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Private Schools

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the effect on tax revenue of the charitable status of private schools in the last year for which figures are available. [56232]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Buckingham (John Bercow) on 6 February 2006, Official Report, column 1008W.

Security Industry

Mrs. Dorries: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people are employed in the security industry in (a) Bedfordshire and (b) England and Wales; and if he will make a statement. [54934]

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

Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 6 March 2006:

Tax Havens

Andrew George: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the countries which the Government has designated as tax havens; and how many such countries are (a) British Crown Dependencies and (b) Overseas Territories. [55057]

Mr. Ivan Lewis: The UK Government do not designate any jurisdictions as tax havens.
 
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Treasury Advisers

Dr. Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what (a) payments and (b) bonuses were received by (i) James Wardlaw, (ii) Chris Houston and (iii) Sir Adrian Montague as remuneration for their work in the Treasury; [54712]

(2) what precautions his Department takes to ensure that privileged information gained by advisers to the Treasury cannot be used for gain in private business dealings; [54713]

(3) under what restrictions regarding future business ventures and potential conflicts of interest (a) James Wardlaw, (b) Chris Houston and (c) Sir Adrian Montague were placed when they left the Treasury; [54714]

(4) what projects James Wardlaw has been involved with in his Department since 1 May 1997; [54748]

(5) what projects Sir Adrian Montague has been involved with in his Department since 1 May 1997; [54749]

(6) what projects (a) Chris Houston and (b) James Wardlaw have been involved with in the Treasury since 1 May 1997; [54750]

(7) what positions Sir Adrian Montague has held in respect of private finance initiative projects within the Treasury. [54752]

John Healey: Sir Adrian Montague headed the Treasury Taskforce recommended by the Bates Review of PFI, from 1997 to 2000. The taskforce was concerned with the strengthening of the PFI policy framework and delivery of good quality PFI contracts and projects. James Wardlaw worked for the Treasury as a senior specialist in corporate finance from 2002 to 2005, offering advice to a variety of Treasury teams drawing on his professional background and training. Chris Houston has never been employed by HM Treasury.

The Treasury does not disclose pay details for individuals below board level. All Treasury staff are subject to the rules on acceptance of outside appointments by Crown servants as set out in the Civil Service Management Code. Staff are required to continue to observe their duty of confidentiality after they have left Crown service.
 
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Unemployment

Mr. Paul Murphy: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in Torfaen constituency (a) under the age of 25 years and (b) over the age of 25 years were long-term unemployed in each year since 1997. [55827]

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

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 6 March 2006:


JSA claimants resident in the Torfaen parliamentary constituencyAnnual averages

Long-term (claiming over 12 months)(12)
Aged under 25Aged 25 and over
1997110480
199855300
19995295
20005205
20010185
20025170
20035165
20040115
20051080


(12) Computerised claims only. Data rounded to nearest 5 for disclosure control.
Source:
Jobcentre Plus Administrative system




 
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Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the rate of (a) unemployment, (b) long-term unemployment and (c) youth unemployment was in Peterborough in each year since 1997; and how many individuals this represented in each case. [54815]

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

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 6 March 2006:


Table 1: Unemployed persons resident in the Peterborough parliamentary constituency

All (16+)
Youth (aged 16 to 24)
12 months endingLevel (000s)Rate(13) (percentage)Level (000s)Rate(13) (percentage)
February 1998612217
February 199937227
February 200048111
February 20013618
February 200236116
February 200336111
February 200425111
March 200524111


(13) Percentage of the economically active resident population.
Note:
Estimates are subject to sampling variability. Changes from year to year should be treated with particular caution.
Source:
Annual local area Labour Force Survey; Annual Population Survey.





Table 2: JSA claimants resident in the Peterborough parliamentary constituency

All
Long-term (claiming over 12 months)(14)
Youth (aged 18 to 24)(14)
Annual averagesLevelProportion(15) (percentage)LevelProportion(15) (percentage)Level(16)
19972,93557351840
19982,18743901615
19991,97533351520
20001,75832900460
20011,60532000455
20021,48831500435
20031,66431150530
20041,68031550510
20051,85031600585


(14) Computerised claims only. Data rounded to nearest 5 for disclosure control.
(15) Proportion of the resident working age population. Denominators based on 2001 Census data adjusted to be consistent with 2001 mid-year population estimates for local authorities.
(16) Proportions for 18 to 24 group are not available for parliamentary constituencies.
Source:
Jobcentre Plus administrative system





 
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