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Credit Unions
Mr. Drew:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to review the VAT status of credit unions, with particular reference to their ability to claim back VAT paid on purchases of goods and services. [73942]
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Ms Hewitt:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has no plans to review the VAT status of credit unions, including their ability to claim back VAT paid on goods and services.
Mr. Cotter:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of tax revenue due to the Exchequer which has been fraudulently evaded by subcontractors in the construction industry in each of the last three years. [74158]
Dawn Primarolo:
It is estimated that unpaid tax written off in respect of construction industry subcontractors is at least £50 million per annum. This represents only a part of the total, unquantifiable loss to the Exchequer of tax and class 4 national insurance contributions evaded by subcontractors in this industry.
New Deal Entrants
Mr. Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many 18 to 24-year-olds who had joined the New Deal had left for unknown destinations by 31 December 1998. [67480]
Mr. Andrew Smith [holding answer 25 January 1999]: Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service agency under its Chief Executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Leigh Lewis to Mr. Damian Green, dated 3 March 1999:
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Mr. Maclean:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the offences or acts of misconduct under which a civil servant in his Department could have his pension removed or reduced; and how often this has happened during the last five years. [70774]
Mr. Mudie:
I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office on 15 February 1999, Official Report, column 569.
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Mr. Baker:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will list the publications issued since 1 May 1997 relating to the New Deal, giving the total cost per publication and the numbers of each publication which have been produced. [71493]
Mr. Andrew Smith
[holding answer 25 February 1999]: The following table of New Deal publications shows the total cost of each publication and the number produced. The amounts shown include the cost for any updating and reprinting as necessary, and the production of ethnic minority language and Welsh bilingual versions.
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As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment has asked me to reply direct to your question regarding the number of 18-24 year olds who have joined New Deal and have left for unknown destinations. This is something which falls within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.
The latest available figures are for the end of December and were published on 25 February in the DfEE Statistical First Release. These show that of the 214,000 young people who had started New Deal, 25,680 had left the Gateway to unknown destinations.
We have taken steps to make more effective links between different sources of information about people's destinations and we have been conducting monthly follow-up surveys of these clients. These have established that many of those who sign off benefit without stating their destination have actually found work. In December, for example, around half of leavers into unknown destinations, who have, on being contacted, divulged their destination, had actually found work.
In addition to the monthly survey, we are also investigating changes to the Employment Service's IT systems in order to establish whether it is possible to capture better destination information initially.
The latest figures to the end of December show that 19% of leavers from the Gateway leave for unknown destinations. This is lower than for other leavers from Jobseeker's Allowance.
| Title | Copies | Cost £ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publications for employers including: | |||
| New Deal for Employers | 1,221,000 | 197,532 | |
| Starting Your Own Business | 155,000 | 28,346 | |
| New Deal Tackling Skills Shortages Meet your organisation's skill needs | 122,000 | 18,362 | |
| Public Relations Toolkit | 30,000 | 41,856 | |
| Employer Newsletter including Welsh copies | 585,500 | 166,966 | |
| Publications for young unemployed people aged 18-24 | |||
| New Deal for Young People aged 18-24 | 1,021,000 | 106,853 | |
| Client Hotline | 20,000 | 4,870 | |
| Working with Children | 275,000 | 41,004 | |
| Your New Deal Guarantee | 275,000 | 43,576 | |
| Work with the Environment Task Force | 220,000 | 52,229 | |
| Work with the Voluntary Sector | 230,000 | 41,146 | |
| New Deal for young people with the Environment Task Force | 2,000 | 9,250 | |
| World Dance Organisation--New Year Leaflet | 10,000 | 3,998 | |
| Publications for unemployed people aged 25 plus | |||
| A New Start (New Deal for 25 plus) | 380,000 | 47,511 | |
| Extra Help (New Deal 25 plus pilots folder) with insert sheet | 55,000 | 24,987 | |
| New Deal for Disabled People publications | |||
| New Deal for Disabled People (Employers booklet) | 9,500 | 4,156 | |
| New Deal for Disabled People--Making the Right Choice | 30,500 | 4,594 | |
| New Deal for Partners of Unemployed People publications | |||
| New Deal for Partners of Unemployed People (for claimants) | 80,000 | 9,107 | |
| New Deal for Partners--Towards a Better Future (client booklet) | 7,500 | 6,997 | |
| Publications that are for other, or multiple, target audiences | |||
| What is New Deal? | 1,156,000 | 125,009 | |
| Design of the New Deal for 18-24 year olds | 161,900 | 152,765 | |
| New Deal for long-term unemployed people aged 25 plus (Design document) | 110,000 | 42,064 | |
| Design of New Deal Pilots | 114,000 | 54,062 | |
| Design of Self Employment in New Deal for 18-24 year olds | 44,000 | 9,406 | |
| Factsheets | 3,288,000 | 148,491 | |
| Operational Vision 18-24 | 134,000 | 52,509 | |
| Operational Vision New Deal for long term unemployed people aged 25 plus | 124,000 | 24,063 | |
| Branding Guidelines | 5,650 | 64,553 | |
Note:
The quantities and costs shown are totals including all versions of the publication.
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Ofsted Inspectors (Hotel Accommodation)
Mr. Maclean: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) for how many nights Ofsted inspectors stayed in the Lumley Castle hotel during their recent inspection of Park View Community School; [73288]
- (2) what was the average cost per night for Ofsted inspectors who had to stay away from home in the last year for which figures are available; [73308]
(3) if he will publish a breakdown of the costs incurred by Ofsted inspectors of inspecting Park View Community School in Chester le Street. [73309]
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Ms Estelle Morris: These are matters for HM Chief Inspector of Schools and I have therefore asked Chris Woodhead to write to the right hon. Member and to place a copy of his letter in the Library.
Internet Domain Names
Dr. Palmer: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what progress is being made on assigning internet domain names to schools; and if he will make a statement. [73646]
Mr. Charles Clarke:
Some 6,000 schools have Internet domain names. It is currently a matter for schools to agree Internet domain names with their Internet Service
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or Access Provider. The Department is considering the current arrangements with Nominet, the UK Internet Names organisation with a view to deciding whether any changes are needed.
Miss McIntosh:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what representations he has received concerning performance-related pay for teachers; and if he will make a statement. [73973]
Ms Estelle Morris:
The consultation period on the Green Paper "Teachers: meeting the challenge of change" and the companion "Technical Consultation Document on Pay and Performance Management" runs until 31 March 1999. Views have been invited on the performance management model proposed in those documents, including links between appraisal and pay. To date the Government have received over 16,000 responses on these and the other proposals set out in the Green Paper.
Miss McIntosh:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what representations he has received concerning the pay levels of non-teaching support staff following the implementation of the Single Status Agreement in North Yorkshire. [73975]
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Ms Estelle Morris:
The Department has received one written inquiry from the right hon. Member for Skipton and Ripon (Mr. Curry) in addition to some 50 letters from members of the public.
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