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Treasury
Advertising Campaigns
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what advertising campaigns his Department has run since July 2004; and what the (a) date and (b) cost was of each. [81920]
John Healey: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Upper Bann (David Simpson) on 17 May 2006, Official Report, column 1075W.
Child Trust Fund
John Barrett: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his latest estimate is of the administration costs of the Child Trust Fund in each year since it was introduced. [82708]
Ed Balls: I refer the hon. Gentlemen to the answer given to the hon. Member for Leeds, North-West (Greg Mulholland) on 25 January 2006, Official Report, column 2214W.
Consignment Relief
Jim Dowd: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will (a) reduce the minimum transaction value on low value consignment relief and (b) apply for complete derogation for the UK. [83069]
Dawn Primarolo: Import VAT is not chargeable on commercial consignments of goods with a value below £18 that are imported into the UK from outside the EU. The Government are aware that this relief is currently being exploited, and it now costs the Exchequer around £85 million per year. If the relief continues to be exploited by businesses using offshore locations, the Government will consider changes to prevent this type of behaviour.
Drug-related Deaths
Mr. Spring: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many drug-related deaths were recorded in Suffolk in each of the last five years. [82110]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 5 July 2006:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many drug-related deaths have been recorded in Suffolk in each of the last five years. (82110)
Available figures relate to the number of deaths from drug-related poisoning, not the total number that were drug-related. The most recent year for which figures are now available is 2004. The table below shows the number of deaths for which the underlying cause was drug poisoning, for the years 2000 to 2004.
| Deaths from drug-related poisoning( 1 ) Suffolk( 2) 2000-04( 3) | |
| Number of deaths | |
| (1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 292, 304, 305.2-305.9, E850-E858, E950.0-E950.5, E962.0 and E980.0-E980.5 for the year 2000, and the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes F11-F16, F18-F19, X40-X44, X60-X64, X85 and Y10-Y14from 2001 onwards. (2 )Usual residents of the county of Suffolk. (3) Figures are for deaths occurring in each calendar year. | |
EU Labour Market
Helen Goodman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment his Department has made of the impact of EU labour market liberalisation on the UK economy; and if he will make a statement. [82097]
John Healey: A more dynamic and open Europe would be a Europe of increased employment, confidence and growth, a Europe which would both promote and facilitate the UK's efforts to boost its own productivity and raise its own economic performance.
The Government place great importance on economic reform in Europe, and on encouraging greater use of policies that promote flexible labour markets.
The Treasury keeps EU labour market developments under review, and continues to argue the case for reform in Europe. In a recent joint paper with the Swedish Ministry of Finance,—“Social Bridges—Meeting the Challenges of Globalisation” (http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk./documents/international_ issues/European_economic_reform/social_bridges_ paper_cfm) the Government again made the case for reforming labour markets and for policies that protect people's employability rather than specific jobs or sectors.
Households
Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) single parent households with children under the age of 16 years and (b) single parent households there were in Yeovil constituency in each of the last 15 years; and what estimate he has made of the number of cohabiting couples living in Yeovil constituency in each year. [82137]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 5 July 2006:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your requests for the following figures for the Yeovil constituency in each of the last 15 years: the number of single parent households with children under the age of 16 years, the number of single-person households and the number of cohabiting couples. (82137)
Estimates of these figures are not produced on an annual basis for local areas. Available figures are from the censuses of 1991 and 2001. These are shown in the table below.
Late Tax Returns
Mr. Gregory Campbell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have been liable for the £100 fine imposed by the Treasury for late declaration of their annual income in each of the last three years; and how much was raised in total as a result. [81862]
Dawn Primarolo: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answers I gave the hon. Member for Wellingborough (Mr. Bone) on 12 January 2006, Official Report, column 776W. The detail for last year is in the following table.
| Return year 2004-05 | |
Minimum Wage
Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people aged (a) 22 years and over, (b) 18 to 21 years and (c) under 18 years are receiving the minimum wage in (i) Yeovil constituency and (ii) Somerset. [82146]
Dawn Primarolo: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 5 July 2006:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question to ask how many people aged (a) 22 years and over, (b) 18 to 21 years and (c) under 18 years are receiving the minimum wage in i) Yeovil constituency and ii) Somerset. (82146)
Estimates for the number of jobs paid at the minimum wage for Parliamentary Constituencies and Local Authorities are not available. However the Office for National Statistics (ONS) calculates estimates of the number of jobs paid less than national minimum wage rates for the United Kingdom and Government Office Regions. A guide to measuring low pay and associated articles and data can be found on the National Statistics website at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=5837 &Pos=1&ColRank=1&Rank=272
Pension Rights (Bankruptcy)
Harry Cohen: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 28 March 2006, Official Report, columns 864-65W, on pension rights (bankruptcy), what estimate he has made of the revenue foregone as a result of his Department relinquishing its preferred creditor status in insolvency cases. [82499]
Dawn Primarolo: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Yeovil (Mr. Laws) on 17 September 2003, Official Report, column 868W. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs confirm that the estimate given then has not changed.
Population Estimates
Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which local authorities have had a reduction in population according to the (a) 2001 Census and (b) 2004 mid-term population estimates. [81984]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 5 July 2006
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your question about which local authorities according to the 2001 Census and the mid-2004 population estimates had a reduction in their populations. (81984)
The best comparison between 2001 and 2004 is based on the mid-year population estimates for those years, as the mid-2001 population estimates take account of adjustments to a number of areas as a result of the studies conducted after the Census. The attached table shows population estimates for those local authorities whose population decreased between mid-2001 and mid-2004.
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