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Macmillan Cancer Relief
Miss McIntosh: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received concerning the VAT on building costs paid by Macmillan Cancer Relief; and if he will take measures to support Macmillan Cancer Relief. [36913]
Mr. Boateng: The Government greatly appreciate the work of Macmillan Cancer Relief.
The Government have received a number of representations concerning the VAT implications of Macmillan Cancer Relief's building programme. Customs have recently had useful and constructive initial discussions with Macmillan, and are currently giving further consideration to the issues raised.
Tax Payments (Euros)
Dr. Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether UK residents can pay their tax bills in euros. [36714]
Ruth Kelly: The Inland Revenue accepts payment of tax bills in euros, in the same way as it accepts payment in other foreign currencies.
GDP Expenditure (Public Services)
Lynne Jones: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average proportion of gross domestic product spent on public services was during (a) 1975 to 1979, (b) 1980 to 1990, (c) 1990 to 1997 and (d) 1998 to 2001; and what his estimate is of the proportion of GDP that will be spent on public services between 2002 and 2006. [36601]
Mr. Andrew Smith: The proportions of gross domestic product accounted for by public spending, defined as Total Managed Expenditure (TME), for each financial year from 1970–71 to 2000–01 were published in the pre-Budget report (Cm5318), table B23. The equivalent projections for future years are set out in the table.
| TME as percentage of GDP | |
|---|---|
| 2001–02 | 39.5 |
| 2002–03 | 40.0 |
| 2003–04 | 40.4 |
| 2004–05 | 40.5 |
| 2005–06 | 40.5 |
| 2006–07 | 40.4 |
Rail Journeys
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the (a) percentage and number of rail journeys undertaken on first class tickets, (b) average cost of a first class journey by rail and (c) total cost of rail travel in each of the past four years broken down by grade of civil servant. [37502]
Ruth Kelly: In 2001, 1,057 first class rail tickets were purchased by the Treasury (43 per cent. of the total tickets purchased). The average cost of a first class journey in that year was £116. Total spending on rail tickets over the past three years is set out in the table. Information for 1998 is not available. No analysis by grade is available.
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| Spending (£) | |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 131,186 |
| 2000 | 156,524 |
| 2001 | 172,727 |
Terrorism
Mr. Ben Chapman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect on the retail sector of changes in the level of insurance premiums since 11 September 2001. [37262]
Ruth Kelly: The terms, conditions and price of insurance products change constantly in response to market conditions. I am not aware of any significant changes directly attributable to 11 September, except in the availability of insurance against terrorism risk.
Royal Mint
Mr. Cameron: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many euros have been produced by the Royal Mint; and if he will make a statement. [37085]
Ruth Kelly: The Royal Mint has supplied euro blanks, mainly copper plated steel 1c, 2c and 5c blanks, to nine of the first wave countries. Most of the individual contracts are confidential but the total blanks supplied exceeds 11,000 tonnes.
Household Incomes/Consumption
Pete Wishart: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was (a) household income and (b) individual consumption expenditure in total and as a percentage of the UK total; and what the annual percentage change was in each of the last five years in each nation and region of the UK. [37564]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Peter Wishart, dated 25 February 2002:
- As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question on estimates of household income and individual consumption expenditure in the countries and regions of the United Kingdom. (37564)
- The latest data available are for the year 1999, and were published as an ONS News Release on 26 July 2001. These data are presented in the attached tables.
- The ONS is currently compiling estimates for data up to the year 2000 for sub-national household income. We plan to publish these estimates later in the spring. It is planned that estimates for sub-national individual consumption expenditure for the same period will be published in the summer.
- The publication referred to in this answer is available in the House of Commons Library and on the web at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/ regionalaccounts.
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| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom(107) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| North East | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| North West | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 |
| Yorkshire and Humber | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
| East Midlands | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| West Midlands | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| East | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.2 |
| London | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 14.9 |
| South East | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.5 |
| South West | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Wales | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| Scotland | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| Northern Ireland | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom(107) | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| North East | 4.8 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| North West | 5.0 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Yorkshire and Humber | 4.9 | 7.2 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 6.0 |
| East Midlands | 5.1 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| West Midlands | 6.8 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
| East | 5.6 | 6.0 | 8.9 | 7.1 | 6.4 |
| London | 6.0 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 5.0 |
| South East | 5.9 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 6.2 |
| South West | 7.2 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
| Wales | 6.5 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
| Scotland | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| Northern Ireland | 6.7 | 4.0 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 |
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999(106) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom(107) | 454,934 | 486,226 | 517,909 | 551,823 | 586,906 |
| North East | 18,241 | 19,272 | 20,150 | 20,998 | 20,659 |
| North West | 50,717 | 53,864 | 57,489 | 59,774 | 64,133 |
| Yorkshire and Humber | 36,798 | 39,108 | 41,255 | 44,248 | 44,956 |
| East Midlands | 31,245 | 32,865 | 34,787 | 36,261 | 37,961 |
| West Midlands | 39,106 | 40,993 | 43,309 | 46,107 | 49,416 |
| East | 41,554 | 44,989 | 47,712 | 52,258 | 54,607 |
| London | 63,080 | 66,893 | 72,873 | 80,737 | 89,241 |
| South East | 68,110 | 73,585 | 78,921 | 85,207 | 92,024 |
| South West | 35,717 | 38,979 | 41,784 | 43,887 | 47,384 |
| Wales | 20,443 | 22,578 | 23,553 | 23,716 | 24,103 |
| Scotland | 38,787 | 41,129 | 43,556 | 45,520 | 48,421 |
| Northern Ireland | 11,192 | 11,977 | 12,521 | 13,109 | 14,009 |
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| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom(107) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| North East | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| North West | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 10.9 |
| Yorkshire and Humber | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.7 |
| East Midlands | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| West Midlands | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| East | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.3 |
| London | 13.9 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 15.2 |
| South East | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.7 |
| South West | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
| Wales | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Scotland | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Northern Ireland | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom(107) | 4.7 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| North East | 4.3 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | -1.6 |
| North West | 3.6 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 7.3 |
| Yorkshire and Humber | 3.4 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 1.6 |
| East Midlands | 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| West Midlands | 6.6 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 7.2 |
| East | 7.9 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 9.5 | 4.5 |
| London | 3.0 | 6.0 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| South East | 4.0 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| South West | 5.8 | 9.1 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 8.0 |
| Wales | 6.8 | 10.5 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Scotland | 2.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 4.5 | 6.4 |
| Northern Ireland | 5.9 | 7.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 6.9 |
(106) Provisional
(107) Components may not sum to totals as a result of rounding
(108) Parts of the UK economic territory that can not be attached to any particular region
Source:
Regional Accounts 2001 Part 2 Regional Household Income and ICE
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