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Mr. Dobson: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether a condition laid down in an existing planning consent would be superseded automatically by a permission given under the licensing regime proposed in the Licensing Bill before the House of Lords. [85565]
Dr. Howells: No. The planning and licensing regimes are entirely separate and one cannot supersede the other.
Mr. Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the total expenditure of (a) her Department and (b) its agencies was on official travelling in 200102. [84792]
Dr. Howells [holding answer 3 December 2002]: DCMS expenditure for travelling and subsistence for 20012002 was #752,860. In addition, expenditure by the Royal Parks Agency was #26,015.
Since 1999, the Government has published an annual list of all visits overseas undertaken by Cabinet Ministers costing #500 or more during each financial year. The Government has also published on an annual basis the cost of all Ministers' visits overseas. Details of travel undertaken during the period 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002 were published on 24 July 2002 (Official Report, columns 13741375W). The cost of Ministers' visits overseas for 200203 will be published as soon as possible after the end of the current financial year. Copies of the lists are available in the Libraries of both Houses.
All travel is undertaken fully in accordance with the rules set out in the Ministerial Code and Travel by Ministers, copies of which are available in the Libraries of both Houses.
Rob Marris: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the Government's policy is on (a) giving, (b) loaning and (c) underwriting funding for Wembley Stadium additional to that set out in the final report of the English National Stadium Review. [86272]
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Mr. Caborn: As my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State made clear in response to a question from her right hon. Friend the Member for Manchester, Gorton (Mr. Kaufman), following her statement on the National Stadium on 23 May, Official Report, column 406, there will be no further public money invested in the National Stadium project beyond that already announced; #120 million from the Sports Lottery Fund, #21 million from the London Development Agency and #20 million from
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this Department for non-stadium infrastructure. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport also set out in reply to a question from his hon. Friend the Member for Brent, North (Mr. Gardiner) on 19 March, Official Report, column 238W, that a further #7 million from his transport provision would be earmarked towards improvements to Wembley Park tube station which would be matched by a similar sum from the Mayor of London for the same purpose.
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Mr. O'Hara: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the projected volume of (a) sales and (b) tax revenue is from high strength lagers for the 12 months since the 2002 Budget. [85399]
John Healey: The information requested is not available. HM Customs and Excise do not project the volume of sales or revenue from any particular category of beer.
Mr. O'Hara: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the volume of (a) sales and (b) tax revenue was from high strength lagers in each year from 1988 to 2001. [85400]
John Healey: The information requested is not available. HM Customs and Excise does not record volumes or tax revenue for any particular category of beer. Figures are only available for the total of beer and cider. These are available in the HM Customs and Excise Beer and Cider Factsheet, a copy of which is available in the Library of the House.
The following table shows clearances and receipts of coolers and spirits as published in the Wine Factsheet and Spirits Factsheet respectively:
Year | Volume Xcoolers" thousand hectolitres of product | Volume spirits thousand hectolitres of pure alcohol | (12)Receipts (a) Xcoolers" # million | Receipts spirits # million |
---|---|---|---|---|
198889 | 21 | 992 | N/a | 1,576 |
198990 | 104 | 988 | N/a | 1,514 |
199091 | 188 | 987 | N/a | 1,703 |
199192 | 281 | 888 | 9 | 1,742 |
199293 | 434 | 863 | 15 | 1,661 |
199394 | 505 | 850 | 18 | 1,707 |
199495 | 553 | 887 | 20 | 1,776 |
199596 | 1,049 | 814 | 36 | 1,653 |
199697 | 1,696 | 823 | 65 | 1,593 |
199798 | 1,214 | 810 | 68 | 1,546 |
199899 | 1,287 | 840 | 75 | 1,643 |
19992000 | 2,028 | 926 | 122 | 1,904 |
200001 | 2,911 | 937 | 185 | 1,842 |
200102 | 3,823 | 978 | 236 | 1,919 |
(12) Before 199192 receipts for Xcoolers" were included with made-wine.
