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Smuggling

Mrs. Lait: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans there are for Her Majesty's Customs and Excise to purchase x-ray machines capable of screening articulated lorries and containers to assist in combating illegal immigration and alcohol and tobacco smuggling; and if he will make a statement. [92768]

Dawn Primarolo: There are currently no plans for such purchases.

Mrs. Lait: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what funds have been allocated in (a) the present financial year and (b) in 2000-01 for Her Majesty's Customs and Excise to purchase x-ray machines capable of screening articulated lorries and containers to assist in combating alcohol and tobacco smuggling. [92769]

Dawn Primarolo: No such funds have been allocated in the present financial year. Funding plans for 2000-01 have not yet been finalised.

Mrs. Lait: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the revenue value of detected alcohol and tobacco fraud and smuggling for each of the last three financial years from (a) sources within the EU, (b) sources outside the EU and (c) diversion fraud. [92765]

Dawn Primarolo: I regret that Customs do not hold records that differentiate between sources within and sources outside the EU.

The revenue value of smuggled tobacco and alcohol products detected by Customs for the last three financial years has been:

£ million

	1996-97	1997-98	1998-99
Smuggled	29	76	140
Diversion Fraud	No comparable figures	207	245

Mrs. Lait: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the target levels for the present financial year for the detection of alcohol and tobacco fraud and smuggling; and what progress has been made in achieving these target levels in the first three months of the current financial year. [92766]

Dawn Primarolo: Customs targets for the detection of alcohol and tobacco smuggling and fraud for the present financial year are:

to detect alcohol and tobacco fraud and smuggling to the revenue value of £307 million, and

to disrupt or dismantle 25 major excise smuggling organisations.

Data in respect of our performance against these targets during the first three months of the year (April-June) are still being collated and validated. However, the emerging results are encouraging and, if this pattern continues, Customs consider they are on course to achieve the targets by the end of 1999-2000.

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Mrs. Lait: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) fines, (b) charges and (c) convictions have resulted each year since 1 January 1990 from the (i) detection of fraud and (ii) detection of misdeclaration of goods on (1) cigarettes, (2) hand rolling tobacco, (3) cigars, (4) spirits, (5) cider, (6) fortified wines, (7) wine and (8) beer entering the United Kingdom. [92764]

Dawn Primarolo: I regret that central records are not kept in this format.

Excise Goods

Mrs. Lait: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what measures are (a) in place and (b) planned to prevent the purchase of non-duty paid excise goods through the internet. [92767]

Dawn Primarolo: HM Customs and Excise are aware of the risks from this form of smuggling. Staff at postal and courier depots have been alerted and Customs are looking separately at the wider issues involved.

Private Finance Initiative

Mr. Mitchell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list those proposals for private finance initiatives for each department of state made since 1 May 1997, stating for each the proposed (a) contribution from private finance and (b) date of commencement; and if he will list in each case whether the sums involved count against the ceilings for public investment set by the Treaty of Maastricht. [92771]

Mr. Milburn: (a) Table 1 gives the details underpinning Table B16 of 1999 FSBR covering PFI/PPP projects signed from 1 May 1997 to 1 April 1999. Under PFI, the public sector contracts for services not assets, and capital investment is only one of the activities undertaken by the private sector in order to supply these services. The figures in Table 1 therefore do not reflect the total value of these contracts, but do reflect Treasury estimates of capital expenditure by the private sector.

(b) Table 2 shows a list and start dates of those projects which the Treasury has been informed are operational.

Table 1: PFI/PPP projects signed since 1 May 1997(as at 1 April 1999)

