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Correspondence
Mr. Flook: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will answer the letter to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry of 14 July from the hon. Member for Taunton about Berry's Coaches that was passed to him on 30 July. [135879]
Customs and Excise (Explosives)
Mr. Tynan : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the role of HM Customs and Excise is in respect of monitoring cargoes of explosives, with particular reference to fireworks, entering the United Kingdom. [135643]
John Healey: As part of the Government's measures to tackle firework misuse, announced in October 2002 by my hon. Friend the Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Miss Melanie Johnson), then Minister for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Markets, Customs advise the Health and Safety Executive of commercial imports of fireworks which are of concern to HSE.
Customs enforce anti-smuggling controls against imports of illicit explosives and have powers to detain on behalf of Trading Standards officers any fireworks suspected of being unsafe.
Departmental Employees
Dr. Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer to which organisations members of the Treasury are seconded; and if he will make a statement. [135304]
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Ruth Kelly: The list of organisations to which Treasury officials are currently seconded is:
- 3i
AstraZeneca
Barclays
Barts and the London NHS Trust
BBC
Commission for Racial Equality
Church House
Civil Aviation Authority
Croydon council
European Banking Federation
European Commission
Ministry of Finance, France
Giving Campaign
International Monetary Fund
KPMG
London borough of Camden
Ministry of Finance, Japan
National Audit Office
National Electricity Code Administrator, Australia
New Zealand Treasury
OFCOM
Royal Bank of Scotland
Royal National Institute for the Deaf
South West Regional Development Agency
Statistics Commission
World Bank
UK Business Federation
Vegan Society.
Dr. Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of his Department's staff are employed outside London; and if he will make a statement. [135307]
Ruth Kelly: None at present, apart from those on secondments to other organisations or on loans to other Government Departments.
Fuel Duty
Mr. Weir: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was collected in fuel duty from (a) motorists and (b) road hauliers in (i) Scotland and (ii) the UK in each of the last five years. [136451]
John Healey: During the past five calendar years the Exchequer raised the following amounts of fuel duty revenue in the UK:
| Petrol | Diesel | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12.8 | 9.1 |
| 2001 | 13.0 | 8.8 |
| 2000 | 13.7 | 9.1 |
| 1999 | 13.6 | 8.6 |
| 1998 | 12.9 | 7.9 |
These figures are published in the Customs and Exercise Hydrocarbon Oils Bulletin, a copy of which is available on the UK trade Information website www.uktradeinfo.com.
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The method by which fuel duty revenue is collected does not distinguish between different fuel consumers or geographic areas.
Inland Revenue
Mr. Gray: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his answers of 15 October 2003, Official Report, column 141W, and 14 October 2003, Official Report, column 139W, what the average marginal cost incurred by the Inland Revenue was in dealing with each of the potential suppliers invited by them to participate in the market making exercise in support of Project ASPIRE until 10 May 2002; what activities gave rise to these marginal costs; and what costs were associated with meetings with individual suppliers. [136566]
Dawn Primarolo: The data requested is available only at disproportionate cost.
ISAs
Dr. Cable : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what change there has been in the number of ISA holders who are (a) standard rate taxpayers and (b) higher rate taxpayers since the introduction of ISAs; how many people in each category held PEPs; and if he will make a statement. [132874]
Ruth Kelly: The information is not available in the format requested. However, I refer the hon. Gentleman to table T9.7 of Inland Revenue Statistics. The latest version is on the Inland Revenue website: http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/stats/isa/03IR07.pdf.
Lung Cancer
Dr. Starkey: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the comparative death rates from lung cancer were in (a) the United Kingdom and (b) other EU member states and EU accession states in the last year for which figures are available. [136049]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Dr. Phyllis Starkey, dated 4 November 2003:
- As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question concerning lung cancer deaths rates in the United Kingdom, the EU and EU Accession states. (136049)
- The latest year for which comparative data are available is 1998, figures for which are shown in the attached table.
(18) Directly age-standardised to the World Standard Population.
(19) Not available
(20) 1996
(21) 1997
Source:
EU Member states: EUCAN database, Accession countries: WHO mortality database
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Income Distribution
Lembit Öpik: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of national income accrued to the (a) top and (b) bottom (i) 10 per cent. and (ii) 20 per cent. of the income distribution in Wales in each year since 1979. [136485]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl to Lembit Opik Esq, dated 4 November 2003:
- The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question about income distribution in Wales. I am replying in his absence. (136485)
- The information required to answer these questions is not readily to hand and will require extensive analysis. Unfortunately, we are unable to supply this in the time available. The necessary work is being carried out as a matter of urgency and we will provide the information subject to data availability and sample size limitations for regional data. We will send the completed answer to you as soon as it is available.
- In the meantime, please accept my apologies for this delay.
Simon Hughes: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of national income accrued to the (a) top and (b) bottom (i) 10 per cent. and (ii) 20 per cent. of the income distribution for each year since 1979 in London. [136525]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
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Letter from Colin Mowl to Simon Hughes, dated 4 November 2003:
- The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question about income distribution in London. I am replying in his absence. (136525)
- The information required to answer these questions is not readily to hand and will require extensive analysis. Unfortunately, we are unable to supply this in the time available. The necessary work is being carried out as a matter of urgency and we will provide the information subject to data availability and any sample size limitations for regional data. We will send the completed answer to you as soon as it is available.
- In the meantime, please accept my apologies for this delay.
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