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Job Creation
Mr. Loughton: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many new jobs have been created in (a) metropolitan boroughs and (b) the rest of the UK since May 1997. [129111]
Miss Melanie Johnson [holding answer 4 July 2000]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Tim Loughton, dated 28 July 2000:
- As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question about jobs created in metropolitan boroughs and the rest of the UK since May 1997.
- Information is not available for job gains or losses. However, the Annual Employment Survey (AES) can provide the net change in the number of employee jobs between 1997 and 1998. The data collected from this survey is for Employee Jobs only. This means that other employment components are excluded (i.e. jobs in Self-employment, Government-supported trainees, and HM Forces). This information is shown in the attached table for metropolitan boroughs and the remainder of Great Britain. The AES does not collect Northern Ireland data.
- The AES sample is drawn from the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR). The 1998 survey comprised 65,000 enterprises, covering nearly half a million workplaces.
Source:
Annual Employment Survey (AES), ONS
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Electronic Data Systems
Mr. Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 28 June 2000, Official Report, column 541W, on Electronic Data Systems, if he will list for each Department the (a) contracts and (b) framework agreements held with EDS. [128919]
Mr. Timms [holding answer 4 July 2000]: The Treasury, including its agencies, have the following contracts with Electronic Data Systems (EDS):
- Treasury (Office of Government Commerce)
- "Framework contract": EDS is responsible for managing the Government Catalogue procurement scheme (GCat) for the supply of IT commodity products to public sector organisations.
- "Framework contract": Government Telecommunications Contracts service. EDS offers services covering all categories including mobile communications and electronic commerce.
- Inland Revenue
- IT Services Agreement. EDS is responsible for the provision of the full range of IT services across the Department except the procurement of desktop hardware and other office IT equipment. In addition, EDS provide Inland Revenue with Voice Telecommunications advice and EDS personnel use Inland Revenue contracts to purchase Voice Telecommunications equipment and services for the Department.
The contracts and framework arrangements held by other Government Departments with EDS are a matter for each individual Department.
Mr. Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list (a) the functions carried out by Electronic Data Systems for his Department and its agencies and (b) the total amount of annual taxation revenue to which contracts and framework agreements with Electronic Data Systems are relevant. [129250]
Mr. Timms [holding answer 6 July 2000]: The functions carried out by Electronic Data Systems (EDS) for HM Treasury and its agencies are as follows:
- Treasury (Office of Government Commerce)
- EDS is responsible for managing the Government Catalogue procurement scheme (GCat) for the supply of IT commodity products to public sector organisations. EDS also offers services under the Government Telecommunications Contracts (GTC) service.
- Inland Revenue
- EDS is responsible for the provision of the full range of IT services across the Department except the procurement of desktop hardware and other office IT equipment. In addition, EDS provide Inland Revenue with Voice Telecommunications advice and EDS personnel use Inland Revenue contracts to purchase Voice Telecommunications equipment and services for the Department.
- EDS supplies the IT infrastructure that is used for processing the Inland Revenue's collection of taxation revenue. Inland Revenue's net taxation receipts are published in "Financial Statistics" Table 2.1C, a publication of the Government Statistical Service.
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Mr. Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list all the benchmarking exercises on Government contracts with Electronic Data Systems; and if he will place copies of the results in the Library. [131906]
Mr. Timms [holding answer 21 July 2000]: Information in the form requested is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The Treasury's new Office of Government Commerce, which commenced operations on 1 April 2000, is giving a high priority to examining ways in which value for money from Government IT projects can be improved.
Pensions Provision
Mr. Matthew Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost to the Treasury of higher rate tax relief on contributions to personal pension plans and retirement annuity plans for the self-employed in each of the next five financial years; and if he will make a statement. [129825]
Miss Melanie Johnson [holding answer 10 July 2000]: I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy of my letter in the Library of the House.
Euro
Sir Teddy Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been spent to date by HM Government on the publication and distribution of information relating to the introduction of the euro; and what further spending is planned. [129449]
Miss Melanie Johnson [holding answer 10 July 2000]: Since 1998 the Treasury has spent £8.8 million on information to help UK firms understand the impact that the euro may have on their business and to provide them with practical advice.
The Treasury will continue to provide support to firms.
Mr. Matthew Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the progress of the UK retail financial sector in preparedness for membership of the euro; and if he will make a statement. [131587]
Miss Melanie Johnson [holding answer 20 July 2000]: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave him on 24 July 2000, Official Report, column 420W.
Capital Gains Indexation
Mr. Matthew Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the net revenue yield over the next five financial years of reintroducing a system of indexation of capital gains from 6 April 2001 and simultaneously abolishing taper relief from the same date; and if he will make a statement. [130274]
Dawn Primarolo [holding answer 13 July 2000]: The net revenue yield from reintroducing indexation and abolishing taper is estimated to be £400 million for the first year, most of which would be received in the following year. Estimates thereafter are highly dependent on assumed growth in asset values.
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