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Transport Energy Best Practice Programme

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how much has been spent on advertising the activities of the Transport Energy Best Practice programme, broken down by (a) year and (b) activity. [170019]

Mr. Jamieson: The Department, through the Energy Saving Trust, spent £2.0 million in 2003–04 marketing the range of Transport Energy programmes, rising to £2.6 million in 2004–05. These activities include media events, magazine advertising, newsletters and guides, event and award sponsorship and presentations at exhibitions and seminars. It also maintains a dedicated website, www.transportenergy.org.uk and a central call centre.
 
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The Best Practice programme is promoted as part of these activities but it is not possible to apportion specific marketing costs.

Transport Statistics (Oldham, West and Royton)

Mr. Meacher: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of new cycle lanes have been provided using public funds in Oldham, West and Royton since 1997. [170960]

Dr. Howells: A total of 3.8 miles of new cycle lanes has been provided using public funds in Oldham, West and Royton since 1997.

Mr. Meacher: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many rural bus services in Oldham, West and Royton are supported by rural bus grants. [170961]

Dr. Howells: Rural Bus Subsidy Grant (RBSG) is paid to local transport authorities; in the case of Oldham West and Royton this is the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (PTE). It is for the authority to decide which services should be supported with the grant. We understand from the PTE that no bus services in Oldham, West and Royton are provided by RBSG as this area is predominantly urban.

Mr. Meacher: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of priority bus lanes have been created in Oldham, West and Royton since 1997. [170962]

Dr. Howells: There have been 1.65 miles of priority bus lanes introduced in Oldham, West and Royton since 1997.

Mr. Meacher: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the effect of investment in railway improvements over the next 10 years upon residents of Oldham, West and Royton. [170963]

Dr. Howells: Residents of Oldham, West and Royton will benefit from the new TransPennine Express franchise, which commenced in February. The franchise secures investment of around £260 million, which will include the introduction of a new fleet of 100 mph diesel trains leading to increased capacity, improved service quality and performance across the region. A new Northern franchise, which will include local and regional services through Oldham, is out for tender. Work continues on the West Coast Main Line upgrade, which will see reduction in journey times along the route and increases in service frequency.

Tyres

Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on the availability of energy efficient tyres and the number (a) produced at present and (b) likely to be produced in the future. [170020]

Mr. Jamieson: The major tyre manufacturers all produce tyres that offer energy savings compared to other tyres in their ranges. But, the Government does not have detailed data relating to the production and availability of these more energy efficient tyres.
 
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DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER

Council Housing (South Ribble)

Mr. Borrow: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on how the change in the level of council funding for housing has affected the residents of South Ribble since 1997. [171283]

Mr. Raynsford: Since 1997 allocations of capital funding to local authorities for housing purposes have risen consistently by about 15 per cent. per annum on average. This includes the Major Repairs Allowance we introduced in 2001–02 specifically for the improvement of local authority stock alongside the Decent Homes standard which sets out minimum standards to be met by 2010. South Ribble transferred its housing stock to New Progress Housing Association in 1994 for £32.3 million. South Ribble's allocation for 2003–04 totalled £1.8 million.

Council Tax (Greater London)

Simon Hughes: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the percentage council tax change, including all precepts, has been in Greater London, broken down by borough, in each of the last five years. [170503]

Mr. Raynsford: The information requested is tabled as follows.
Percentage change in average (Band D 2 adults) council tax area

