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Landfill Tax

Mr. Loughton: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the proceeds have been from the landfill tax in each of the last five financial years; how much of this has gone to (a) the Exchequer and (b) community projects; and what figures are estimated for the current year. [123481]

Mr. Timms: Total landfill tax receipts net of credits claimed in respect of contributions to environmental bodies, for each financial year since the introduction of the tax on 1 October 1996, are as follows.

£ million

Year	Total receipts
1996-97	112.8
1997-98	360.7
1998-99	333.1
1999-2000(1)	439

(1) Provisional

The revenue raised from landfill tax is general Government revenue not earmarked for particular purposes. However, funding is available through the Landfill Tax Environmental Bodies Credit Scheme to support projects which achieve lasting community and environmental benefits and advance more sustainable waste management practices. Under the scheme, landfill site operators who are registered for landfill tax may claim tax credits to the value of 90 per cent. of any contribution they make to an approved environmental body, subject to an overall cap of 20 per cent. of their annual tax liability, in each 'contribution year'.Total credits claimed in respect of contributions to the scheme, for each financial year since the introduction of the tax are as follows.

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£ million

Year	Total credits
1996-97	0.1
1997-98	67.0
1998-99	68.8
1999-2000(1)	89

(1) Provisional

Mr. Loughton: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the independent environmental trusts which have benefited the proceeds of the landfill tax in each of the last five years in each local authority area in England and Wales. [123482]

Mr. Timms: Information about which environmental bodies have received contributions under the Landfill Tax Environmental Bodies Credit Scheme is a matter for the Regulator for the scheme, ENTRUST. I have therefore asked them to provide such data as they hold and will place a copy of their response in the Library.

Road Fuel Tax

Mr. Loughton: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue has been raised from (a) tax and (b) VAT on road fuels in each of the last five financial years. [123479]

Mr. Timms: The amount of excise duty raised on road fuels for the last five years is published in Table K2 of "HM Customs and Excise Annual Report 1998-1999". The estimated amount of VAT raised on road fuels can be calculated from the amount of household expenditure on petrol and derv. This is shown in Table 6.1 of "Consumer Trends", published by the Office for National Statistics.

EU Contributions

Sir Teddy Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the impact of the fall in the value of the euro on the cost of the UK's contributions to the EU; and if he will make a statement. [123272]

Miss Melanie Johnson: In the long term the UK's gross contributions, in sterling and before abatement, remain largely unaffected by exchange rate movements.

Sub-post Offices

Dr. Lynne Jones: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list documents and publications produced by the Treasury, Bank of England and associated public bodies that are available at sub-post offices. [121629]

Miss Melanie Johnson: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given to her by the Minister for Competitiveness on 15 May 2000, Official Report, column 23W.

Premium Bond Prizes

Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the number and value of unclaimed premium bond prizes for the last 12 months for which figures are available. [122328]

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Miss Melanie Johnson: The number and value of unclaimed Premium Bond prizes each month from May 1999 to April 2000 is as follows:

Month	Number	Value (£)
May 1999	2,476	157,200
June 1999	2,484	156,600
July 1999	2,474	158,000
August 1999	2,571	167,400
September 1999	2,502	160,850
October 1999	2,478	174,850
November 1999	2,495	171,700
December 1999	2,560	181,270
January 2000	2,508	173,900
February 2000	2,608	181,450
March 2000	2,594	193,900
April 2000	2,648	194,850

NORTHERN IRELAND

Biodiversity

Mr. Opik: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of the Northern Ireland Structural Funds Plan 2000-06 will be allocated to nature conservation projects; how much of this will be allocated to (a) projects relating to the Draft Northern Ireland Biodiversity Strategy and (b) the protection and restoration of Northern Ireland's Natura 2000 network; and if he will make a statement. [122097]

Mr. Ingram: Negotiations on the Northern Ireland Structural Funds 2000-06 and the Community Support Framework are ongoing with the European Commission and allocations to specific areas of spend will not be known until Programme Complements have been determined by the yet-to-be-appointed Monitoring Committees. The information requested is therefore not available.

Consideration is being given to including in the Structural Funds Plan measures for environmental enhancement which could embrace projects to benefit both biodiversity and Northern Ireland's Natura 2000 network.

Saville Inquiry

Mr. William Ross: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what were the total sums spent in each financial year, up to 30 April in the current year, on the Saville Inquiry into the events in Londonderry on 30 January 1972, broken down into (a) salaries of staff, (b) travel and subsistence, (c) accommodation, (d) hearing and witness costs, (e) fees to solicitors representing those killed and others, (f) fees to barristers representing those killed and others, (g) IT and communications and (h) miscellaneous, including general office expenditure. [121359]

Mr. Ingram: Expenditure on the Bloody Sunday Inquiry is summarised in the table, broken down into the subheadings requested. Figures are currently available only up to the end of the financial year (31 March 2000) and not the end of April as requested. The figures for moneys paid to solicitors and barristers cannot readily be

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provided separately, nor can the payments for their professional services be readily separated from other expenses. However, these amounts have been split

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between payments to lawyers representing the families and payments to other lawyers, including Counsel to the Inquiry.

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£

	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000	Total
Salaries	5,479	581,605	900,061	1,487,145
Travel and Subsistence	10,436	155,892	182,768	349,096
Accommodation	101,955	526,568	851,165	1,479,688
Hearing and Witness Costs	0	268,532	613,969	882,501
Payments to lawyers representing families of the dead and wounded	0	432,319	2,429,490	2,861,809
Payments to other lawyers, including Counsel to the Inquiry	0	3,555,268	5,852,692	9,407,960
IT and communications	0	1,078,586	1,511,023	2,589,609
Miscellaneous, including general office expenditure	2,505	45,238	239,591	287,334
Grand total	120,375	6,644,008	12,580,759	19,345,142

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Civil Servants

Dr. David Clark: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the average percentage increase in salaries of non-industrial civil servants, excluding members of the senior Civil Service, in his Department for 1999-2000; and to what extent the pay awards were staged. [121655]

Mr. Mandelson: The headline pay settlement for 1999-2000 in the Northern Ireland Office was 2.5 per cent. on the pay bill and, with the additional funds from staff turnover, staff in post received performance-related increases averaging 3.62 per cent. The increases were not staged.

Shipbuilding

Mr. Sarwar: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent measures he has taken to support the shipbuilding industry in Belfast. [122772]

Mr. Ingram: Following the recent announcement by Harland and Wolff of a conditional order for up to six Roll on/Roll off passenger vessels, the Company and the Government remain in close contact on a number of detailed matters arising from that business. The Government will continue to assist Harland and Wolff in whatever way they can to safeguard employment and skills at the Belfast shipyard and to help it seek out profitable new work there. Ministers and Departments in Northern Ireland have, in recent weeks, had a series of meetings with the company, trades unions and others to discuss current shipbuilding issues and the way ahead for the shipyard. That important work will continue.

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