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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Human Rights and Democracy Project
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) what his Department's involvement was in the 2002 European Initiative for Human Rights and Democracy project to deliver an information campaign on the International Crime Tribunal and the ratification of the Statute of the Tribunal in (a) Kazakhstan, (b) Kyrgyzstan, (c) Uzbekistan, (d) Tajikistan, (e) Turkmenistan and (f) Mongolia; and what assessment he has made of the results of each project; [163867]
(2) what his Department's involvement was in the 2002 European Initiative for Human Rights and Democracy project on media training and reinforcing minorities in (a) Armenia, (b) Azerbaijan and (c) Georgia; and what assessment he has made of the results of each project. [163912]
Mr. Rammell: I have been asked to reply.
Decisions about the individual projects funded by the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights are made by the European Commission and local EC delegations. They are also responsible for managing and evaluating the projects. The EU Committee on Human Rights and Democracy allocates EU budget resources to projects in third countries and is responsible for evaluating the impact of the fund. The UK is represented on the committee by officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the UK permanent representation to the EU.
TREASURY
Allergies
Mrs. Iris Robinson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths there were from allergic reactions in each of the last 10 years. [164929]
Dawn Primarolo: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mrs. Iris Robinson, dated 7 April 2004:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths there were from allergic reactions in each of the last 10 years. (164929)
The latest year from which data are available is 2002. Figures given in the attached table relate to deaths where one or more of the conditions mentioned on the death certificate was classified as allergic according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Conditions classified to ICD codes which cover both allergic and non-allergic conditions were excluded from this analysis.
| Calendar year | Number of deaths |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 40 |
| 1994 | 59 |
| 1995 | 55 |
| 1996 | 55 |
| 1997 | 39 |
| 1998 | 46 |
| 1999 | 52 |
| 2000 | 50 |
| 2001(3) | 46 |
| 2002(3) | 43 |
(1) Causes of death were classified as allergic reactions for the years 1993 to 2000 using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes
477.0—Allergic rhinitis due to pollen
477.8—Allergic rhinitis due to other allergen
477.9—Allergic rhinitis, cause unspecified
493.0—Extrinsic asthma
693—Dermatitis due to substances taken internally
599.0—Anaphylactic shock
995.3—Allergy, unspecified
999.4—Anaphylactic shock due to serum
and for the years 2001 and 2002 using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes
J30.1—Allergic rhinitis due to pollen
J30.2—Other seasonal allergic rhinitis
J30.3—Other allergic rhinitis
J30.4—Allergic rhinitis, unspecified
J45.0—Predominately allergic asthma
L.27—Dermatitis due to substances taken internally
T78.0—Anaphylactic shock due to adverse food reaction
T78.1—Other adverse food reactions, not elsewhere specified
T78.2—Anaphylactic shock, unspecified
T78.4—Allergy unspecified
T80.5—Anaphylactic shock due to serum
T88.6—Anaphylactic shock due to adverse effect of correct drug or medicament properly administered.
(2) Figures are based on deaths occurring in each calendar year.
(3) The introduction of ICD-10 for coding cause of death in 2001 means that data for allergic reactions may not be completely comparable with data for years before this date. The data should therefore be interpreted with causation.
Child Tax Credit
Miss Begg: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate (a) how many people, broken down by income decile, would gain from and (b) the cost of a stand-alone child care tax credit that covered 90 per cent. of the costs of eligible child care from families with incomes below £13,480 and was reduced by 37 per cent. for families with incomes above that threshold. [165085]
Dawn Primarolo:
It is not possible to estimate the impact of a "stand-alone" system, due to uncertainties around the detail of such a system. Approximate estimates for the impact of increasing the maximum percentage of child care costs paid for under the working tax credit from 70 per cent. to 90 per cent. are shown in the table.
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| 1 | 10,000 |
| 2 | 10,000 |
| 3 | 20,000 |
| 4 | 50,000 |
| 5 | 60,000 |
| 6 | 70,000 |
| 7 | 50,000 |
| 8 | 30,000 |
| 9 | 10,000 |
| 10 | (5)— |
| Total | 300,000 |
| Annual cost | £0.2 billion |
(4) On an equivalised household income basis; figures are rounded to the nearest 100,000.
(5) Indicates impact of less than 5,000.
Note:
Figures may not sum due to rounding.
Estimates provided are uncertain due to the need to take into account changes in other taxes and benefits when making such an assumption, and the uncertainty over future distributions of earnings.
