |1,300 |1,735 |1,820 |1,900 |2,440 |3,120 |4,140 |4,100 |4,260 |4,790 |6,100 |6,800 |5,360
Wales |45 |65 |80 |80 |110 |150 |200 |210 |220 |180 |240 |270 |230
Scotland |85 |125 |120 |140 |190 |260 |350 |300 |310 |370 |470 |530 |420
Northern Ireland |20 |35 |30 |30 |40 |50 |60 |60 |60 |60 |90 |100 |90
United Kingdom |1,450 |1,960 |2,050 |2,150 |2,780 |3,580 |4,750 |4,670 |4,850 |5,400 |6,900 |7,700 |6,100
<1> Provisional.
<2> Higher rate relief was abolished in 1991-92.
Public Expenditure
Mrs. Ewing : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing the total public expenditure on (a) total social services, (b) education, (c) housing, (d) social security and (e) care services expressed (i) in cash terms and (ii) as a percentage of gross domestic product for each year since 1975.
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Mr. Portillo : Information on general Government expenditure by function in the period 1978-79 to 1991-92 in cash terms is given in table 2.2 of the "Statistical Supplement to the 1991 Autumn Statement", Cm. 1920. This information is shown as a percentage of gross domestic product in the table. Corresponding data for earlier years are not available on a consistent basis.
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General government expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product, by function
1978-79 to 1991-92<1>
|1978-79 |1979-80 |1980-81 |1981-82 |1982-83 |1983-84 |1984-85 |1985-86 |1986-87 |1987-88 |1988-89 |1989-90 |1990-91 |1991-92
|Outturn |Outturn |Outturn |Outturn |Outturn |Outturn |Outturn |Outturn |Outturn |Outturn |Outturn |Outturn |Outturn
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Defence |4.4 |4.5 |4.8 |4.9 |5.1 |5.1 |5.3 |5.0 |4.7 |4.4 |4.0 |4.0 |3.9 |3.9
Overseas services, including overseas aid |0.6 |0.6 |0.6 |0.6 |0.5 |0.6 |0.5 |0.5 |0.5 |0.5 |0.5 |0.5 |0.5 |0.5
Agriculture, fisheries, food and forestry |0.6 |0.6 |0.7 |0.6 |0.8 |0.8 |0.7 |0.8 |0.6 |0.6 |0.5 |0.4 |0.5 |0.5
Trade, industry, energy and employment |2.4 |2.0 |2.1 |2.4 |2.9 |2.4 |2.5 |2.3 |2.2 |1.6 |1.7 |1.5 |1.3 |1.2
Of which: Employment and training |0.6 |0.6 |0.8 |0.9 |0.8 |0.9 |0.9 |0.8 |0.9 |0.8 |0.7 |0.6 |0.5 |0.5
Transport |1.8 |1.8 |1.8 |1.9 |1.9 |1.8 |1.7 |1.6 |1.5 |1.4 |1.2 |1.3 |1.4 |1.7
Housing |2.7 |2.8 |2.4 |1.7 |1.4 |1.5 |1.4 |1.2 |1.1 |1.0 |0.7 |1.0 |0.9 |1.0
Other environmental services |1.4 |1.5 |1.5 |1.4 |1.5 |1.4 |1.2 |1.2 |1.3 |1.2 |1.1 |1.2 |1.3 |1.4
Law, order and protective services |1.5 |1.6 |1.7 |1.8 |1.8 |1.8 |1.9 |1.8 |1.8 |1.9 |1.9 |2.0 |2.1 |2.2
Education and science |5.7 |5.5 |5.9 |5.8 |5.7 |5.5 |5.4 |5.1 |5.2 |5.1 |5.0 |5.1 |5.1 |5.3
Arts and libraries |0.2 |0.2 |0.2 |0.3 |0.3 |0.2 |0.3 |0.2 |0.2 |0.2 |0.2 |0.2 |0.2 |0.3
Health and personal social services |5.4 |5.4 |6.0 |6.2 |6.1 |6.0 |6.0 |5.8 |5.8 |5.8 |5.7 |5.7 |6.0 |6.4
Of which: Health |4.6 |4.6 |5.1 |5.3 |5.2 |5.1 |5.1 |5.0 |4.9 |4.9 |4.8 |4.8 |5.0 |5.4
Social security |9.9 |9.8 |10.4 |11.5 |11.9 |12.1 |12.2 |12.2 |12.2 |11.5 |10.6 |10.3 |10.6 |11.9
Miscellaneous expenditure<2> |1.6 |1.5 |1.2 |1.3 |1.4 |1.2 |1.3 |1.1 |1.2 |1.3 |1.1 |1.4 |1.3 |.1
Total expenditure on services |38.3 |37.7 |39.3 |40.3 |41.4 |40.4 |40.4 |38.9 |38.2 |36.4 |34.2 |34.8 |35.3
Privatisation proceeds |- |-0.2 |-0.1 |-0.2 |-0.2 |-0.4 |-0.6 |-0.8 |-1.2 |-1.2 |-1.5 |-0.8 |-1.0 |-1.4
General government gross debt interest |4.3 |4.6 |4.9 |5.2 |4.9 |4.8 |4.9 |4.9 |4.6 |4.2 |3.9 |3.6 |3.3 |2.9
Other accounting adjustments |1.4 |1.8 |2.4 |1.7 |1.2 |1.5 |1.6 |1.4 |1.3 |1.4 |1.4 |1.4 |1.5 |1.4
Adjustment<3> |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |0.1
General government expenditure |44.0 |43.9 |46.5 |47.0 |47.3 |46.2 |46.3 |44.4 |42.9 |40.8 |38.0 |39.1 |39.1 |40.5
<1>Using GDP figures adjusted to remove the distortion caused by the abolition of domestic rates.
