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Tax Credits

Tom Levitt: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many cases procedures for clawing back overpayments of tax credits were initiated in each of the past 12 months for which records are available in (a) High Peak constituency and (b) the UK. [59329]

Mrs. Dorries: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many cases procedures for clawing back overpayments of tax credits were initiated in (a) Mid-Bedfordshire, (b) the country of Bedfordshire and (c) the UK in each of the past 12 months for which records are available; and if he will make a statement. [60231]

 
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Dawn Primarolo: The latest information on the number of overpayments by constituency at April 2004 is published in Child and Working Tax Credits Statistics: Finalised Awards 2003–04—Supplement on Payments in 2003–04". This publication can be found at:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/cwtc-payments-0304.pdf

This information is not yet available for 2004–05, but will be published in May 2006.

HMRC will seek recovery of an overpayment in line with Code of Practice 26, 'What happens if we have paid you too much tax credit?' The code can be found at: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/leaflets/cop26.pdf

DEFENCE

Aircraft

Mr. Moore: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what the Royal Air Force capability is in respect of (a) offensive and (b) defensive aircraft; [58303]
 
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(2) what the Royal Air Force capability requirement is for (a) offensive and (b) defensive aircraft for (i) 2010 and (ii) 2012. [58307]

Mr. Ingram: The July 2004 White Paper Delivering Security in a Changing World: Future Capabilities" (Cm 6269) set out planned force level requirements of 64 offensive support aircraft and 20 air defence fast jet aircraft. This capability is delivered largely by the Royal Air Force, though Joint Force Harrier is provided jointly by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. There are no plans to change these force level requirements before 2012.

Armed Forces Recruitment

Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what recruitment initiatives have been introduced by the (a) Army, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Royal Navy in (i) the south east of England and (ii) Hertfordshire in each year since 2002. [57804]

Mr. Touhig [holding answer 13 March 2006]: All three services undertake numerous and varied initiatives, both at national and local level, aimed at increasing the level of recruitment to the armed forces. It has not been possible to produce a comprehensive list of recruitment activities for the years requested but the following will give an indication of the type of initiatives undertaken.
Navy

Date	Location	Initiative
2005
5–7 April	Learning Skills Council/Connexions Skills Festival (Brentwood Centre)	Royal Marine Visibility Team
20 April	Newbury	Shackleton and Submarine Display Vehicles
20 April	Newbury	Mobile Recruitment Vehicle
30 April	Goodwood Race Course	Shackleton Display Vehicle
7–9 May	Independence Celebrations—Jersey	Submarine Display Vehicle
11 May	Bedford School CCF Inspection	Shackleton Display Vehicle
18–19 June	Thanet Air Show	Royal Marine Visibility Team and Technical Display Vehicle
23–24 July	Littlehampton Boat Show	Shackleton Display Vehicle
21 August	RNLI Hythe Raft Race	Shackleton Display Vehicle
3–4 September	Shoreham Air Day	Technical Display Vehicle
12–16 September	Guildford Schools	RN School Presentation Team
17–18 September	Enfield Autumn Show	Shackleton Display Vehicle
28 September	Southampton v. Reading	RM Commando Display Team
3–7 October	Chatham Schools	RN School Presentation Team
6 October	Careers Fair University of Surrey	Recruiting Display Stand
6 October	Careers Fair Surrey University Guildford	Recruiting Display Stand
6 October	Jobscene Southampton The Guildhall	DNR Build
8 October	Jobs Opportunities Road Show Bromley Civic Hall Bromley	Recruiting Display Stand
10–14 October	Ilford Schools	RN School Presentation Team
17 October	Southampton Skills Quest	Submarine Display Vehicle
24–25 October	Careers Fair University of Southampton	Recruiting Display Stand
31 October	Portsmouth Schools	RN School Presentation Team
2 November	Sussex University Gradfair Campus Brighton	Recruiting Display Stand
7–11 November	Southampton Schools	RN School Presentation Team
7 November	Careers Fair Southampton	Recruiting Display Stand
14–18 November	Canterbury Schools	RN School Presentation Team
28 November	Chatham Schools	RN School Presentation Team
November	Careers Fair University of Portsmouth	Recruiting Display Stand
November	Careers Fair University of Sussex	Recruiting Display Stand
5–9 December	Brighton Schools	RN School Presentation Team
2006
January	Guildford Schools	RN School Presentation Team
January	Surrey Skills at Sandown Park	Submarine Display Vehicle
January	Surrey Skills at Sandown Park	Technical Display Vehicle

