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Live Births
Mr. Bayley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the number of live births in each of the last three years. [20860]
Mrs. Angela Knight: 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. Hugh Bayley, dated 18 March 1997:
| Year | Live birth |
|---|---|
| 1995 | 648,138 |
| 1994 | 664,726 |
| 1993 | 673,467 |
These figures are published in the annual reference volume "Birth Statistics" Series FM1, copies of which are available in the House of Commons Library.
EU Countries (Income)
Mrs. Currie: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the countries of the European Union in rank order of income per head, using the latest available figures. [19277]
Mrs. Angela Knight [holding answer 17 March 1997]: 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 Mrs. Edwina Currie, dated 18 March 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on income per head in the EU.
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Mr. Cousins:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many public interest immunity certificates were issued in the case of Inland Revenue v. Michael Allcock. [18855]
Mr. Jack
[holding answer 17 March 1997]: No certificates or affidavits claiming public interest immunity were issued in this case, which was a criminal prosecution conducted by the Crown Prosecution Service and not by the Inland Revenue.
Mr. Jim Cunningham:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the levels of overseas investment in (1) the United Kingdom, (2) France and (3) Germany from (i) other EU members and (ii) countries outside the EU for the years 1979 to 1996, (a) in cash terms, (b) as a percentage change on the previous year and (c) as a real figure calculated on 1996 values; [20098]
Mrs. Angela Knight
[holding answer 17 March 1997]: Figures for the levels of foreign direct investment of each OECD country, by region and by country of origin, can be found in the OECD International Direct Investment Yearbook which is available in the House of Commons Library.
Mr. Nicholas Winterton:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to meet representatives of the construction industry to discuss the implementation of landfill tax exemptions for waste from contaminated sites; and if he will make a statement. [20320]
Mr. Oppenheim
[holding answer 17 March 1997]: I have no such plans. Officials of HM Customs and Excise will meet representatives of the Building Employers Confederation on 20 March, and will give a full report of their meeting to Treasury Ministers.
Mr. Austin-Walker:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the possible impact of the current circumstances of Nomura Securities on United Kingdom companies in which it has an interest; and if he will make a statement. [20438]
Mrs. Angela Knight
[holding answer 17 March 1997]: It is for the companies concerned to consider the situation and take such steps as they consider appropriate in their own commercial interests.
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Mr. Pearson:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the average amount of income tax paid on investment income by (a) pensioner and (b) non-pensioner households with annual investment income of (i) less than £50, (ii) £50 to £99, (iii) £100 to £499 and (iv) over £500 for the most recent year for which information is available. [20555]
Mr. Jack:
Reliable information on the investment income of households is not available. Information on individual taxpayers' investment income was given in my answer to the hon. Member on 18 February 1997--Official Report, columns 441-42.
Mr. Simon Hughes:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many surgical terminations of pregnancy there were in each of the last 15 months for which figures are available; and how many maternal deaths there were in each month. [20150]
Mrs. Angela Knight:
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 latest figures for GDP per head relate to 1996 and are based on projections made by the OECD using the relative rates of inflation between OECD countries and the USA as measured by their implicit price deflators for GDP. These projections are published in the February 1997 edition of the OECD publication Main Economic Indicators a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library. Too much emphasis should not be placed on the rankings when as in the case of income per head, countries are bunched closely together.
(2) what were the levels of direct foreign investment in the United Kingdom from (i) the United States and (ii) Canada in each year from 1979 to 1996. [20099]
| Number of surgical terminations | |
|---|---|
| 1995 | |
| April | 12,150 |
| May | 13,479 |
| June | 14,358 |
| July | 13,880 |
| August | 13,971 |
| September | 13,484 |
| October | 13,503 |
| November | 13,448 |
| December | 12,368 |
| 1996 | |
| January | 14,558 |
| February | 15,360 |
| March | 15,494 |
| April | 14,549 |
| May | 15,793 |
| June | 14,809 |
There were no maternal deaths recorded over the 15 month period.
Dependent Children
Mr. Leigh:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the percentage of families with dependent children which are (a) married couples and (b) cohabiting couples in the category of families with dependent children designated as married/cohabiting couple family type for 1995 in table A4 of "Living In Britain". [20374]
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Mrs. Angela Knight
[holding answer 17 March 1997]: 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 Julian Calder to Mr. Edward Leigh, dated 18 March 1997:
| Number | Per cent. | |
|---|---|---|
| Married couple | 2,153 | 71 |
| Cohabiting couple | 207 | 7 |
| Lone mother | 610 | 20 |
| single | 237 | 8 |
| widowed | 30 | 1 |
| divorced | 207 | 7 |
| separated | 136 | 5 |
| Lone father | 52 | 2 |
| All lone families | 662 | 22 |
| Base | 3,022 |
Heads of Households
Mr. Leigh: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the percentage of households headed by a person who is (a) married, (b) co-habiting, (c) single, (d) widowed, (e) divorced, (f) separated and (g) co-habiting with someone of the same sex. [20375]
Mrs. Angela Knight [holding answer 17 March 1997]: 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.
| Marital status of head of household | Frequency (per cent.) |
|---|---|
| Married | 54 |
| Cohabiting | 6 |
| Single | 14 |
| Widowed | 14 |
| Divorced | 8 |
| Separated | 3 |
| Same-sex cohabiting | (10)-- |
(10) Estimated at 0.1 per cent.
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