	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05
London area	6.4	8.1	6.4	18.2	5.8
City of London	3.9	4.1	7.0	19.6	4.3
Inner London
Camden	1.1	4.8	5.9	15.0	3.7
Greenwich	0.0	3.2	4.7	14.1	4.8
Hackney	6.6	9.7	10.9	13.2	5.4
Hammersmith and       Fulham	6.2	5.1	2.5	13.4	5.5
Islington	-2.7	-1.1	-1.1	21.0	5.5
Kensington and Chelsea	7.3	11.9	10.6	17.3	5.4
Lambeth	2.2	13.0	9.3	22.8	5.6
Lewisham	9.7	9.8	9.2	13.0	5.5
Southwark	4.6	6.4	5.6	8.9	3.5
Tower Hamlets	7.8	7.4	4.6	17.2	5.4
Wandsworth	7.4	13.6	-11.7	45.1	2.9
Westminster	7.1	9.3	8.5	28.1	6.1
Outer London
Barking and Dagenham	6.3	8.2	7.4	15.0	5.9
Barnet	7.1	7.3	4.7	23.9	7.0
Bexley	6.9	9.9	6.3	17.5	7.5
Brent	9.0	8.1	9.8	22.5	6.1
Bromley	9.8	12.3	6.5	10.6	6.9
Croydon	6.5	2.0	3.6	27.3	7.3
Ealing	7.5	8.9	7.5	25.9	7.0
Enfield	8.8	11.0	7.9	17.6	6.3
Haringey	3.8	3.0	2.4	19.4	7.3
Harrow	8.3	10.1	7.5	21.4	4.1
Havering	8.0	12.4	8.1	17.3	5.6
Hillingdon	7.9	10.6	8.9	16.2	5.4
Hounslow	8.1	11.0	7.0	15.5	7.0
Kingston-upon-Thames	8.8	9.7	11 9	15.3	7.1
Merton	10.2	9.8	6.9	12.3	5.8
Newham	9.0	7.7	6.9	13.6	5.4
Redbridge	8.1	7.3	6.9	16.0	5.9
Richmond-upon-Thames	8.9	9.9	9.9	15.6	5.6
Sutton	6.3	9.7	9.4	15.0	7.4
Waltham Forest	4.4	5.8	5.5	19.6	6.3

 
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Simon Hughes: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the level of council tax receipts collected by local authorities was in Greater London, irrespective of the financial year to which they relate, broken down by borough, in each year from 1996–97 to 2002–03; and what the population of each authority was in each year. [170504]

Mr. Raynsford: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 26 March 2004, Official Report, column. 1112–3W for information on the amounts of council tax received by each London borough in each financial year, irrespective of the financial year to which they relate, from 1996–97 to 2002–03.

The latest population estimates for years 1996 to 2002 are in the following table. Population estimates for 1992 to 2000 are subject to revision, and revised estimates are due to be published later in the spring.
Estimated mid-year resident population 1996 to 2002 for Greater London and each London borough £000

	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Greater London (including City of London)	6,901.3	6,927.7	6,968.8	7,041.3	7,104.4	7,307.9	7,355.4
Greater London (excluding City of London)	6,895.7	6,922.1	6,962.7	7,034.8	7,097.5	7,300.5	7,347.5
City of London	5.5	5.6	6.1	6.5	6.9	7.4	7.8
Barking and Dagenham	157.0	157.8	158.9	161.7	162.8	165.9	167.3
Barnet	299.4	300.9	304.6	309.2	310.9	320.1	320.4
Bexley	217.4	215.4	216.6	217.1	218.4	218.8	218.8
Brent	249.5	252.3	255.2	255.8	259.2	270.4	272.4
Bromley	290.0	291.5	290.5	293.9	294.6	296.2	296.8
Camden	182.6	182.0	182.3	185.6	191.4	203.0	207.0
Croydon	326.6	327.9	329.9	328.6	330.3	335.7	336.6
Ealing	289.6	290.3	292.1	297.3	298.4	308.1	308.4
Enfield	262.8	266.0	267.9	270.0	272.0	277.7	281.8
Greenwich	208.1	209.1	209.4	209.7	211.9	217.8	221.4
Hackney	190.6	188.3	190.7	195.2	199.1	207.8	210.2
Hammersmith and Fulham	153.2	152.9	153.3	157.6	160.6	169.9	173.3
Haringey	209.3	212.5	212.1	215.1	215.5	221.9	225.1
Harrow	205.8	205.4	206.4	206.1	206.9	210.5	211.6
Havering	227.0	225.9	225.1	225.6	225.0	224.7	224.2
Hillingdon	239.4	240.1	240.7	242.1	242.9	245.9	246.5
Hounslow	204.1	208.0	209.8	211.5	211.4	216.4	216.6
Islington	173.6	174.1	173.5	173.2	174.7	179.8	181.0
Kensington and Chelsea	136.0	136.8	139.0	143.4	150.4	162.6	165.1
Kingston upon Thames	137.5	139.4	141.6	144.1	145.5	149.3	150.2
Lambeth	258.6	257.9	259.2	262.5	264.2	274.2	271.9
Lewisham	241.7	242.1	245.3	247.1	247.8	254.9	253.8
Merton	179.4	180.1	180.9	183.0	185.5	191.5	192.3
Newham	228.2	228.5	231.6	236.7	240.7	250.1	254.0
Redbridge	231.4	233.4	236.1	235.9	237.5	242.3	244.0
Richmond upon Thames	166.2	167.4	167.9	170.5	170.8	174.5	174.4
Southwark	232.1	233.2	236.4	239.3	242.4	251.1	251.3
Sutton	175.0	176.1	177.2	178.4	179.3	181.6	180.9
Tower Hamlets	180.3	184.4	187.1	191.4	193.9	201.6	206.8
Waltham Forest	219.5	218.9	219.2	219.2	218.7	222.5	223.2
Wandsworth	257.7	256.1	254.5	256.7	258.3	267.5	269.3
Westminster	166.3	167.1	167.5	171.2	176.3	186.4	190.6