 
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Army

Date	Location	Initiative
2005
28–30 June	Royston, Hertfordshire	Briefing for Schools
15–17 September	Newbury Show Ground	Newbury Show 2003
2–3 July	Aldershot (Queens Ave Playing Fields) Aldershot	Aldershot Show
2–8 July	Bicester/Hermitage/Winchester/Worthing/Shornecliff	Schools' Challenge
27 June-1 July	Portsmouth	International Festival of the Sea
17–21 October	Longmoor (2 x one week courses run back to back) ATR Winchester	Regional Look at Life
25–29 June	ATR Winchester	Rugby Look at Life
24–26 June	ATR Winchester	Football Look at Life
15–25 November	Arborfield/Thorney Island/Borden	Army Technical Challenge

RAF

Date	Location	Initiative
2005
January
14–16	Olympia	Adventure Sports and Travel Show
23–24	Olympia	Job Scene
February
1, 3–4, 9 & 10–11	Rainham Mark Grammar, Maidstone Leisure Centre, Northfleet School for Girls and Ashford International Hotel	Careers Conventions
2	Gosfield School	Motivational Day
10	llford Town Hall	Opportunities Fair
11–12	—	Youth Initiative
13	Trafalgar Square	Chinese New Year
14–17	Uxbridge	English Schools Football Association Camp
March
18–29	Towns around Sussex	Sussex Coast Roadshow
19	Alexandra Palace	Connexions Job Fair
March	ExCEL Centre, London	Careers Live
April
5–7	Brentwood	Connexions Skills Festival
8–10	Earls Court	London Air Show
12–13	University of Kent, Canterbury	UCAS Careers Convention
20	Newbury	Newbury Rugby Fest
May
12	Biggin Hill	Red Arrows 40th Birthday Party
12–13	Syon Park, London	Countryside Live
13	RAF Museum Hendon	RAF Acrobatics Team Initiative
14–15	Brands Hatch	Recruitment Stand
16	Brighton and Hove Albion	Charity 5-a-side
29–30	Southend-on-Sea	Southend Air Show
May	Brighton Bears	Youth Football/Coaching Days
June
7–8	Earls Court	Guardian Grad Fair
8	RAF Museum Hendon	Primary School Competition
18–19	Palm Beach, Margate	Margate Air Show
18–19	Peckham Square	Peckham Show
22–23	Business Design Centre, Islington	University London Grad Fair
28	RAF Museum, Hendon	Youth Challenge
30 June-1 July	Anglia Poly, Essex	UCAS Careers Convention
June	Greensward College	Motivational Day
July
4–10	St. James Park, London	VE Day Celebrations
4, 5 & 7	Hainault Forest High School and Thurstable School	Motivational Days
9	Olympia	Asian Lifestyle Show
July	Imperial War Museum	WWII 60th Anniversary
August
11–14	Eastbourne	Airborne 2005
30 August- 3 September	Towns Around Kent	Kent Roadshow
September
2–4	RAFM, Hendon	RAF Museum Open Day
17–18	Biggin Hill Aerodrome	Biggin Hill Air Show
22–23	Learning and Skills Council	Learning and Skills Council
October
October	Wembley	MELA show
November
12	City of London	Lord Mayor's Show

 
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