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TREASURY
Correspondence
Mr. Keith Bradley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will reply to the letter of 18 February, from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Withington, on behalf of his constituent Ms Dawn Thomas. [180704]
Dawn Primarolo: The Tax Credit Office called Mr. Bradley's offices around 20 April 2004 in response to his letter; they wrote to Mr. Bradley on 24 June 2004.
Gershon Review
Mr. Letwin: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will implement the findings of the Gershon Review in full; [180534]
(2) when the Gershon Review will be published in full. [180538]
Mr. Boateng: Budget 2004 announced that John Oughton, Chief Executive of the Office of Government Commerce, will be responsible for overall implementation of agreed efficiency programmes. Further announcements on the outcome of Sir Peter Gershon's Efficiency Review will be made at the Spending Review.
Research and Development (Tax Incentives)
Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much HM Treasury allocated to the marketing of (a) research and development tax credits and (b) research and development tax allowances for each year between 2000 and 2003; and what the allocation is for 2004 to 2008. [180407]
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Dawn Primarolo: The Inland Revenue is responsible for the operation of the research and development tax credit and research and development allowance.
Generally, spending by the Inland Revenue on marketing these reliefs is met out of the Revenue's general running costs and thus is not separately identifiable. However in 2002–3 there was a marketing campaign for the research and development tax credit scheme. The costs of this campaign are separately identifiable and totalled £338,900, including agency fees and VAT.
STEPS Agreement
Mr. Cousins: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his answer of 15 June 2004, Official Report, column 835W, to the hon. Member for Llanelli (Denzil Davies), on the STEPS Agreement, if he will set out the sources of the external commercial, legal and financial advice; and what the estimated total payments were over the life of the contract to Mapeley STEPS. [181013]
Dawn Primarolo: The sources of the external commercial, legal and financial advice given in the answer of 15 June 2004, Official Report, column 835W, to the hon. Member for Llanelli (Denzil Davies), on the STEPS Agreement, are:
GVA Grimley
Rogers Chapman
Beachcroft Wansboroughs
Bude Nathan Iwanier Solicitors
Burness Solicitors
Deloitte and Touche
Dodds Brown Commercial
Donaldsons
Drivers Jonas
DTZ Debenham Te Leung
Evolve
Government Actuaries Department
Hewitt Bacon and Woodrow Ltd.
Hobson Audley Hopkins and Wood
Howard Jenkins Property Consultancy
Howell Brooks Chartered Surveyors
Kenmore South Ltd.
Lambert Smith Hampton
Land Securities Plc
Lovells
Matrix Data Ltd.
Ernst and Young
Partnerships UK Plc
Pinsent Curtis Biddle
Unex Investment Trust
Wragge and Co.
ACAS London Eastern and Southern
BWA Facilities Consultancy
Building Research Establishment
Clifford Chance
David Parrat Associates
Gerald Eve
Insignia Richard Ellis
McGregor Donald
NM Rothschild and Sons
TME Torpy
Tughan and Co. Solicitors
Xansa UK Ltd.
Cripps Harries Hall
Ramsdens Chartered Surveyors
Weatherall Green and Smith
Faithful and Gould
The Departments make payments to Mapeley STEPS Contractor Ltd. in return for operating the estate and taking responsibility for rental and other costs. The Departments pay Mapeley STEPS Contractor Ltd. an annual average charge of £170 million for serviced accommodation, equating to some £1,500 million over the life of the contract. In addition, the Departments reimburse Mapeley STEPS Contractor Ltd. for other pass through costs such as for utilities and works carried out on behalf of the Departments.
UK Foreign Direct Investment
Mr. Arbuthnot: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of (a) outward and (b) inward UK foreign direct investment was in each year since 1996. [180634]
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. James Arbuthnot, dated 28 June 2004:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question about the level of outward and inward UK Foreign Direct Investment in each year since 1996. (180634)
The results of the annual surveys into Foreign Direct Investment are published in the Business Monitor MA4 "Foreign Direct Investment", which is available on the National Statistics website. The latest information available is for the year 2002.
The figures for the period 1996–2002 are shown in the table below. These are taken from Table 1.2 of the above publication, which provides more detail on the components of the investment positions.
| Year | Outward—Total UK FDI international investment position abroad 1 | Inward—Total foreign FDI international investment position in the UK 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 194,601 | 134,654 |
| 1997 | 218,162 | 152,956 |
| 1998 | 293,581 | 202,817 |
| 1999 | 424,660 | 238,274 |
| 2000 | 601,692 | 293,949 |
| 2001 | 599,628 | 349,342 |
| 2002 | 571,687 | 352,562 |
(18) Position at end of each year shown
Source:
ONS Business Monitor MA4: Foreign Direct Investment 2002
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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Afghanistan
Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development (1) how much (a) monetary aid and (b) aid in kind has been pledged unilaterally and through the EU by (i) the UK Government and (ii) the Governments of each of the other EU members to aid in the preparations for elections in Afghanistan; through what agencies delivery has been planned; and if he will make a statement; [180540]
(2) how much (a) monetary aid and (b) aid in kind has been delivered by (i) the EU and (ii) the UK Government to the interim administration of Afghanistan for the preparations of elections; what the projected schedule for transfer of funds is in each case; and if he will make a statement. [180568]
Mr. Gareth Thomas: EU member countries have pledged/contributed monetary aid towards the electoral process in Afghanistan. Donors have channelled their resources through the United Nations (UN), to assist the Afghanistan Transitional Administration with the planning and implementation of elections.
The latest update from the UN, on pledges made by EU member countries to support the Afghan election process, is as follows:
Donor | Voter registration contribution | Electoral pledges/contributions |
|---|---|---|
| UK | 18,911,347 | 5,000,000 |
| Germany | 2,162,454 | 5,880,000 |
| Italy | 6,242,197 | 6,000,000 |
| Denmark | 2,354,559 | 1,515,000 |
| Norway | 2,219,271 | 746,000 |
| Sweden | 1,298,701 | 1,300,000 |
| Netherlands | — | 2,400,000 |
| Finland | 1,248,439 | 1,200,000 |
| Belgium | 1,243,781 | — |
| Ireland | — | 960,000 |
| EC | 11,799,884 | 10,800,000 |
DFID is working closely with partner countries, to ensure that all necessary funding is in place to allow the election to take place in September.
Mr. Sarwar: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development if he will make a statement on assistance and support to Afghanistan in preparation for the September elections. [180739]
Mr. Gareth Thomas: The UK was one of the first countries to offer support to the current electoral process in Afghanistan and contributed £10.4 million last financial year to help fund voter registration. £500,000 was also targeted at a civic education project, to enhance public understanding of the election process and encourage greater participation.
This year DFID has already contributed $5 million towards the cost of elections, and expect to make a similar size contribution in the near future. DFID is working closely with partner countries to ensure that all necessary funding is in place to allow the elections to take place in September.
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