Note:
Figures may not add due to rounding.
Source:
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Simon Hughes: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what percentage of council tax was collected within Greater London, broken down by borough, in each year since 1997; and what the total cost of administering council tax collection was in each year. [170505]

Mr. Raynsford: Tabled as follows are the reported in-year council tax collection rates for each London borough and the City of London for each year from
 
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1997–98 to 2002–03. Figures for 2003–04 are not yet available. The collection of council tax continues after the end of the financial year to which it relates. This means that the percentage of council tax ultimately collected for any financial year is greater than that shown in the table.
In-year council tax collection rates⁽³⁾ Percentage

	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03
Inner London
City of London	97.5	97.4	98.2	98.3	98.4	97.6
Camden	88.5	91.1	92.3	92:7	93.5	92.7
Greenwich	92.2	92.2	91.3	92.2	92.0	92.8
Hackney	78.1	74.5	67.9	67.8	74.0	79.5
Hammersmith and Fulham	89.1	92.3	93.2	93.8	94.5	95.1
Islington	88.3	88.9	90.2	90.0	91.5	88.4
Kensington and Chelsea	94.9	95.2	95.6	96.0	95.6	95.6
Lambeth	80.3	80.3	84.4	82.0	86.5	90.1
Lewisham	90.6	90.6	92.0	93.3	93.7	93.7
Southwark	81.9	81.3	80.2	87.1	90.2	92.0
Tower Hamlets	86.7	88.1	88.3	89.3	90.7	91.8
Wandsworth	90.9	91.4	92.8	94.0	94.5	94.8
Westminster	92.6	93.7	92.9	91.8	93.0	93.5
Average Inner London	88.0	88.5	88.7	89.6	91.1	91.9
Outer London
Barking and Dagenham	95.0	95.3	94.7	94.0	94.5	91.8
Barnet	95.1	95.6	95.8	96.2	96.2	96.2
Bexley	94.5	94.2	94.9	95.4	95.7	96.0
Brent	89.5	91.4	90.4	92.0	91.1	89.5
Bromley	97.4	97.0	96.3	96.6	96.5	96.4
Croydon	92.4	92.8	91.7	91.9	93.9	94.7
Ealing	94.8	94.9	94.4	93.4	94.1	94.6
Enfield	91.8	93.5	93.7	94.4	94.6	94.6
Haringey	82.3	85.0	85.1	88.8	90.1	92.5
Harrow	96.9	96.8	96.2	98.2	986.	97.2
Havering	97.7	96.8	95.6	96.4	96.1	95.9
Hillingdon	95.0	95.7	95.0	95.6	96.5	95.2
Hounslow	91.9	91.4	93.4	94.0	93.9	93.8
Kingston upon Thames	93.9	91.9	93.7	94.0	95.9	96.5
Merton	95.5	95.1	95.2	95.7	95.6	96.5
Newham	82.0	83.1	83.3	84.9	86.8	90.0
Redbridge	96.1	96.1	95.7	95.5	95.7	95.7
Richmond upon Thames	97.3	96.2	96.7	97.0	97.6	97.6
Sutton	97.4	97.0	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3
Waltham Forest	91.8	87.8	87.7	88.0	90.6	93.0
Average Outer London	93.8	93.9	93.7	94.3	94.9	95.0
Average Greater London	91.8	92.1	92.1	92.8	93.7	94.1