Miss Begg: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate how many children would be lifted above 60 per cent. median income by 2004–05 by a £545 per annum increase in the per child element of the child tax credit. [165076]
Dawn Primarolo: Increasing the per child element of the child tax credit by £545 per year could reduce the number of children in households below 60 per cent. of equivalised median household income after housing costs by around 1 million.
Miss Begg: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate (a) how many people, broken down by income decile, would gain from and (b) the annual cost of an increase of £545 per year to the per child element of the child tax credit for each child under five in a family; and how many children would be lifted above 60 per cent. median incomes by 2004–05 as a result of such an increase. [165082]
Dawn Primarolo: Approximate estimates for the impact of increasing the per child element of the child tax credit by £545 per year for each child under the age of five are shown in the table.
| 1 | 300,000 |
| 2 | 500,000 |
| 3 | 500,000 |
| 4 | 300,000 |
| 5 | 200,000 |
| 6 | 100,000 |
| 7 | 100,000 |
| 8 | (7)— |
| 9 | (7)— |
| 10 | (7)— |
| Total | 2,000,000 |
| Annual cost | £0.5 billion |
| Reduction in number of children (of any age) in households below 60 per cent. of median income(8) | 0.2 million |
(6) On an equivalised household income basis; figures are rounded to the nearest 100,000.
(7) Indicates figures of less than 50,000.
(8) On an after housing costs, equivalised household income basis.
Note:
Figures may not sum due to rounding.
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More households are estimated to gain from these changes in the second decile than the first, because there are more households with children in the second decile.
Estimates provided are uncertain due to the need to take into account changes in other taxes and benefits when making such an assumption, and the uncertainty over future distributions of income.
Miss Begg: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate (a) how many people, broken down by income decile, would gain from and (b) the annual cost of an increase of £1,625 per year to the per child element of the child tax credit for fourth and subsequent children; and how many children would be lifted above 60 per cent. median incomes by 2004–05 as a result of such an increase. [165083]
Dawn Primarolo: Approximate estimates for the impact of increasing the per child element of child tax credit by £1,625 per year for fourth and subsequent children are shown in the table.
| 1 | 70,000 |
| 2 | 120,000 |
| 3 | 60,000 |
| 4 | 40,000 |
| 5 | 20,000 |
| 6 | 10,000 |
| 7 | (10)— |
| 8 | (10)— |
| 9 | (10)— |
| 10 | (10)— |
| Total | 320,000 |
| Annual cost | £0.7 billion |
| Reduction in number of children in households below 60 per cent. of median income(11) | 0.3 million |
(9) On an equivalised household income basis; figures have been rounded to the nearest 10,000.
(10) Indicates impact of less than 5,000.
(11) On an after housing costs, equivalised household income basis.
Note:
Figures may not sum due to rounding.
More households are estimated to gain from these changes in the second decile than the first, because there are more households with children in the second decile.
Estimates provided are uncertain due to the need to take into account changes in other taxes and benefits when making such an assumption, and the uncertainty over future distributions of earnings.
Miss Begg: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate (a) how many people, broken down by income decile, would gain from and (b) the annual cost of an increase of (i) £260 per year and (ii) £545 per year to (A) the per child element of the child tax credit and (B) child benefit. [165084]
Dawn Primarolo:
Approximate numbers of households estimated to gain from proposals (A) and (B) are shown in the table.
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| Income decile(12) | Increased per child element of child tax credit (A) | Increased child benefit (B) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 700,000 | 700,000 |
| 2 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| 3 | 900,000 | 900,000 |
| 4 | 600,000 | 800,000 |
| 5 | 300,000 | 800,000 |
| 6 | 200,000 | 700,000 |
| 7 | 100,000 | 600,000 |
| 8 | 100,000 | 600,000 |
| 9 | (13)— | 500,000 |
| 10 | (13)— | 400,000 |
| Total | 3,900,000 | 7,000,000 |
(12) On an equivalised household income basis; figures are rounded to the nearest 100,000.
(13) Indicates impact of less than 50,000.
Note:
Figures may not sum due to rounding.
More households are estimated to gain from these changes in the second decile than the first, because there are more households with children in the second decile.
Approximate estimates for the cost of increasing the per child element of the child tax credit are shown in Table 4 of the publication, "Tax ready reckoner and tax reliefs", which is available on the HM Treasury website at http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media//AAB24/pbr03 trr revised.pdf
Approximate estimates for the cost of increasing all the 2004–05 child benefit rates by (i) £260 per year and (ii) £545 per year are, respectively, £3.4 billion and £7.1 billion.
Estimates provided are uncertain due to the need to take into account changes in other taxes and benefits when making such an assumption, and the uncertainty over future distributions of earnings.
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