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Departmental Buildings/Costs
Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list London buildings occupied by (a) Her Majesty's Treasury, (b) Customs and Excise, (c) the Inland Revenue and (d) other Treasury agencies and non-departmental public bodies; what the estimated value of each publicly owned building is; and if he will make a statement. [156761]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested relating to buildings in London postal districts is given as follows:
- (a) Her Majesty's Treasury
- 1 Horse Guards Road, SW1
- (b) Customs and Excise
- 3 Griffin House, W6
- London City Airport, E16
- Berkeley House, N3
- Jubilee House, E15
- Portline House, E16
- Thomas Paine House, EC1
- Custom House, EC3
- GSS Garage, SE1
- Water Tower, SE18
- Parcelforce LDC, E16
- Dorset House, SE1
- Unit 2 Thames Road Industrial Estate, E16
- Towergate Car Park Pope Street, SE1
- Towergate 163 Tower Bridge Road, SE1
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- Stratford Lift, E15
- Mount Pleasant Postal Depot, EC1
- Waterloo Terminal, SE1
- Willesden EPU, NW10
- Olympia Passenger Terminal
- Enterprise House, SE1
- New King's Beam House, SE1
- Swan Lane Car Park
- Stratford Car Park, E15
- (c) Inland Revenue
- Capitol House, N21
- Jubilee House, E15
- Euston Tower, NW1
- Clifton House, NW1
- New Century House, WC1
- Lyndhurst House, NW7
- Conquest House, WC1
- Colindale Station House, NW9
- Gateway House, N3
- Collingwood Business Centre, N19
- Surrey House, SE1
- Heron House, SE23
- Woolwich Crown Building, SE18
- Meridian House, SE10
- Lancaster House, SE1
- Radnor House, SW16
- Government Building, W3
- 19–29 Woburn Place,WC1
- Charles House, W14
- Solar House, SW20
- 11 Belgrave Road, SW1
- Melbourne House, WC2
- Somerset House, WC2
- Bush House, SW Wing
- Duchy House, WC2
- 22 Kingsway, WC2
- Bush House, NW Wing WC2
- Angel Court, SE1
- Haymarket House, SW1
- City Gate House, EC2
- Ibex House, EC3
- Empire House, E15
- 6–10 Church Hill, E17
- Britannia House, SE1
- International House, W5
- 31 High Street, W5
- Waterford House, SW6
- Candy House, W5
- Tavis House, WC1
- Dansom House, E17
- 31 Scarborough Street, E1
- Steel House, SW12
- Tresco House, NW1
- Victory House, WC2
- 53 Parliament Street, SW1
- Clifton House, NW1
- 10 Great George Street, SW1
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- (d) Other Treasury Agencies/Bodies
- Eastcheap Court, EC3
- Finlaison House, EC4
- 1 Horse Guards Road, SW1
- Charles House, W14
- Trevelyan House, SW1
- New Court, WC2
- Cityside, E1
- Chase House, E14
- 1 Francis Grove, SW19
- Lincoln House, SE1
- Wingate House, W1
- 1 Drummond Gate, SW1
- 1 Myddleton Street, EC1
The only London building publicly owned and wholly occupied by my Departments is the Treasury building at 1 Horse Guards Road, which has an estimated value of £71.6 million. Other buildings are privately owned, or where forming part of the Government estate, are occupied by my departments on a shared, minor occupancy basis.
Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his latest estimate is of Her Majesty's Treasury core departmental annual running costs for each year from 1996–97 to 2005–06; and if he will make a statement. [156755]
Ruth Kelly: Details of the Department's gross administrative expenditure for 1998–99 to 2005–06 are contained in Table 5.1 of Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2003 (Cm 5901). The figures are on a resource basis. Figures for 1996–97 to 2001–02 were published in Table 5.5 of Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2000–01 (Cm 4601) but these are on a cash basis.
Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the cost of running (a) the Inland Revenue and (b) Customs and Excise in each year from 1996–97 to 2005–06; and if he will make a statement. [156759]
Ruth Kelly: Details of the Departments' gross administrative expenditure for 1998–99 to 2005–06 are contained in Table 5.1 of Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2003 (Cm 5901). The figures are on a resource basis. Figures for 1996–97 to 2001–02 were published in Table 5.5 of Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2000–01 (Cm 4601) but these are on a cash basis.
Copies of Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses are in the Library of the House and are on HM Treasury's public website (www.hm-treasury.x.gsi.gov.uk).
