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Tax Refunds
Stewart Hosie: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the total value of unclaimed tax refunds was for each year since 2001. [14860]
Dawn Primarolo: Tax refunds are made either as a result of a taxpayer filing a tax return or making a specific claim. No information is available on the total amount of refunds of tax unclaimed since 2001.
Total Public Expenditure
Chris Huhne: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will set out for each region (a) total public expenditure, (b) total public expenditure excluding debt interest, (c) total public expenditure excluding all transfer payments, (d) total public expenditure excluding all transfer payments and all defence expenditure, (e) total public expenditure on education, (f) total public expenditure on health, (g) total public expenditure on the police and (h) total public expenditure on transfer payments as a share of gross domestic product; [14120]
(2) what the (a) total public expenditure, (b) public expenditure excluding debt interest, (c) public expenditure excluding transfer payments, (d) public expenditure excluding transfer payments and defence
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expenditure, (e) public expenditure on education, (f) public expenditure on health, (g) public expenditure on the police and (h) public expenditure on transfer payments was in 2004–05 per head of population in each standard region calculated on the same basis as the usual figures provided for the UK. [14163]
John Healey: Information on identifiable public spending by region and by function is published in Chapter 8 of Public Expenditure Analyses (Cm 6521).
Welsh Language
Hywel Williams: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he is taking as part of the efficiency review to safeguard Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs' future provision of services to the public through the medium of the Welsh language. [14823]
Dawn Primarolo: HMRC is preparing business plans to meet its efficiency savings for 2005–08. It is too early to say how this might affect any particular office. Any decisions will be made in full consultation with the unions and appropriate stakeholders.
Hywel Williams: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the potential change of the number of Welsh speakers employed by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs as a result of the efficiency review. [14825]
Dawn Primarolo: The necessity of providing a high quality Welsh language service remains one of HMRCs objectives, in addition to being a legal requirement. The Head of HMRCs Welsh Language Unit is currently preparing a Linguistics Skills Strategy in accordance with the Welsh Language Board's guidelines. This strategy will facilitate the implementation of HMRCs Welsh Language Scheme.
Work Force (Milton Keynes)
Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what percentage of people in Milton Keynes are classified as (a) professionals and (b) skilled workers; and if he will make a statement; [14255]
(2) what percentage of people in Milton Keynes are employed in (a) service industries and (b) manufacturing industries; and if he will make a statement. [14256]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Mark Lancaster, dated 22 July 2005:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about employment in Milton Keynes. (14255, 14256)
The attached tables contain the information requested for all those in employment in Milton Keynes for the year ending February 2004, the latest year for which information is available. These estimates are based on annual local area Labour Force Survey data which, as with any sample survey, is subject to sampling variability.
| Professional occupations | Skilled workers |
|---|---|
| 13 | 11 |
Source:
Annual Local Area Labour Force Survey
| Service industries | Manufacturing |
|---|---|
| 80 | 13 |
Source:
Annual Local Area Labour Force Survey
Mr. Lancaster: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the unemployment rate was in Milton Keynes in each year between 2001 and 2005; and if he will make a statement. [14257]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Lancaster, dated 22 July 2005:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about unemployment in Milton Keynes. (14257]
Table 1 overleaf shows the unemployment rates for Milton Keynes unitary authority for each 12-month period ending February of each year from 2002 to 2004, the latest data available. These estimates are based on annual local area Labour Force Survey data which, as with any sample survey, is subject to sampling variability.
The Office for National Statistics also compiles statistics of those claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) for local areas. Table2 overleaf shows the annual average number of JSA claimants, resident in Milton Keynes, as a proportion of the resident working age population for each year from 2001 to 2004.
These data, together with monthly counts of JSA claimants, are published on the Office for National Statistics Nomis(r) website: www.nomisweb.co.uk
| 12 months ending February | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.5 |
| 2003 | 5.3 |
| 2004 | 5.2 |
Source:
Annual local area Labour Force Survey
| Proportion of resident working age population | |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.4 |
| 2002 | 1.7 |
| 2003 | 1.9 |
| 2004 | 1.8 |
Source:
Jobcentre Plus Administrative system
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Working Tax Credit
Danny Alexander: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people classified as having a disability are eligible for working tax credit; and what the percentage uptake is among this group. [14381]
Dawn Primarolo: Work to produce final take-up rate estimates for child tax credit and working tax credit for 2003–04 is continuing and we expect this analysis to be completed towards the end of 2005–06. As part of this work we are exploring the feasibility of estimating take-up for sub-groups of the eligible population.
TRANSPORT
Accident Statistics
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the estimated cost of road accidents in (a) Essex and (b) England was in the last year for which figures are available; and how much of that estimate is accounted for by (i) lost output, (ii) police and administration costs, (iii) medical and ambulance costs, (iv) damage to property and (v) allowance for loss in human terms. [14309]
Dr. Ladyman: Estimated costs of road accidents are only available for Great Britain. Information for Essex and England could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the estimated cost per (a) fatal, (b) serious, (c) slight and (d) damage-only road accident in (i) Essex and (ii) Great Britain was in the last year for which figures are available. [14310]
Dr. Ladyman: The estimated average cost in 2003 in Great Britain per (a) fatal accident was £1,492,910; (b) serious accident £174,530; (c) slight accident £17,550; (d) damage only accident £1,570. Data for accident costs in Essex are not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
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