Mr. O'Hara: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the projected volume of (a) sales and (b) tax revenue is from (i) spirit-based alcoholic beverages and (ii) non-spirit based alcoholic beverages in the 12 months following the 2002 Budget. [85401]
John Healey: Not all of the information requested is available. Customs and Excise do not project the volume of 'sales'.
Information on projected total duty receipts from spirits can be found inTable B12 of the Pre-Budget Report, November 2002 (HM Treasury Cm 5664). The projection for 200203 is #2.2 billion.
Information on projected total duty from non-spirit based beverages is also in Table B12. The projection for 200203 for wine is #1.9 billion and beer and cider is #3.1 billion.
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Mr. O'Hara: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the volume of (a) sales and (b) tax revenue was from spirit-based (i) ready to drink and (ii) alcoholic beverages in each year from 1988 to 2001. [85402]
John Healey: The precise information requested is not available. Until Budget 2002 wine and spirit-based products with an alcohol content below 5.5 per cent. referred to in the hon. Member's question as Xready to drink", were dutied at the same rate and classified as made-wines. These products are also referred to as Xcoolers". Data on volumes of UK duty paid Xcoolers" and receipts can be found on page 1 of the HM Customs and Excise Wine factsheet, a copy of which is available in the Library of the House. The data includes volumes from wine and spirit-based Xcoolers".
Data on volumes of UK duty paid spirits and receipts can also be found on the factsheet. The figures do not include spirit-based Xcoolers"
Mr. Kirkwood: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people receive the child care tax credit in the Scottish Borders. [85699]
Dawn Primarolo: I refer the hon. Member to my answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Jarrow (Mr. Hepburn), on 16 January 2002, Official Report, column 293W.
Mr. Howard: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to table B11 of the Pre-Budget Report November 2002 (Cm 5664), on what basis he is forecasting a rise in corporation tax receipts as a proportion of GDP between 200203 and 200607. [85544]
Ruth Kelly [holding answer 5 December 2002]: Details on assumptions underlying the projection for corporation tax receipts are given in paragraphs B45 and B46 of the Pre-Budget Report.
Mr. Howard: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to Table B12 of the pre-Budget report November 2002 (Cm 5664), on what basis he is forecasting a further 7.2 per cent. rise in council tax receipts in 200304; and what measures he intends to take to achieve this rise. [85543]
Ruth Kelly [holding answer 5 December 2002]: The Government do not set a target for increases in council tax receipts. Council tax rates are a matter for local authorities to set in consultation with their electorates. In line with this the Government do not operate a system of crude and universal pre-announced capping. The Government's approach was laid out in a note to the Treasury Select Committee on 19 November 2002.
The 2002 Spending Review gave local government a substantial three year grant increase, amounting to an average real increase of 3.9 per cent. per annum. This should allow authorities to deliver high quality public services without excessive council tax increases.
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As in previous years the figure for council tax receipts presented in the pre-Budget report is for the United Kingdom as a whole; projections for future years are based on assumptions about changes in the council tax rate, the taxbase, the collection rate and council tax benefit payments.
Mr. Moore: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what percentage of full-time workers in (a) Scotland, (b) each of the unitary local authority areas in Scotland and (c) Great Britain earn less than (i) #302.12 per week, (ii) #277.24 per week, (iii) #203.85 per week and (iv) #155.39 per week in gross pay (A) including and (B) excluding overtime, in the categories (1) male manual, (2) male non-manual, (3) all male workers, (4) female manual, (5) female non-manual, (6) all female workers, (7) all manual, (8) non-manual and (9) all workers; [86276]
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Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from L. Cook to Mr. Michael Moore, dated 9 December 2002:
(13) Denotes the data has been suppressed in line with NES publication criteria.
Note:
Where an authority does not appear the data has been suppressed.
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