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Departmental Annual Report
Norman Lamb: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the production of his Department's latest annual report cost; how many copies were printed; how many copies of it were sold at its cover price; to whom copies of the report have been provided free of charge; and how many copies were provided free of charge. [171143]
Ruth Kelly: Publication of HM Treasury's Departmental Report (Cm 6222) was handled by the Stationery Office Ltd. (TSO). Printing and other production costs were paid for by TSO as the publisher and the document was designed in-house by members of the Treasury's publishing unit. TSO have printed 740 copies of the report with 200 copies purchased by the Treasury for internal purposes, 203 copies supplied to Parliament and, to date, an additional 131 copies have been sold by TSO.
Financial Services Authority
Dr. Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many regulatory impact assessments have been (a) conducted and (b) published by the Financial Services Authority in each of the last five years; and what percentage of new regulatory measures this represents. [172903]
Ruth Kelly: The matters raised in this question are the responsibility of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), whose day-to-day operations are independent from government control and influence. The following figures have been provided by the FSA. They are for the number of cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) conducted and published by the FSA over the past five years. The proportion of new measures these represent is given in brackets. In 2003, 42 (93 per cent.); 2002, 41 (93 per cent.); 2001, 27 (71 per cent.); 2000, 29 (71); and in 1999, 8 (42 per cent. ).
Fuel Tax
Mr. Burns: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will abandon the implementation of fuel tax increases in September; and if he will make a statement. [173060]
John Healey: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget Statement of 17 March 2004, Official Report, column 329.
Gershon Review
Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has had with Sir Peter Gershon regarding the total savings in public sector employment within the Department for Trade and Industry as a result of his efficiency review. [173375]
Mr. Boateng: Treasury Ministers meet frequently with Department for Trade and Industry Ministers who are working closely with Sir Peter Gershon to identify efficiencies within the Department. These will release further resources for frontline public services.
Gold Reserves
Bob Spink: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the value of the gold held in UK reserves was at the afternoon fix on 11 May. [173350]
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Ruth Kelly: At the afternoon fix on 11 May 2004 the value of the gold held in the UK reserves was approximately $3,775 million.
Housing
Mr. Edward Davey: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the average build cost of a new home in the (a) social housing sector and (b) private housing sector in the last year for which figures are available. [172875]
Keith Hill: I have been asked to reply.
The average cost of a new build dwelling for social rent in England, in 2003/04, is £116,000. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister does not keep comparable information for the private sector.
Income Tax
Mr. Wareing: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many senior citizens in Liverpool, West Derby constituency qualified for the 10 pence rate of income tax in each year since its introduction. [173674]
Dawn Primarolo: A reliable answer cannot be given. This is because the sample size of pensioners living in the Liverpool West Derby constituency is relatively small compared to other constituencies in the Survey of Personal Incomes.
Inheritance Tax
Norman Baker: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much he estimates was lost to the public purse as a result of the exemption from inheritance tax of the estate of the late Queen Mother. [171538]
Mr. Gordon Brown [holding answer 10 May 2004]: Further to my answer of 13 May 2002, Official Report, column 437W, the amounts involved in the estate of any taxpayer are subject to the Inland Revenue's normal rules of confidentiality.
International Aid
Lynne Jones: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the effects of providing resources for the world's poorest countries (a) through the International Finance Facility and (b) through direct aid. [173059]
John Healey:
Since this Government came to power, UK official development assistance has increased by 97 per cent. in real terms, and our aid ratio as a proportion of national income is set to reach 0.4 per cent. in 2005–06. But it has been estimated that the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals will require an extra US$50 billion more in aid every year until 2015. That is why the UK has proposed the IFF to deliver the funds that are needed now, when they will have the most impact on reducing poverty. The IFF would raise the significant additional resources necessary to make progress on meeting the Millennium Development Goals.
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The IFF would not be a new disbursement agency but a facility designed to deliver additional funds for development that would then be delivered through existing mechanisms, both through bilateral assistance and multilateral organisations.
Job Vacancies
Mr.Wareing: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many job vacancies there were in Liverpool, West Derby constituency in (a) 1989, (b) 1997 and (c) 2003. [173673]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Wareing dated 17 May 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about job vacancies in Liverpool, West Derby. (173673)
According to Jobcentre Plus administrative records the numbers of unfilled vacancies in the Liverpool travel-to-work area on average for the year 1989 was 2,967 and in 1997 it was 4,330. These figures represent only a proportion of all the vacancies available, as not all vacancies are notified to Jobcentres.
Figures are not available for Liverpool, West Derby alone because the vacancies are allocated to local Jobcentres, not according to constituency boundaries, and because of the practice of notifying some vacancies centrally with one Jobcentre taking vacancies for others in the same district.
Jobcentre vacancy statistics were withdrawn from National Statistics in September 2001 as a result of distortions to the data, which occurred following the introduction of new administrative procedures by Jobcentre Plus. Comparable figures for vacancies in 2003 are therefore unavailable.
Results from the ONS Vacancy Survey were released as National Statistics from July 2003, but are not available for local areas.
Mr. Benton: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many new jobs have been created in Bootle since 1997; [173146]
(2) what the (a) change and (b) percentage change was in full-time permanent jobs in Bootle from 1997 to 31 December 2003. [173147]
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. Benton dated 17 May 2004:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about full-time jobs and jobs created in Bootle. I am replying in his absence. (173146, 173147)
While statistics of jobs created are not available explicitly, statistics from surveys enable comparisons to be made of net changes in numbers of jobs from year to year.
The attached table shows the information requested, relating to all jobs and full-time jobs in Bootle for 1997 and 2002, which is the latest year for which figures are available.
Information is not available about whether the jobs were permanent.
| Full-Time | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of employees | ||
| 1997 | 22,200 | 29,666 |
| 2002 | 28,196 | 39,017 |
| Change from 1997 to 2002 | ||
| Absolute | 5,996 | 9,351 |
| Percentage | 27.0 | 31 .5 |
(18) Employee jobs only, not self-employed jobs
Source:
1997; Annual Employment Survey, rescaled 2002; Annual Business Inquiry (ABI)
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