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Business Taxes
Mr. Sayeed: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the changes in business taxes since May 1997. [117343]
Mr. Timms: This information is in the Financial Statement and Budget Reports, which can be found in the House of Commons Library.
Illegal Drugs
Mr. Singh:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many operations were carried out by officers of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise concerning heroin imported from Pakistan in controlled deliveries; and how much heroin was imported in respect of each operation, in each year between 1 January 1990 and 1 January 2000; [117321]
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Dawn Primarolo:
It is not Customs policy to release information of this type which could compromise a key operational technique.
Mr. Welsh:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the percentage increase in road fuel duty announced in the Budget, in relation to the rate of inflation; and if he will make a statement. [117576]
Mr. Timms:
Nil. The main fuel duties were indexed in line with inflation. The methodology is set out in Appendix A1 in the Financial Statement and Budget Report.
Mr. Gerald Howarth:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many households with children there were in (a) 1970, (b) 1980 and (c) 1999 where (i) both parents were married and the children were born to those parents and (ii) stepchildren formed part of the households. [117536]
Miss Melanie Johnson:
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Gerald Howarth, dated 5 April 2000:
Mr. Gerald Howarth:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the number of households with children where the parents are not married and are cohabiting. [117529]
Miss Melanie Johnson:
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Gerald Howarth, dated 5 April 2000:
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Mr. Gerald Howarth:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many single mothers with dependent children in (a) 1970, (b) 1980 and (c) 1999 were (i) widows and (ii) divorcees. [117537]
Miss Melanie Johnson:
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
(2) how many operations involving controlled imports of illegal drugs by officers of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise there were in (a) each year between 1 January 1990 and 1 January 2000 broken down by quantities and types of illegal drugs and (b) between 1 January 1997 and 1 January 1998, involving heroin imported from Pakistan and if he will specify the quantities. [117345]
The Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been asked to reply to your recent question on how many households were (a) both parents are married and the children were born to those parents and (b) stepchildren formed part of the household. I am replying in the Director's absence.
The estimated number of married couples with only natural dependent children was around 5 million in Great Britain in 1991. There were about 500 thousand families, which included at least one dependent stepchild living in them in Great Britain in 1991. (There are no other official estimates of the numbers of these married couples and stepfamilies).
The Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been asked to reply to your recent question on an estimate of the number of households with children where parents are not married and are cohabiting. I am replying in the Director's absence.
The estimated number of households containing cohabiting couples with dependent children was 750 thousand in Great Britain in 1999.
Source:
1999 Spring Quarter Labour Force Survey
| 1971 | 1981 | 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Divorced lone mothers | 120 | 320 | 460 |
| Widowed lone mothers | 120 | 120 | 60 |
Mr. Gerald Howarth: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) single parent and (b) single mother households there were in (i) 1970, (ii) 1980 and (iii) 1999. [117546]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
| 1971 | 1981 | 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone parents | 570 | 900 | 1,700 |
| Lone mothers | 500 | 800 | 1,500 |
Mr. Gerald Howarth: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate for (a) 1970, (b) 1980 and (c) 1999 how many dependent children lived in households where the parents were not married and were cohabiting. [117535]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Gerald Howarth, dated 5 April 2000:
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Mr. Ian Bruce:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what effect 3COM's announcement that they are to quit the high-end networking market will have on his Department and the Inland Revenue's existing and planned computer systems. [R] [117621]
Mr. Timms
[holding answer 4 April 2000]: The Office of Government Commerce and the Debt Management Office have purchased 3COM components through standard procurement channels. In the event of their failure alternatives from other suppliers are readily available. Neither the rest of the Treasury nor the Inland Revenue use high-end networking equipment from 3COM, and so their departure from this market will have no effect upon existing computer systems, or those that are being planned.
Mr. Loughton:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much of the revenue from rises in the rate of landfill tax announced since May 1997 will go to (i) the Exchequer and (ii) local environmental causes. [117762]
Mr. Timms
[holding answer 4 April 2000]: The standard rate of tax, which applies to active waste, rose from £7 to £10 per tonne on 1 April 1999 and by a further £1 per tonne to £11 per tonne from 1 April 2000. Figures are not yet available for 1999-2000, but for the calendar year 1999 there was an increase in revenue for the Exchequer of £67 million. In the same period there was an increase of £20 million in tax credits claimed in respect of contributions made by operators to environmental projects.
Mr. Loughton:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what plans he has to hypothecate the revenue from landfill tax to environmental protection measures. [117712]
Mr. Timms
[holding answer 4 April 2000]: I have no such plans. Revenues from the landfill tax contribute to Government spending on their priorities.
Mr. Willetts:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer further to Table 4.2 of the Red Book, HC346 p. 79, how many families experienced marginal deduction rates of (a) 55 per cent., (b) 50 per cent., (c) 45 per cent. and (d) 40 per cent. or more (i) before the 1998 Budget and (ii) after the 2000 Budget. [116853]
Dawn Primarolo:
[holding answer 4 April 2000]: The available information is contained in the table. It illustrates the combined effect of tax and benefit reforms in the last three Budgets. These will reduce the number of households facing marginal deduction rates of over 70 per cent. by two thirds, significantly relieving the poverty trap.
The post Budget 2000 figures take into account all announced measures to be implemented by 2001-02, including the introduction of the Children's Tax Credit.
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The Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been asked to reply to your recent question on the estimate for how many dependant children lived in households where the parents were not married and were cohabiting in (a) 1970, (b) 1980 and (c) 1999. I am replying in the Director's absence.
The estimated numbers of dependent children living in cohabiting couple families in Great Britain were (in thousands):
1989: 780
1996: 1,100
1999: 1,200.
| Marginal deduction rate (10) | Before Budget 1998 (10) | After Budget 2000 (10) |
|---|---|---|
| 100 per cent. or more | 5,000 | 0 |
| 90 per cent. or more | 130,000 | 30,000 |
| 80 per cent. or more | 300,000 | 210,000 |
| 70 per cent. or more | 740,000 | 250,000 |
| 60 per cent. or more | 760,000 | 950,000 |
| 55 per cent. or more | 760,000 | 1,100,000 |
| 50 per cent. or more | 760,000 | 1,100,000 |
| 45 per cent. or more | 780,000 | 1,130,000 |
| 40 per cent. or more | 800,000 | 1,150,000 |
(10) Figures are for working households in receipt of income-related benefits or the WFTC where at least one person works 16 hours or more. The before and after figures are based on 1997-98 and 1999-2000 estimated caseload and take-up rates.
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