Economic Activity (Northampton)
Mr. Tony Clarke: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the economic activity rate in the Northampton South constituency was in (a) 2002–03 and (b) 1996–97. [157008]
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Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Tony Clarke, dated 2 March 2004:
- The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the economic activity rate in the Northampton South constituency. I am replying in his absence. (157008)
- The table below shows the working age economic activity rates for the Northampton South constituency, covering the twelve-month periods ending February 1997 and February 2002. Information for 2002/03 is not yet available.
| 12 month period ending February each year | Rates |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 85.5 |
| 2002 | 84.4 |
(5) Economically active as a percentage of men aged 16–64 and women aged 16–59.
As with any statistical sample survey, estimates from the Labour Force Survey are subject to sampling variability.
Employment Statistics
Mr. Spring: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) by what rate employment grew on average annually in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) the Republic of Ireland, (c) Denmark, (d) Sweden, (e) Finland, (f) Germany, (h) the Netherlands, (i) Belgium, (k) Luxembourg, (l) France, (m) Spain, (n) Portugal, (o) Italy, (p) Austria, (q) Greece, (r) the area now forming the euro-12, (s) the EU 15 and (t) the United States since (i) 1992 and (ii) 1997; [157180]
- (2) by what rate employment grew in each year since 1992 in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) the Republic of Ireland, (c) Denmark, (d) Sweden, (e) Finland, (f) Germany, (h) the Netherlands, (i) Belgium, (k) Luxembourg, (l) France, (m) Spain, (n) Portugal, (o) Italy, (p) Austria, (q) Greece, (r) the area now forming the euro-12, (s) the EU 15 and (t) the United States. [157181]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Richard Spring, dated 2 March 2004:
- The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your two recent Parliamentary Questions about average and annual employment growth rates for Europe and the USA. I am replying in his absence. (157180, 157181)
- The attached table provides growth rates for the number of people of working age in employment in the requested countries. The data (where available) are provided for all years since 1993, together with average annual growth rates a) from 1992 and b) from 1997.
- Demographic trends affect the size and the age profile of the working-age population, and are a significant driver of change in the number of people in employment. The data in the table do not take account of these effects.
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| Annual employment growth rates | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
| United Kingdom | -1.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| Ireland | 1.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 6.3 |
| Denmark | -1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Sweden | — | -0.9 | 1.5 | -0.8 | -1.3 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| Finland | -6.0 | -1.4 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| Germany | -1.4 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Netherlands | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Belgium | -0.7 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| Luxembourg | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| France | -1.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Spain | -2.8 | -0.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| Portugal | -1.2 | 0.6 | -0.1 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
| Italy | -2.5 | -1.5 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Austria | -0.6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Greece | 0.8 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.5 | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| EU-12 | -1.6 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| EU-15 | -1.6 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| USA | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Annual employment growth rates | Average annualemployment growthrates | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | From 1992 to date(6) | From 1997 to date(6) | |||
| United Kingdom | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Ireland | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.4 | — | 4.3 | 4.6 | ||
| Denmark | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 | — | 0.7 | 0.6 | ||
| Sweden | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 | — | 0.7 | 1.6 | ||
| Finland | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | — | 0.8 | 1.7 | ||
| Germany | 1.8 | 0.4 | -0.6 | — | 0.2 | 0.8 | ||
| Netherlands | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | — | 1.8 | 2.0 | ||
| Belgium | 1.9 | 1.4 | -0.2 | — | 0.6 | 1.2 | ||
| Luxembourg | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3.1 | — | 3.6 | 4.8 | ||
| France | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | — | 0.9 | 1.7 | ||
| Spain | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | — | 1.7 | 2.9 | ||
| Portugal | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | — | 1.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Italy | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | — | 0.4 | 1.5 | ||
| Austria | 0.8 | 0.7 | -0.4 | — | 0.3 | 0.7 | ||
| Greece | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.2 | — | 0.3 | 0.7 | ||
| EU-12 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | — | 0.8 | 1.5 | ||
| EU-15 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.3 | — | 0.8 | 1.4 | ||
| USA | 2.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | ||
(6) UK and US growth rates are average rates until 2003. EU rates are until 2002. All rates are average growth since 1992, except Sweden which is since 1993.
Source: UK—UK Labour Force Survey, Spring Quarters, Employed aged 16 and over
EU—Eurostat New Cronos database, table: "/theme3/employ/indic y", covering those employed aged 15 and over
US—US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey. Employed aged 16 and over
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