<2>Includes contributions to the European Communities and activities required for the general maintenance of government, such as tax collection, and the registration of population.
<3>Difference between Treasury's overall assessment of outturn and sum of department's own estimates.
Relocation
Mr. Betts : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many civil servants, and in which Departments, he believes could be relocated to provincial centres as part of the policy of devolving and decentralising Government Departments.
Mr. Dorrell : The Government's relocation policy is not centrally directed. Relocation decisions are a matter for individual departmental Ministers. Departments are continuing to review the location of their work in the light of their own particular circumstances and operational requirements in accordance with clear guidelines, a copy of which was placed in the House of Commons Library in December 1991.
Mr. Betts : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if the Government intends to continue its previous policy of devolving Government Departments to provincial centres.
Mr. Dorrell : Yes. There are often substantial advantages to be gained from relocating offices away from London and the south-east. The Government's relocation policy is therefore to pursue the relocation of Government work where that provides best value for money.
Value Added Tax
Mr. Battle : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to introduce value added tax on the sale of second-hand goods in charity shops ; whether the seventh European Commission directive on value added tax applies to goods which are being resold for charitable purposes ; and what estimates have been made of (a) the gain to the Exchequer and (b) the loss to charitable income of levying value added tax on goods sold in charity shops after 1996.
Sir John Cope [holding answer 16 June 1992] : We have no such plans and so no financial effects are anticipated. In principle the draft seventh VAT directive, if adopted as at present drafted, would apply to donated second-hand
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goods being sold for charitable purposes from 1993. But these are zero-rated in the United Kingdom and our zero rates are already fully safeguarded until at least 1997 under the sixth VAT directive. Decisions on tax matters within the EC require unanimity and there is no question of the United Kingdom being forced to accept unwelcome proposals to end zero-rating after that.EDUCATION
Higher Education
Mr. O'Hara : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what plans he has to introduce a quality audit for institutions of higher education.
Mr. Forman : I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Liverpool, Mossley Hill (Mr. Alton) on 9 June 1992, Official Report, columns 88-89.
Agencies
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what is the maximum salary payable, including perfomance-related element, and the length of time of the contract of the chief executive of the Teachers' Pensions Agency.
Mr. Forth : In 1992-93, the chief executive of the Teachers' Pensions Agency will be able to earn up to £43,470 including performance pay. The chief executive's contract is for five years.
Mr. McAllion : To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much was spent on events and publicity surrounding the launch of the Teachers' Pensions Agency as an agency ; and whether the cost was borne by the parent Department or the new agency.
Mr. Forth : The cost of the launch and associated publicity was £20,000. A total of £17,000 was borne by the Department and the remaining £3,000 by the agency.
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Mr. McAllion : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the first degree obtained by the chief executive of the Teachers' Pensions Agency ; and from which university or polytechnic it was awarded.Mr. Forth : The chief executive of the Teachers' Pensions Agency gained a first degree in botany from the university of Manchester.
Personal Records
Miss Emma Nicholson : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what conclusions he has reached on the implications of the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Graham Gaskin for people seeking access to personal records for which he has responsibility and what action he intends to take.
Mr. Forth : The consultation document issued by the Department of Health on the implications of the Graham Gaskin judgment took the view that the application of the judgment should be restricted to social services records. Some of the responses queried this interpretation. We are therefore considering whether there are any implications for educational records.
Class Sizes
Mrs. Helen Jackson : To ask the Secretary of State for Education what is his assessment of the maximum size of class in which the national curriculum can be satisfactorily delivered.
Mr. Forth : It is for schools to determine the appropriate size of teaching groups for different subjects in the light of their individual circumstances. The most important thing, however, is the quality of the teaching which pupils receive.
Technology Schools Initiative
Mr. Colvin : To ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what plans he has to direct further resources towards the technology schools initiative network of schools ; what are the differences in the criteria met by those schools from those of city technology colleges and whether the TSI network of schools will be given the opportunity to became full city technology colleges ;
(2) if he will make a statement on the Government's future support towards recently designated technology schools within the technology schools initiative ; and what steps these schools themselves can take to ensure that support.
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