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Financial Instruments Directive
Mr. Gauke: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the (a) costs and (b) benefits of the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. [32857]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer provided by the Financial Secretary, on 22 November 2005, Official Report, column 1905–06W to the hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Michael Gove) and the hon. Member for Chipping Barnet (Mrs. Villiers).
Mr. Gauke: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received from the Financial Services Authority on the implications of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive. [32862]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Treasury and Financial Services Authority, have worked closely together on the negotiation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), and are doing so on its implementation. On 21 November the FSA published 'Planning for MiFID' (available at www.fsa.aov.uk/pubs/international/planninq_mifid.pdf) which highlights some of the key areas of UK regulation that will be affected by the directive.
HM Revenue and Customs
Mr. Sanders: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the national performance targets were for HM Revenue and Customs centres in 2004–05; and what the performance of the branches in (a) Torquay, (b) Paignton and (c) Brixham were against those targets in 2004–05. [32064]
Dawn Primarolo: The HMRC target is that 95 per cent. of customers calling at their Inquiry Centres without an appointment will be seen within 30 minutes. The results for the period 1 April to 18 November, this year, are: Paignton 97.02 per cent. and Torquay 95.05 per cent. There is no HMRC Inquiry Centre at Brixham.
IR35
Norman Lamb: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have been investigated by HM Customs and Revenue to determine whether IR35 applies to them in each of the last five years; how many of these were found to fall within IR35; what the (a) total cost and (b) average duration of such investigations was in each year; and what estimate he has made of the additional tax revenue raised as a result of those investigations in each year. [32454]
Dawn Primarolo: HMRC does not routinely collect data in respect of specific types of employer obligations from the PAYE system. It is therefore not possible to isolate how many investigations have solely related to the intermediaries legislation.
Manual Payments
Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many manual payments were issued in each month since April 2003; and what their value was in each month. [30009]
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Dawn Primarolo: For the estimated number of manual payments between April 2004 and February 2005, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the right hon. Member for Birkenhead (Mr. Field) on 22 March 2005, Official Report, column 711W. The estimated number of manual payments in each month from April 2003 to March 2004, and for March 2005 to October 2005, and the estimated value of manual payments between April 2003 and October 2005 are:
| Estimated value of manual payments made | |
|---|---|
| 2004 | |
| April | 18,100 |
| May | 11,200 |
| June | 8,900 |
| July | 11,200 |
| August | 10,100 |
| September | 19,600 |
| October | 16,400 |
| November | 13,900 |
| December | 14,600 |
| 2005 | |
| January | 16,000 |
| February | 17,700 |
| £000 | £000 | |
|---|---|---|
Number of payments | Estimated value of manual payments made | |
| 2005 | ||
| March | 40 | 20,000 |
| April | 50 | 23,400 |
| May | 45 | 19,900 |
| June | 40 | 17,500 |
| July | 40 | 18,700 |
| August | 45 | 22,800 |
| September | 45 | 25,000 |
| October | 30 | 15,000 |
The allocation of payments to precise payment dates requires a degree of estimation and are therefore rounded to the nearest 5,000. The value of manual payments made also requires a degree of estimation and are therefore rounded to the nearest 100,000.
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Money Laundering Directives
Mr. Redwood: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which EU countries have not transposed the Money Laundering Directive into their national law. [32897]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: According to the EU Commission two EU Countries, France and Greece, have not transposed the Second Money Laundering Directive (2001/97/EC) into their national law. The EU Commission has started infringement proceedings against these countries. The Third EU Money Laundering Directive has recently been adopted and will need to be implemented into national law by the end of 2007.
National Minimum Wage
Mr. Jenkins: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many companies in Tamworth have been (a) fined and (b) forced to cease trading for non-compliance with the national minimum wage since it was introduced. [32033]
Dawn Primarolo: The information requested is not available.
John Cummings: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many businesses were found to be employing workers for less than the minimum wage in Easington constituency in each year since the minimum wage was introduced; how many were fined; and how many employees were involved in each case. [33276]
Dawn Primarolo: The information requested is not available.
Official Travel Costs
Peter Luff: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his answer of 17 November 2005, Official Report, column 1519W, whether the sum quoted includes the cost of the travel of the two Treasury officials. [31568]
John Healey: The sum quoted is for the Chancellor's travel.
Parliamentary Questions
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to answer Questions 26261 and 26263 tabled on 3 November 2005 by the hon. Member for Birkenhead. [31527]
Dawn Primarolo: I have done so.
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to answer Question 22005 tabled on 24 October 2005 by the hon. Member for Birkenhead. [31528]
Dawn Primarolo: I have done so.
Planning Gain Supplement
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Government expects to publish further details of its plans for a (a) planning gain supplement and (b) land development tax. [31828]
John Healey:
As set out in the March 2005 Economic and Fiscal Strategy Report, the Government will respond to the recommendations in the Barker Review of Housing Supply later this year.
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Pneumococcal Meningitis
Susan Kramer: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) children and (b) adults died of pneumococcal meningitis in the UK in each of the last 10 years. [31461]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl to Susan Kramer, dated 29 November 2005:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question concerning how many (a) children and (b) adults died of pneumococcal meningitis in the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years. I am replying in her absence. (31461)
The most recently available information is for deaths in 2004. Figures for deaths where pneumococcal meningitis was mentioned as either the underlying cause of death or as a contributory factor to the death, in children aged 0 to 15 and adults aged 16 and over are shown in the table below for each year from 1995 to 2004.
(13) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (JCD-9) code 320.1 for the years 1995 to 2000 for England and Wales and Northern Ireland, and for the years 1995 to 1999 for Scotland, and Tenth Revision (1CD-10) code G00.1 from 2001 onwards for England and Wales and Northern Ireland and from 2000 onwards for Scotland.
(14) Figures are for deaths occurring in each calendar year for residents of England and Wales and for deaths registered in each calendar year for Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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