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Lower Emission Vehicles
Chris Grayling: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reason Government incentives for lower emission vehicles are limited to those vehicles registered since 2001. [63189]
John Healey: Vehicle excise duty rates for cars registered before March 2001 are not set according to CO 2 emissions since the necessary data for cars registered before that data is not available to the DVLA. Cars registered after 2001 are subject to the graduated VED system. There are currently six VED bands for cars registered after March 2001 (band A-F) and seven VED bands for cars registered after March 2006 (band A-G), based on CO 2 emissions.
Maternity Pay
Kate Hoey: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer why statutory maternity pay is not treated as an equivalent benefit for low-earning parents when assessing the additional payment for the child trust fund for children born between the introduction of the child tax credit and the introduction of the child trust fund; and if he will make a statement. [64304]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The child trust fund is designed to give more to those children in low-income households. If a child born before the introduction of child tax credit in April 2003 was part of a household receiving a specified income-related benefit when child benefit was first awarded, an additional payment will be credited to the child's account. Statutory maternity pay is not an income-related benefit. Receipt of statutory maternity pay does not necessarily indicate that a household is on a low income.
National Minimum Wage (West Lancashire)
Rosie Cooper: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many companies in West Lancashire have been (a) fined and (b) forced to cease trading for non-compliance with the national minimum wage since it was introduced. [64117]
Dawn Primarolo: The information requested is not available.
Personal Bankruptcies
Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many personal bankruptcies there have been in each quarter since 1989–90; and if he will make a statement. [64012]
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Mr. Sutcliffe: I have been asked to reply.
Figures quoted in the following three tables relate to England and Wales, are not seasonally adjusted and they are given by calendar year quarters. Bankruptcy order figures only make up part of the headline individual insolvency series, which also includes individual voluntary arrangements (IVAs) and deeds of arrangements.
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Population Forecasts
Mr. Amess: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the population is aged (a) 65 years and over and (b) 18 to 64 years; and what the forecast ratio is for (i) 2007, (ii) 2009, (iii) 2010, (iv) 2015 and (v)2020. [64020]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 24 April 2006:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your question regarding the proportion of the population aged (a) 65 years and over and (b) 18 to 64 years; and what the forecast ratio is for (i) 2007, (ii) 2009, (iii) 2010, (iv) 2015 and (v) 2020. (64020)
Source:
Mid-2004 population estimates: ONS
2004-based national population projections: GAD.
Tax Credits
Rosie Cooper: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was overpaid to tax credit recipients in West Lancashire constituency in 2004–05. [64115]
Dawn Primarolo: Estimates for 2004–05 of the number of in-work families with tax credits awards, including information on overpayments and underpayments by constituency, based on final family circumstances and incomes for 2004–05 will be published on 31 May 2006.
Mr. Jeremy Browne: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of families received tax credits in (a) the UK, (b) the South West and (c) Taunton constituency in each year since their introduction. [64311]
Dawn Primarolo: Estimates of child and working tax credit take-up rates for 2003–04 are available on the HMRC website at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/cwtc-take-up.htm. National and regional take-up rates for child tax credit are shown in tables 1 and 9 respectively.
Take-up rate estimates are not available at parliamentary constituency level.
Mr. Marsden: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what tax credits are available to full-time carers. [64375]
Dawn Primarolo:
Child tax credit and working tax credit are available to full-time carers who meet the appropriate qualifying conditions.
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Unemployment
Rosie Cooper: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what changes in the level of unemployment there have been in West Lancashire constituency in each year since 2003; [64116]
(2) what the level of youth unemployment has been in (a) West Lancashire constituency, (b) Lancashire and (c) the UK in each year since 1983. [64294]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 24 April 2006:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about unemployment. (64116, 64294)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles statistics of unemployment for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS) following International Labour Organisation definitions.
Table 1 shows the numbers of unemployed, resident in the West Lancashire Parliamentary Constituency for the 12 month periods ending February 2003 to February 2004 and for the 12 months ending December 2004.
Table 2 shows the numbers of unemployed aged 16 to 24 resident in the West Lancashire constituency, Lancashire, and the United Kingdom for the, 12 month periods ending February 1995 to February 2004 and for the 12 months ending December 2004.
These estimates, as with any from sample surveys, are subject to a margin of uncertainty. Changes in the estimates from year to year should be treated with particular caution.
ONS also compiles statistics for local areas of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA). Table 3 shows the annual average number of JSA claimants, and changes in levels, for claimants resident in the West Lancashire constituency since 2003.
Table 4 shows the annual average number of claimants, aged 18 to 24, resident in the West Lancashire constituency, Lancashire, Great Britain and the United Kingdom since 1986. Data for earlier years area not available on a consistent basis.
| 12 months ending: | Number of unemployed |
|---|---|
| February 2003 | 3 |
| February 2004 | 2 |
| December 2004 | 3 |
Source:
Annual Population Survey.
n/a=Not available.
(19)Disclosive sample size.
Source:
Annual Population Survey.
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| Annual average | Number of claimants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1,659 | n/a |
| 2004 | 1,492 | -167 |
| 2005 | 1,534 | 42 |
n/a=Not available.
Source:
Jobcentre Plus administrative systems.
n/a=Not available.
(20)Computerised claims only. Data rounded to nearest 5 for disclosure control.
Source:
Jobcentre Plus administrative systems.
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