⁽³⁾ Amount of council tax due received by the end of the financial year as a percentage of the net collectable debit for the year.
Source:
QRC4 returns





 
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Tabled as follows are the reported council tax collection costs for each London borough and the City of London for each year from 1997–98 to 2003–04.
Council tax collection costs £000

	1997–98 Outturn	1998–99 Outturn	1999–2000 Outturn	2000–01 Outturn	2001–02 Outturn	2002–03 Outturn	2003–04 Budgets
Inner London
City of London	301	286	281	270	257	326	481
Camden	2,143	2,052	1,737	2,116	2,170	2,323	2,904
Greenwich	2,460	2,365	2,284	2,330	2,330	2,366	2,541
Hackney	2,434	1,999	2,180	2,292	4,964	3,984	2,364
Hammersmith and Fulham	2,009	1,610	1,537	997	1,503	1,348	1,243
Islington	1,822	1,786	1,442	156	1,662	2,117	2,375
Kensington and Chelsea	1,795	1,762	1,839	1,996	1,831	1,719	1,962
Lambeth	3,932	3,299	3,396	3,245	2,122	2,859	2,276
Lewisham	2,439	2,543	2,356	2,518	2,522	2,685	5,118
Southwark	3,276	3,324	3,647	3,482	3,792	4,010	4,280
Tower Hamlets	2,069	2,435	2,150	2,037	1,951	1,904	1,956
Wandsworth	1,662	1,685	1,658	1,461	1,771	2,004	2,007
Westminster	2,265	2,205	2,455	2,190	2,066	2,543	2,584
Total Inner London	28,306	27,065	26,681	24,820	28,684	29,862	31,610
Outer London
Barking and Dagenham	887	820	869	810	809	861	1,018
Barnet	1,597	1,711	1,977	1,822	2,040	2,177	2,489
Bexley	625	548	536	475	515	452	718
Brent	2,315	2,199	2,291	3,083	390	291	3,170
Bromley	1,459	1,465	1,213	1,180	1,221	937	784
Croydon	2,509	2,622	2,688	2,933	3,032	2,772	3,683
Ealing	2,651	2,520	2,635	2,888	3,089	3,370	4,293
Enfield	2,132	1,697	1,709	1,709	1,789	1,940	1,037
Haringey	2,571	2,843	2,666	2,534	2,460	2,464	2,888
Harrow	1,126	1,124	876	860	811	709	673
Havering	1,731	2,052	2,627	2,554	1,555	1,965	2,514
Hillingdon	1,830	1,891	1,865	2,053	2,221	1,737	2,242
Hounslow	1,717	1,833	1,790	1,678	2,183	2,245	2,338
Kingston upon Thames	681	741	801	963	985	1,198	1,131
Merton	1,662	1,707	1,677	1,856	1,429	1,913	2,213
Newham	1,622	1,911	1,620	1,398	1,749	1,817	1,705
Redbridge	2,041	1,994	1,868	1,725	1,800	1,832	1,827
Richmond upon Thames	1,251	1,170	1,082	1,146	1,001	1,426	1,525
Sutton	792	681	658	728	860	883	902
Waltham Forest	2,367	2,522	2,169	1,879	2,478	3,178	2,968
Total Outer London	33,566	34,051	33,617	34,274	32,417	34,167	40,118
Total Greater London	61,872	61,116	60,298	59,094	61,101	64,029	71,728

Source:
RO6 returns (1997–98 to 2002–03) and RA returns (2003–04)





 
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