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TREASURY
Cash Machines (Northern Ireland)
David Simpson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 7 December 2005, Official Report, column 1376W, on cash machines, how many cash machines in Northern Ireland charged customers to withdraw money in each of the last 10 years. [38602]
Mr. Ivan Lewis:
Unfortunately LINK's historical data on ATMs are not broken down by location.
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Electoral Register
Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what percentage of households in each (a) London borough and (b) constituency were on the electoral register on 1 January; and if he will make a statement. [36462]
Ms Harman: I have been asked to reply.
Treasury has transferred this question to my Department as we deal with Electoral Policy.
The most recent published statistics on electoral registration are for 1 December 2004. Following, there are two tables showing:
Please note that these statistics relate to individual electors rather than to households. Estimates on the percentage of individuals and households registered are not available at constituency or borough level.
Source:
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
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Source:
Office for National Statistics (ONS)
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Equitable Life
Sir John Butterfill: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with theParliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman on the report of her investigation into the prudential regulation of Equitable Life. [37287]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Parliamentary Ombudsman's investigation into the prudential regulation of Equitable Life is, like all such investigations, being conducted in private. The Treasury is co-operating fully with the investigation.
Sir John Butterfill: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has received information from the Parliamentary Ombudsman on a publication date for her report on the prudential regulation of Equitable Life; whether he has made representations to the Parliamentary Ombudsman on this subject; and if he will make a statement. [38761]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The timetable for the completion of the Parliamentary Ombudsman's investigation into the prudential regulation of Equitable Life is a matter for her.
The Treasury is co-operating fully with the Ombudsman's investigation which, like all such investigations, is being conducted in private.
Gift Aid
Greg Clark: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost is to the Government of administering the gift aid scheme per pound of tax relief received by charities. [38574]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: HM Revenue and Customs does not distinguish the costs of administering gift aid from other activities in relation to charities and charitable giving.
National Insurance (Musicians)
Adam Afriyie: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what impact assessment was conducted in relation to the requirement on music sector companies to pay class 1 national insurance contributions if they employ freelance musicians; and if he will make a statement. [38031]
Dawn Primarolo:
The Department of Social Security was responsible for the policy on national insurance contributions and changes to legislation covering actors and musicians that were introduced on 17 July 1998.
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The changes were made following prior consultation with Equity and the Musicians Union and other organisations.
Pensions
Paul Flynn: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequerwhat estimate he has made of the amounts payable in the basic pensions in the year 2006–07 for (a) individuals and (b) couples if pensions had been increased by the levels of earnings inflation since 1997. [36411]
Mr. Timms: I have been asked to reply.
The information is in the table.
| £ | |
|---|---|
| State Pension (singles per week) | 90.90 |
| State Pension (couples per week) | 145.25 |
Notes:
1.Figures are based on the April 1997 rate of State Pension uprated in line with the non-seasonally adjusted September Average Earnings Index including bonuses for 1997, and subsequent years, and take account of the convention that rates of State Pension are rounded to the nearest 5 pence.
2.The couples rate is taken to be the value of a full Category A Pension combined with the value of a full Category B Pension.
Red Diesel
Mr. Drew: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what derogation there is within the EU for the use of red diesel by pleasure craft; and if he will seek to extend the derogation. [37895]
John Healey: The Energy Products Directive (EPD) prohibits the use of rebated gas oil in leisure boats for private use, but the UK enjoys a derogation from this provision. This derogation expires at 31 December 2006 and can be renewed only with the unanimous agreement of the council.
We confirmed in the pre-Budget report that we are minded to apply for an extension of this derogation. We will issue an initial regulatory impact assessment on the effects of ending the derogation early next year and this document will be used as the basis for further information gathering and discussions.
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