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Antisocial Behaviour Statistics

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what data the Office for National Statistics (a) collects and (b) publishes on the antisocial behaviour of (i) children and (ii) adults at a (A) ward and (B) neighbourhood level. [8371]

 
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John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Mark Hoban, dated 30 June 2005:

The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning what data the Office for National Statistics collect and publish on the anti-social behaviour of (a) children and (b) adults at a (i) ward and (ii)neighbourhood level. I am replying in his absence. (8371)

Data on the number of anti-social behaviour orders are collated each quarter by the Home Office and are published on the crime reduction website for Criminal Justice System areas (www.crimereduction.gov.uk/asbos2.htm).

Unpublished data on the number of anti-social behaviour orders issued by local authority area, according to the restrictions imposed on individuals, are held by the Home Office. Statistics on the number of anti-social behaviour order incidents are not collected centrally.

Aviation Fuel Taxation

Lynne Jones: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will seek international agreement to a tax on aviation fuel, with the revenue hypothecated to the alleviation of global poverty. [9638]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: I refer the hon. Member to what the Chancellor of the Exchequer said in the House on 30 June 2005, Official Report, columns 1428–29.

Breach of Confidence

Lorely Burt: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many persons sued the Registrar General in the English courts for breach of confidence for releasing personal information from the closed 1901 decennial census for England and Wales between 1997 and 2001. [9030]

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Lorely Burt, dated 4 July 2005:

As National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many persons sued the Registrar General in the English courts for breach of confidence for releasing personal information from the closed 1901 decennial census for England and Wales between 1997 and 2001. (9030)

There have been no instances of court action against me as Registrar General for breach of confidence for releasing personal information from the 1901 decennial census for England and Wales between 1997 and 2001.

Carers

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many carers were recorded by the 2001 Census, broken down by (a) under 18 years, (b) 18 to 64 years, (c) 65 to 74 years, (d) 75 years and over and (e) age not known in each London borough. [8429]

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
 
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Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Paul Burstow, dated 30 June 2005:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning the number of carers recorded by the 2001 Census, broken down by (a) under 18 years, (b) 18 to 64 years, (c) 65 to 74 years, (d) 75 years and over and (e) age not known in each London borough. (8429).

Specially commissioned table C0520 has been run to identify the number of people aged under 18 years and (b) 18 to 64 years, (c)65 to 74 years, (d) 75 years and over who are providing unpaidcare in each London Borough. This has been placed in the House of Commons Library and can also be accessed on the National Statistics website at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/census2001/opl5.asp

There are no statistics on 'age not known'. Where date of birth is missing on the Census form age is imputed based on other characteristics of the individual and relationships within the household.

Child Benefit

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what rules apply to claimants for child benefit for a child born in the UK who had entered the UK under the family reunion scheme on the agreement that they would impose no claims on the state. [8360]

Dawn Primarolo: I refer the hon. Gentleman to my reply of 21 June 2005, Official Report, column 927W. Under the Home Office's asylum family reunion scheme, in which the spouse and minor children are admitted to the UK to be reunited with a person granted refugee status, the spouse and children are also granted such status and indefinite leave to remain. In such cases, they are not subject to immigration control and either spouse is entitled to claim child benefit.

Where a person has limited leave to remain in the UK and is subsequently joined by a spouse on similar limited leave, then both persons are subject to immigration control and, in general, there is no entitlement to child benefit.

If a UK national is joined by a foreign spouse who has limited leave to remain in the UK, child benefit legislation allows either person to claim child benefit. In this case, the foreign spouse would be entitled to claim child benefit as a member of the family of a national of a member state of the European economic area (EEA).

If the hon. Gentleman wishes to write to me with details of any particular cases, I should be pleased to respond more fully.

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer under what circumstances it is permissible for child benefit to be paid to a UK national father of a child who is a UK citizen whose mother is subject to immigration regulations that prevent her from drawing on public funds. [8362]

Dawn Primarolo: I refer the hon. Gentleman to my reply of 21 June 2005, Official Report column 927W. If a UK national is joined by a foreign spouse who has limited leave to remain in the UK and is thus subject to immigration control, child benefit legislation nevertheless allows either person to claim child benefit. In this case, the foreign spouse would be entitled to claim child benefit as a member of the family of a national of a member state of the European economic area (EEA).
 
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If the hon. Gentleman wishes to write to me with details of any particular cases, I should be pleased to respond more fully.

Child Tax Credit

Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to delay the proposed transfer from Jobcentre Plus to HM Revenue and Customs of administration of child tax credit; and if he will make a statement. [8841]

Dawn Primarolo: The administration of the child tax credit has been the responsibility of HM Revenue and Customs (and before that the Inland Revenue) since the credit was first introduced in April 2003.

Child Trust Fund

Mr. Dodds: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the rate of take-up of the Child Trust Funds is in Northern Ireland. [8999]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The information requested is only available at disproportionate cost. UK-wide information is available and I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Yeovil (Mr. Laws) on 6 June 2005, Official Report, columns 286–87W.

Correspondence

Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to reply to the letters to him dated 18 May from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to the religious lobby on world poverty. [8776]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: I did so on 6 June.

Departmental Reports

Mr. Alan Williams: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library the guidance provided by HM Treasury to departments on what they should disclose in their spring 2005 departmental reports. [9211]

Mr. Des Browne: A copy of the guidance issued for the spring 2005 departmental reports has been placed in the Library.

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