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Disposable Incomes
Mr. Wigley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list for each member state of the European
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Union the level of net disposable income per head in constant 1995 prices for the last available three years. [6001]
Mrs. Angela Knight [holding answer 18 December 1995]: Information on the net disposable income per head at constant 1995 prices is not available. Information on disposable income per head is published in the Eurostat publication "National Accounts ESA, Detailed tables by sector, Volume 1, Non-financial transactions, 1982-1993" which is available in the Library.
The ESA term gross disposable income corresponds to personal disposable income in the United Kingdom national accounts.
Departmental Expenditure
Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the total cost for himself and other departmental Ministers for each since 1991-92, including the current year of (a) overseas travel and accommodation expenses of Ministers and their advisers, (b) car and chauffeuring costs of ministers, (c) ministerial security costs and (d) domestic travel and accommodation expenses of Ministers. [6396]
Mrs. Angela Knight: Expenditure for the Chancellor of the Exchequer and other departmental Ministers is shown in the table:
| Overseas travel and accommodation | Cars and chauffeuring | Domestic travel and accommodation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | |
| 1991-92(34) | 66,444 | -- | 2,185 |
| 1992-93(34) | 49,005 | -- | 1,725 |
| 1993-94 | 77,266 | 284,694 | 4,268 |
| 1994-95 | 67,335 | 283,518 | 2,564 |
| 1995-96(35) | 43,785 | 192,569 | 1,142 |
(34) The cost of chauffeur-driven cars was centrally accounted for and
the costs for the Ministers' cars are indistinguishable from other officials' cars.
(35) To end November.
Departmental spending on ministerial security (c) forms an indistinguishable part of the Department's overall security budget.
Departmental Running Costs
Mr. Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the cost of running his departmental office, and that of his predecessor, for each year since 1990-91 including the current year, broken down into (a) telephone bills, (b) total staff costs, (c) press and communications, (d) entertainment, (e) alcoholic drinks, (f) non-alcoholic drinks, (g) stationery, (h) office refurbishment and (i) other. [6395]
Mrs. Angela Knight: Figures for running the departmental office of the Chancellor are given in the table.
| 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96(39) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | ||||||
| Telephone(36) | 4,391 | 3,391 | 5,154 | 13,303 | 13,661 | 8,727 |
| Staff costs | 345,907 | 387,921 | 424,805 | 475,078 | 461,577 | 283,414 |
| Press(37) | 468,125 | 503,474 | 493,517 | 600,761 | 591,192 | 383,607 |
| Other(38) | 98,498 | 178,738 | 142,844 | 211,025 | 196,426 | 96,502 |
(36) The increase in costs between 1992-93 and 1993-94 largely reflects the delegation of the costs of the Reuters service.
(37) Press and Communications have been defined as the running costs of the Press Office.
(38) Figures for entertainment and drinks are not separately identifiable and have been included in Other.
(39) To end November.
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Stationery costs are centrally funded.
Figures for refurbishment are not readily available but are included as part of the running cost expenditure shown in the departmental annual report.
This table does not include the Chancellor's car, as this cost is not distinguishable from the other Ministers' cars.
Ms Corston:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of those in households (a) responding to the family expenditure survey of 1994-95 and (b) completing census forms in 1991 were (i) aged 75 to 84 years, (ii) aged 85 years or older, (iii) long-term sick and/or because of handicap limited in their activities, (iv) sharing household with others in the same dwelling, (v) homeless and (vi) unemployed for six months or more. [6799]
Mrs. Angela Knight:
Information for (iv), (v) and (vi) is not available from either the family expenditure survey or the 1991 census. Information for (iii) is not available from the FES of 1994-95.
Mrs. Knight:
Data from the family expenditure survey are given in current prices.
Information from the 1980 FES may be found for category (c) in table 44, and for categories (a), (b), (d) and (e) in table 47 of the 1980 FES report.
Information from the 1990 FES may be found for category (c) in table 31, and for categories (a), (b), (d) and (e) in table 25 of the 1990 FES report.
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Information from the 1994-95 FES may be found for category (c) in table 8.1, and for categories (b) and (d) in table 8.3 of the 1994-95 FES report. Average weekly disposable household income of category (a) was £60.41, and of category (e) was £800.66.
All these reports may be found in the House of Commons Library.
Information from the 1965 and 1970 family expenditure surveys could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Ms Corston:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Tables 4.1 and 10.4, how many one adult and two adult retired households participating in the family expenditure survey for 1994-95 received income from (a) state pensions and/or income support only, (b) state pensions and occupational pensions, (c) state pensions and personal pensions, (d) state pensions, occupational pensions and personal pensions and (e) none of these sources, by gross income decile group. [6798]
Mrs. Knight:
Pursuant to tables 4.1 and 10.4 in the report on the 1994-95 family expenditure survey, in each gross income decile group, over 90 per cent. of one adult and two adult retired households received income from category (b) state pensions and occupational pensions, category (c) state pensions and personal pensions and category (d) state pensions, occupational pensions and personal pensions. In each gross income decile group, less than 5 per cent. of one adult and two adult retired households received income from category (a) state pensions and/or income support only, and category (e) none of these sources.
Ms Church:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the change between 1992 and 1995, in absolute terms and as a percentage of the work force, in (a) full-time permanent employment, (b) part-time permanent employment, (c) temporary employment, (d) full-time self-employment and (e) part-time self-employment. [6913]
Mrs. Angela Knight:
The requested information is shown in the following table.
Ms Corston:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the disposable household income at April 1995 prices of (a) the poorest decile group, (b) the poorest quintile group, (c) the average household, (d) the richest quintile group and (e) the richest decile group in the family expenditure surveys of (i) 1965, (ii) 1970, (iii) 1980, (iv) 1990 and (v) 1994-95. [6800]
(a) Percentage of those in households responding to the family expenditure survey of 1994-95
(i) aged 5 to 84 years: 4.5
(ii) aged 85 years or older: 1.1
(b) Percentage of those in households completing census forms in 1991
(i) aged 75 to 84 years: 5.5
(ii) aged 85 years or older: 1.5
(iii) long term sick and/or because of handicap limited in their activities: 12.2
| Change--Summer 1992 to Summer 1995 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Thousands | Per cent. | |
| Full-time permanent | -126 | -1 |
| Part-time permanent | 205 | 5 |
| Temporary | 339 | 25 |
| Full-time self-employed | 21 | 1 |
| Part-time self-employed | 74 | 13 |
Source: Labour Force Survey, CSO.
(40) Not seasonally adjusted.
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Private Finance Initiative
Mr. Matthew Banks: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement about the extended life of the private finance panel and the provision of grant in aid. [7953]
Mr. Jack: My right hon. and learned Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer has agreed that the life of the private finance panel be extended to 30 September 1997. Grant in aid to meet the running costs of the private finance panel executive, which provides administrative and other assistance to the panel, will be sought in estimates for Her Majesty's Treasury's vote, class XVI, vote 1.
Mr. Morgan: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library a copy of the letter of comfort to be provided to financial institutions and other participants in consortia participating in the private finance initiative to cover business expectations beyond the public sector contracting cycle. [2821]
Mr. Jack [holding answer 27 November 1995]: I know of no such general letter of comfort and have no plans to issue one. Particular contracts may provide for possible extension of the contract beyond the period initially planned, although in general there will be competitive benefits if the original supplier is not guaranteed to recover the original investment. I would like to draw the hon. Member's attention to the case studies, which discuss optimum contract length, in chapter 4 of the private finance guidance handbook "Private Opportunity, Public benefit", a copy of which has been placed in the Library.
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