	£ million
	Department for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
LB Islington (LA)	22
Kent IT (LA)	7
Harrow (IT) LA	1
Isle of Wight Waste Mgt (LA)	13
Kirklees Waste Mgt (LA)	33
LU Power	108
LU Prestige	222
Luton Airport Parkway	20
Brent Street Lighting (LA)	8
Hereford and Worcester Waste (LA)	57
NE Derbys Social Housing (LA) (0.4)	n/a
Berwick on Tweed Soc Housing (LA)	2
Lambeth Vehicles (LA)	10
Manchester Energy (LA)	4
Tower Hamlets HAT (LA)	23
Sheffield Offices (LA)	28
Total	558
Defence
AFPAA (IT)	150
DFTS	70
Army Mail	11
MSHATF	100
Hawk Simulator	10
Tidworth Water and Sewage	6
Joint Service College	68
Attack Helicopter Training	165
Yeovilton (Family Quarters)	8
RAF Lossiemouth (Family Quarters)	24
RAF Lyneham Sewage	5
RAF Mail	12
RAF Fylingdales (Power Station)	7
RAF Basic Training (Bulldog Replacement)	30
RAF Cosford/RAF Shawbury (Family Quarters)	13
Fire Fighting Training Unit	35
Total	714
Scotland
Mearnskirk Hospital (Geriatric Beds)	2
Dundee Hospital Energy Mgt System	3
Baldovie Waste/energy (LA)	43
HM Prison Kilmarnock	32
Dundee Teaching Hospital (Parking)	3
Highlands and Islands Airport	10
Hairmyres Hospital	68
Law Hospital	100
Highland Council (IT)	13
SCRA Integrated Info System	3
Falkirk (LA)	65
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary	180
Education IT (Moray Council)	6
Edinburgh 60 (Care of Elderly) Beds	2
Almond Valley Seafield Sewage	140
Cumnock Community Hospital	9
Inverness Psychiatric Unit	17
North Ayrshire College Kilwinning	9
Perth and Kinross Office Accommodation	15
West Lothian (Elderly) Beds	2
Other Scottish Health	10
Total	732
Department of Trade and Industry
National Physical Laboratory	82
High Performance Computing Project (IT)	17
ELGAR	26
RA Strategic Partnership	14
Total	139
Wales
Chepstow Community Hospital	8
A55	112
Total	120
Department for Social Security
Prime	350
Total	350
Home Office
Prisons Energy	36
Prisons Catering	5
2 Passport Agency Contracts	30
Wiltshire Police (LA)	3
Agecroft prison (Forest Bank)	55
Pucklechurch Prison	30
Rainsbrook (Onley) STC	5
Derby (Ilkeston) Police Station (LA)	4
Northumbria Police (LA)	2
Hassockfield (Medomsley) STC	10
Greater Manchester Fire Station (LA)	5
Thames Valley Police HQ (LA)	10
Derbyshire Police HQ	27
Mid Glamorgan Wales Probation (LA)	4
Total	226
Health
Carlisle	65
Dartford and Gravesham	94
Norfolk and Norwich	144
South Bucks	45
North Durham	61
Greenwich	84
Oxleas	18
Calderdale	65
Oxfordshire Mental Health Trust	9
Bromley Healthcare	118
South Manchester University Hospital	66
Mayday Healthcare	8
Black Country Mental Health	6
Barnet General Hospital (Wellhouse)	54
Surrey CC residental homes (LA)	29
LB Westminster residential (LA)	4
Worcester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust	85
Harrow Health (LA)	4
Bay Community NHS Trust	7
Eastern Regional Office Fulborn	10
Thames Gateway NHS Trust	6
Leeds Community and Mental Health NHS Trust	5
Hereford Hospitals NHS Trust	62
Total	1,049
Department for Further Education and Employment
Employment Service IT (IT)(ES)	116
University College London (HE)	28
Kings College London (HE)	142
University of Durham (HE)	0
Falmouth College of Arts (HE)	3
Hammersmith and West London College (FE)	2
Runshaw College (Adult Education) (FE)	2
Tynemouth College (FE)	0
Wyggeston and QE Sports Centre	2
Waltham Forest (LA)	1
Hull Primary School (LA)	2
Hillingdon School (LA)	18
Colfox School (LA)	15
Clarendon College (FE)	17
Dudley LEA (LA) IT	26
Portsmouth New School (LA)	12
Enfield New School (LA)	16
Lewisham Schools Catering (LA)	4
ES IT Partnership (IT) (ES)	6
South Thames College	3
Total	415
Inland Revenue
Longbenton	120
Edinburgh	10
Glasgow	10
Stockport	6
Bootle	12
Total	158
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
English Heritage/RCHME/HSIS	2
Total	2
Lord Chancellors Department (Including the Northern Ireland Court Service)
ARAMIS	30
Northern Ireland Courts	30
Total	60
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Berlin Embassy	17
2 small vehicle service contracts	3
Total	20
Northern Ireland Departments
PLANAPS IT System	1
Belfast Hospital Renal Unit	3
Royal Group of Hospitals Equipment	2
Contract Energy Services (Craigavon) (0.5)	0
Renal Dialysis Facilities (0.3)	0
Training and Employment	7
Clinical Waste Disposal	4
Laboratory IT System (0.8)	1
Accruals Accounting Payroll System IT	3
Kinnegar Sewage	13
Total	34
National Savings
IT System	100
Total	100
Serious Fraud Office
Document management IT	4
Total	4
Overall total	4,681

Note:

Local Government Figures-Projects shown are for additional Central Government revenue

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There are no ceilings for public investment set by the Treaty of Maastricht.

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Table 2: Operational PFI projects signed since 1 May 1997

Project name	Department	Start date
ES IT	DfEE/ES	May 1998
Agecroft Prison	Home Office	--
Hull Primary Schools	DfEE/LA	January 1999
Dudley Schools IT	DfEE/LA	January/February 1999
Lewisham Schools--catering contract	DfEE/LA	February 1999
Falmouth College of Arts--student housing	DfEE	September 1998
King's College London--UMDS	DfEE	July 1999
Stockport Accommodation	Inland Revenue	April 1999
Manchester Accommodation	Inland Revenue	August 1998
Edinburgh Accommodation	Inland Revenue	December 1998
Glasgow Accommodation	Inland Revenue	December 1998
PRIME	Department of Social Security	April 1998

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