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Inland Revenue
Mr. Welsh: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many buildings the Inland Revenue (a) owned and (b) rented in (i) Scotland and (ii) the United Kingdom in
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(A) 1998-99 and (B) 1999-2000; and what was the insurance expenditure to cover buildings and employees in those years. [155310]
Dawn Primarolo: The information is as follows:
| 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freehold | Leaseholds | Freehold | Leaseholds | |
| Scotland | 16 | 27 | 16 | 28 |
| United Kingdom | 117 | 360 | 117 | 371 |
Government policy is to self-insure.
Mr. Welsh: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the number of Inland Revenue employees by UK region, indicating the wage cost (a) in total and (b) by region for 1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-01 and separately identifying the costs of London allowances and weighting. [155307]
Dawn Primarolo: For the staff numbers, I refer the hon. Gentleman to the Cabinet Office publications Civil Service Statistics 1998 and 1999 and the Cabinet Office news release of 29 November 2000. The cost of wages by UK region is not available.
Customs Staff
Mr. Baker: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer to how many HM Customs staff who left in 2000 compulsory Early Severance Terms under the pre-1987 agreement applied. [155566]
Dawn Primarolo: Six people left HM Customs and Excise in 2000 on Compulsory Early Severance terms with reserved rights under the pre-1987 agreement.
Guaranteed Annuities
Mr. Cousins: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what date in 1998 his Department received the report of the Government Actuary's Department into life offices' exposure to guaranteed annuities options. [154807]
Miss Melanie Johnson [holding answer 22 March 2001]: I understand that the Government Actuary's Department sent a report on reserving for annuity guarantees to HM Treasury in September 1998.
Vehicle Repairs (VAT)
Mr. Stevenson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what factors underlie the decision to exempt motor vehicle repair shops owned by insurance companies from VAT on labour costs. [155142]
Dawn Primarolo: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Mrs. Lawrence) on 25 January 2000, Official Report, column 210W.
Local Government Finance
Mr. Chope: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many appeals have been received to alter the valuation of business premises in the rating list which came into effect on 1 April 2000; and how many are still outstanding. [155039]
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Dawn Primarolo: Information concerning the number of appeals received will be given in the Valuation Office Agency's Annual Report and Accounts, to be published later in the year.
Mr. Chope: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Valuation Office staff are engaged in the programme of deciding proposals to alter the 2000 rating list. [155037]
Dawn Primarolo: A precise breakdown of the number of staff involved is not available.
Parliamentary Questions
Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will answer the question from the hon. Member for Hertsmere, Reference Number 150049, regarding national insurance contributions, tabled for answer on 12 February. [152744]
Dawn Primarolo: I have done so today.
Mr. Tyrie: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) when he will reply to the parliamentary question tabled by the hon. Member for Chichester on 30 January, reference 148435, on Treasury staff costs; [154279]
- (2) when he will reply to the question tabled by the hon. Member for Chichester on 6 February (ref. 148435). [154671]
Dawn Primarolo [holding answer 20 March 2001]: I have done so today.
Office for National Statistics
Mr. Welsh: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many employees of the Office for National Statistics there were broken down by UK region, indicating the wage bill (a) in total and (b) by region for (i) 1998-99 and (ii) 1999-2000 and separately identifying the costs of London allowances and weighting. [155311]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Andrew Welsh, dated 26 March 2001:
- As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question about the number of employees in the Office for National Statistics Office (ONS) in total and by region. (155311)
- The ONS employed 3,384 staff in 1998/99 and 3,449 staff in 1999/00. The breakdown by region and salary cost is shown in the table below.
| 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Employee headcount | Pay bill (£000) | Employee headcount | Pay bill (£000) |
| London | 914 | 23,742 | 890 | 24,242 |
| Newport | 898 | 16,575 | 974 | 17,398 |
| Runcorn | 143 | 2,461 | 156 | 2,619 |
| Southport | 634 | 9,051 | 644 | 9,161 |
| Titchfield | 795 | 15,279 | 785 | 15,696 |
| Total | 3,384 | 67,108 | 3,449 | 69,116 |
London Weighting was abolished for new entrants in 1994 and existing staff retained it as an allowance until 1997, when it was consolidated into the London pay scale.
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Unemployment Statistics (London)
Ms Harman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many children in families with no one in work (a) there were in 1996 and (b) there are in 2001 in each London borough. [155008]
Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Ms Harriet Harman, dated 26 March 2001:
- As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question about children from families where no one is in work in each London Borough. (155008).
- The Labour Force Survey (LFS) provides information on the number of dependent children in families where neither parent is in work. The table gives this information for London Boroughs for autumn (September-November) 2000. Estimates are not available by Borough for 1996.
| Thousand | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2000 | |
| Greater London | 442 | 419 |
| Inner London | 237 | 222 |
| Outer London | 205 | 196 |
| City of London | (2)-- | (3)-- |
| Barking and Dagenham | (2)-- | 12 |
| Barnet | (2)-- | 11 |
| Bexley | (2)-- | (3)-- |
| Brent | (2)-- | 11 |
| Bromley | (2)-- | (3)-- |
| Camden | (2)-- | 13 |
| Croydon | (2)-- | 12 |
| Ealing | (2)-- | 17 |
| Enfield | (2)-- | 19 |
| Greenwich | (2)-- | 15 |
| Hackney | (2)-- | 21 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | (2)-- | (3)-- |
| Haringey | (2)-- | 23 |
| Harrow | (2)-- | (3)-- |
| Havering | (2)-- | (3)-- |
| Hillingdon | (2)-- | 11 |
| Hounslow | (2)-- | (3)-- |
| Islington | (2)-- | 20 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | (2)-- | (3)-- |
| Kingston upon Thames | (2)-- | (3)-- |
| Lambeth | (2)-- | 12 |
| Lewisham | (2)-- | 16 |
| Merton | (2)-- | (3)-- |
| Newham | (2)-- | 38 |
| Redbridge | (2)-- | 19 |
| Richmond upon Thames | (2)-- | (3)-- |
| Southwark | (2)-- | 27 |
| Sutton | (2)-- | (3)-- |
| Tower Hamlets | (2)-- | 26 |
| Waltham Forest | (2)-- | 12 |
| Wandsworth | (2)-- | (3)-- |
| Westminster | (2)-- | (3)-- |
(1) Children aged under 16, and those aged 16-18 in full-time education
(2) Figure not available
(3) Figure too small for reliable estimate
Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey
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