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Mr. Wigley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the value in constant 1996 prices of an increase of one penny in 1995-96 income tax for each of the tax rates and in total from (a) each of the 22 unitary authorities in Wales, (b) Wales and (c) the United Kingdom in (i) 1996-97 and (ii) 1997-98 indicating in each case the percentage of additional tax raised. [7458]
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Mr. Jack: It is not possible to provide a reliable breakdown below United Kingdom level for 1995-96. The latest available information is for 1994-95. The full year yield from a 1p increase in each of the tax rates under the 1994-95 tax regime and at 1994-95 income levels is given in the table. The overall yield from increasing all of the tax rates by 1p represents about 4 per cent. of the total income tax liabilities of individuals in that year.
| Increase lower rate by 1p | Increase basic rate by 1p | Increase higher rate by 1p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 30 | 70 | 10 |
| United Kingdom | 690 | 1,700 | 410 |
Parliamentary Questions
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost incurred by each Government Department in answering parliamentary questions in the last parliamentary session. [7521]
Mrs. Angela Knight: The information is given in the table for the Session 1995-96:
| £ | |
|---|---|
| Department of Health | 424,942 |
| Home Office | 324,794 |
| Department of Transport | 307,020 |
| Department of the Environment | 296,592 |
| Department of Trade and Industry | 286,839 |
| Ministry of Defence | 271,580 |
| Welsh Office | 260,658 |
| Department for Education and Employment | 260,496 |
| Scottish Office | 253,189 |
| Department of Social Security | 248,711 |
| Foreign and Commonwealth Office | 244,544 |
| Cabinet Office(35) | 222,952 |
| Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food | 195,972 |
| Treasury | 195,040 |
| Northern Ireland Office | 171,654 |
(35) Includes questions answered by the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
The estimated costs are based upon average costs calculated by the Treasury for April 1996 as £107 for answering a written parliamentary question and £249 for an oral parliamentary question. Information on the number of questions answered by each Government
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Department has been obtained from the parliamentary online information system database. Equivalent information for the House of Lords is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Chidgey:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what change there has been in public sector capital investment since the private finance initiative was introduced. [7725]
Mr. Jack
[holding answer 5 December 1996]: Public sector capital expenditure and capital expenditure under the private finance initiative are both shown in table 5.4, on page 99, of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report".
Mr. Llwyd:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the income derived from taxation on tourism services in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [7917]
Mr. Jack:
I regret that the information requested is not available.
Mr. Milburn:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the average weekly expenditure in 1995-96 on (a) petrol and (b) diesel for households owning a car where the household composition was that of one man and one woman with two children, by each decile group. [7825]
Mrs. Angela Knight
[holding answer 6 December 1996]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr Alan Milburn, dated 10 December 1996:
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Source:
ONS, Family Expenditure Survey 1995-96. © Crown copyright 1996.
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Mr. Milburn:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what basis he has calculated the latest figure for savings estimated to the Inland Revenue from the introduction of self-assessment. [8273]
Mr. Jack
[holding answer 9 December 1996]: The estimated savings from the introduction of self-assessment are calculated on the basis set out in the Green Book, and are part of a cost-benefit analysis.
Mrs. Roche:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the estimated total cost (a) to business, (b) to businesses with under 100 employees and (c) to businesses with under 10 employees of reprogramming computer software to accommodate new P60 and P14 forms. [5441]
Mr. Jack
[holding answer 25 November 1996]: Costs arise only where employers choose to use substitute forms in place of the official versions which are supplied free of charge by the Inland Revenue. Although we do not keep the information in the form requested we feel that, overall, costs are negligible.
Mr. Flynn:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) cases of and (b) deaths from malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma have been recorded in England in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [6224]
Mrs. Angela Knight
[holding answer 27 November 1996]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on the average weekly household expenditure in 1995-96 on petrol and diesel for a particular household composition.
Estimates from the Family Expenditure Survey (FES) for expenditure on petrol by this type of household with at least one car or van are shown in the attached table. Average spending on diesel was estimated to have been £1.80 per week in 1995-96; the sample is not large enough to provide reliable estimates by income decile group. The figures are subject to sampling variations and have been rounded to the nearest 10 pence.
Lowest ten per cent. Second decile group Third decile group Fourth decile group Fifth decile group Sixth decile group Seventh decile group Eighth decile group Ninth decile group Highest ten per cent. All households
Lower boundary of group (£) 235 330 378 416 473 540 615 707 899
Number of households 67 66 67 66 67 66 67 66 67 66 665
Average weekly household expenditure (£)
Petrol 11.50 11.30 13.10 14.60 13.70 12.70 14.70 16.30 15.60 15.30 13.90
Percentage standard error 10.3 9.7 11.8 6.9 10.8 9.4 9.8 8.8 8.2 12.0 3.1
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