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Taxation (Wales)
Mrs. Betty Williams: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been raised through taxation from the residents of Wales in each of the last five years. [23016]
Mr. Des Browne: The information on income tax is provided in the following table.
| £ billion | |
|---|---|
| Amount of tax paid by residents in Wales | |
| 2001 -02(37) | 3.4 |
| 2002–03(38) | 3.6 |
| 2003–04(39) | 3.9 |
| 2004–05(39) | 4.1 |
| 2005–06(39) | 4.4 |
(37) Based on the 2001–02 Survey of Personal Incomes (SPI)
(38) Based on the 2002–03 SPI
(39) Based on the 2002–03 SPI and projected forwards in line with Budget 2005 assumptions.
Undeclared Work
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent estimate he has made of the value of undeclared work in the United Kingdom. [22839]
John Healey: There is no estimate of the value of undeclared work in the United Kingdom.
Unemployment (Hemel Hempstead)
Mike Penning: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what changes in the level of unemployment there have been in Hemel Hempstead constituency in each year since 2003. [23022]
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 Karen Dunnell to Mr. Michael Penning, dated 1 November 2005:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about unemployment. (23022).
Table 1, attached, shows the total numbers of unemployed people who were resident in the Hemel Hempstead Parliamentary Constituency. The table covers the 12 month periods ending in February each year from 2003 to 2004 and the 12 month period ending in March 2005. These estimates, as with any from sample surveys, are subject to sampling variability.
The Office for National Statistics also compiles statistics for local areas of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance. Table 2, attached, shows the numbers and changes on year for claimants resident in the Hemel Hempstead constituency for each September from 2002 to 2005.
| Thousand | |
|---|---|
| 12 months ending | Level |
| February 2003 | 2 |
| February 2004 | 2 |
| March 2005 | 2 |
* Disclosive sample size (less than three).
Notes:
1. The estimates for local areas are based on very small sample sizes and are subject to a very high degree of sampling variability.
2. Changes from year to year, especially, should be treated with caution.
Source:
Annual local area Labour Force Survey; Annual Population Survey.
| September | Level | Change on year |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1,035 | — |
| 2003 | 1,116 | 81 |
| 2004 | 1,090 | -26 |
| 2005 | 1,212 | 122 |
Source:
Jobcentre Plus Administrative system.
Vehicle Excise Duty
Chris Huhne: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what evidence he relied in deciding on the thresholds for carbon emissions on which vehicle excise duty is graduated. [23666]
John Healey: The Chancellor considers all relevant economic, social and environmental factors when setting taxation policy.
EDUCATION AND SKILLS
Adult and Family Learning
Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what funds she plans to make available for adult and family learning in schools as proposed in her recent White Paper. [23948]
Beverley Hughes:
Between 2006 and 2008 my Department is making available £680 million through local authorities and schools to support schools to develop a core set of extended services which will include
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adult and family learning. In addition we are making £210 million available in 2006–07 through the Learning and Skills Council for adults' learning for personal and community development. This includes £37 million specifically for family learning including the family literacy, language and numeracy programme. Many such courses and programmes will take place in schools.
Bob Spink: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the level of funding for adult education in Essex was in each of the last five years; and what it is estimated to be for the current year. [18791]
Phil Hope: The Department allocates funds for education and training in the post-16 learning and skills sector, including adult education, to the Learning and Skills Council (LSC). The LSC was established in 2001 bringing the planning and funding of post-16 education together under one body.
In 2001–02 the Learning and Skills Council spent £2,236 million on adult programmes including FE, Work Based Learning, Adult and Community Learning and other programmes. This increased to £2,427 million in 2002–03 and to £2,866 million in 2003–04. These figures are available in the LSC's published accounts. Figures for adult education for the years prior to 2001 are not comparable as the budget was split between a range of different organisations.
My Department does not hold funding figures for adult education in Essex. As the allocation of funding in local areas relates to the LSC's operational responsibilities, I have asked the LSC's Chief Executive, Mary Haysom, to write to the hon. Member with the information requested. A copy of his reply will be placed in the Library.
Letter from Mark Haysom to Mr. Bob Spink, dated 25 October 2005:
Further to Mr Phil Hope's written reply to your Parliamentary Question (no. 18791) about funding for adult education in Essex, I am pleased to supply the specific information for Essex.
The figures are for the Essex County Council administrative area only and are for learning programmes delivered by Essex County Council's Adult Community Learning service (they exclude figures for the unitary authority areas of Southend on Sea and Thurrock, which also fall within the responsibility of LSC Essex). The figures relate to the LSC's funding streams:
| £ | |
|---|---|
| 2002/03 | 9,850,481 |
| 2003/04 | 11,074,670 |
| 2004/05 | 11,973,567 |
| 2005/06 | (40)1,121,726 |
(40) Estimated.
CAFCASS
Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what is the allocated training budget per employee of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service in 2005–06; and how much was spent on training per employee in each of the two preceding financial years. [22497]
Maria Eagle [holding answer 27 October 2005]: This is a matter for the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS). Anthony Douglas, the CAFCASS chief executive, will write to the hon. Member with this information and a copy of his reply will be placed in the House Library.
Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on the vacancy rate in the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service. [18745]
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Maria Eagle: This is a matter for the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS). Anthony Douglas, the CAFCASS chief executive, will write to the hon. Member with this information and a copy of his reply will be placed in the House Library.
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