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Robert Key: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many girls under the age of 16 years in Salisbury constituency gave birth in each year since 1995. [76984]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 15 June 2006:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your question about how many girls under 16 years in Salisbury constituency gave birth in each year since 1995. I am replying in her absence. (76984).
Where constituencies are not co-terminous with local authority boundaries, ONS do not generally release figures based on recording of mother's age at birth registration. This is to protect against disclosure of information provided in confidence. Figures are provided for the relevant local authority instead. There were 14 girls resident in Salisbury county district who gave birth under the age of 16 during the period 1995 to 2005, too few to provide figures by year without breaching confidentiality.
Construction Industry (Registration Cards)
Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many construction industry services registration cards have been issued in each (a) year and (b) quarter since 1 April 2001; and if he will make a statement; [77067]
(2) how many construction industry services registration (CIS4) cards (a) have been issued and (b) are in use; and if he will make a statement. [77041]
John Healey: There have been 2.4 million construction industry registration cards (CIS4) issued since the scheme began in 1999. Of these 1.9 million have been used.
Unused cards are attributable to: holders of recently issued cards having not yet been paid within CIS; holders that normally work within the domestic sector having applied for a card in case they become involved in CIS work; and where one or two partners in a company use their cards on behalf of the company (with those of the other partners being unused).
A quarterly breakdown of the number of CIS4 cards issued since 1 April 2001 is given in the following table. These figures include replacements for cards that have been lost, stolen or have expired (in the case of temporary cards).
| Number of CIS 4 cards issued | |||||
| Quarter | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 |
Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what checks are made of (a) immigration status and (b) nationality before issuing construction industry services registration cards; and if he will make a statement; [77068]
(2) what changes he plans to make to the construction industry services registration card system in 2007; what (a) identity checks and (b) immigration status checks will be put in place; and if he will make a statement. [77042]
John Healey: Neither the legislation for the current construction industry scheme (CIS) nor the legislation for the new scheme empowers HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to question the immigration status or nationality of applicants for CIS registration cards. There is also no legal exchange of information gateway to allow such information that might be obtained by HMRC to be passed to the Home Office.
Under both the current and new schemes, HM Revenue and Customs must be satisfied about the applicants' identity and addresses. They may be required to produce appropriate documentation to evidence their identity, which might include a passport or driving licence. The new CIS scheme will also allow HMRC to require attendance in person to provide such information as satisfies HMRC on an applicant's identity and address.
Departmental Staff
David Simpson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people over the age of 55 have been recruited into (a) the Treasury and (b) his private office in each of the last three years. [77203]
John Healey: No staff over the age of 55 have been recruited to the Chancellor’s private office in the last three years. The number recruited to the Treasury can be found in the following table:
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Exotic Animals (Smuggling)
David Simpson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have been caught attempting illegally to bring exotic (a) animals and (b) birds into Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [77426]
Dawn Primarolo: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have interpreted exotic birds and animals to be live birds or animals of endangered species.
Details of seizures made by HMRC from January 1999 to December 2004 as a result of breaches in Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 of 9 December 1996 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade herein are available on the UK CITES website at http://www.ukcites.gov.uk/news/tradestatistics.htm.
There have been no seizures of live animals or birds of endangered species in Northern Ireland from outside the EU in the period in question. Travellers arriving at Northern Ireland airports from outside the EU almost exclusively arrive via another airport either in Great Britain or Eire.
Fuel Smuggling (Northern Ireland)
Mr. Peter Robinson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people were caught smuggling fuel in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. [77131]
John Healey: In the last five years the following number of vehicles have been seized in Northern Ireland as a consequence of hydrocarbon oils offences, including smuggling:
| Number of vehicles seized | |
Gaming Machines
Mrs. Dean: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what assessment he has made of the effects of the freeze on gaming machine stake and prize levels on tax revenues; [77156]
(2) what assessment he has made of the likely effects on tax revenues of an increase of category C and section 34 gaming machine stake and prize levels to 50 pence and £35, respectively. [77157]
John Healey: No assessment has been made of the effects of the freeze on gaming machine stake and prize levels on tax revenues. Similarly no assessment has been made of the likely effect for tax revenues of an increase of category C stake and prize levels to 50p and £35, respectively. Decisions on the stake and prize limits which venues can offer are made by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for reasons unconnected to tax.
Male Longevity
Mr. Waterson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what average male longevity was at age 65 in each parliamentary constituency at the last date for which figures are available. [77139]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 15 June 2006:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question concerning what the average male longevity at 65 was in each parliamentary constituency at the last date for which figures are available. I am replying in her absence. (77139)
Figures on life expectancy at different ages are derived from the life tables, calculated using data in both mortality and populations. The figures requested cannot be provided for parliamentary constituencies as population estimates are not available. Results for local authorities in England and Wales can be provided however. A table containing these figures for male life expectancy at age 65 for 2002-04 (the most recent period available) has been placed in the House of Commons Library.
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