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Taxation

Norman Baker: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the estimated annual loss to the Exchequer arising from (a) tax avoidance and (b) tax evasion in offshore jurisdictions. [49296]

Dawn Primarolo [holding answer 15 April 2002]: I regret that this information is not available.

Parliamentary Questions

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost was to his Department of answering written parliamentary questions in 2001; and how that cost was calculated. [49105]

Mr. Boateng: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer the President of the Council and Leader of the House gave him on 17 April 2002, Official Report, column 929W.

Press Conferences

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 4 March 2002, Official Report, column 10W, on departmental events, if he will list the press conferences which have taken place on departmental premises in each of the last five years; and what was the purpose of each of them. [50547]

Ruth Kelly: Information in the format required could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Offshore Investments

Norman Baker: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the estimated total of UK assets invested in offshore jurisdictions. [49295]

Dawn Primarolo [holding answer 15 April 2002]: I regret that this information is not available.

Wanless Report

Mr. Flight: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he received the final Wanless report. [50664]

Mr. Andrew Smith: Derek Wanless formally submitted his final report to the Chancellor on 15 April. The report was published this morning.

Annuities

Paddy Tipping: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many responses he has received to his consultative document "Modernising Annuities"; and if he will list those who responded and place copies of the responses in the Library. [50021]

Ruth Kelly: The number received up to 12 April was 615. Responses are still arriving. The list of respondents and copies of the responses will be placed in the Library in due course.

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Structural Funds

Mr. Llwyd: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what (a) discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues and (b) representations he has received from the National Assembly for Wales, regarding securing (i) the full amount of European Structural Funds for the National Assembly for Wales above the Welsh block grant and (ii) full public match funding for the projects over and above the Barnett formula during the period of the next Comprehensive Spending Review. [49813]

Mr. Andrew Smith: Treasury Ministers hold discussions with their ministerial colleagues on a variety of matters, and receive representations from the National Assembly for Wales on a range of issues. Funding decisions taken in this year's spending review will be announced in due course.

Westfield Shopping Centre Company

Mrs. May: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations his Department has received from the Westfield shopping centre company since 1997. [48809]

Mr. Andrew Smith: HM Treasury can find no trace of any representations from Westfield shopping centre company since 1997.

Non-domicile Status

Matthew Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have been granted non-domicile status by the Inland Revenue in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [38259]

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment he has made of the impact on jobs in the City of London of a change in the taxation arrangements of those who reside in the United Kingdom but who are domiciled overseas; [49472]

Norman Baker: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the potential effect on inward investment were the UK to cease to grant non-domicile status to UK taxpayers; and what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) reviewed in respect of this matter; [49291]

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Dawn Primarolo [holding answers 15 April 2002]: We announced today as part of my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget statement that we are reviewing the residence and domicile rules as they affect tax liabilities of individuals. I refer to Chapter 5 of the Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report 2002, paragraph 5.83.

Inland Revenue

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if the target for the percentage of days on which all cheques of £100,000 or more are banked on the day of receipt by the Accounts Offices of the Inland Revenue was met in 2000–01; [49049]

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Dawn Primarolo: Information on PSA performance and against targets generally is set out in the Inland Revenue Annual Reports 1999–2000 (Cm 5029) and 2000–01 (Cm 5304). Information on progress against PSA targets in 2001–02 will be published in the Revenue's forthcoming spring Departmental report. Full details of performance in 2001–02 will be contained in the Revenue annual report which will be published later this year.


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