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Ministerial Facilities
Mr. Hayes: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what (a) sports and (b) social facilities are part of accommodation provided to him out of public funds. [96245]
The Deputy Prime Minister: None.
Mr. Heald: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what works of art are on loan from the Government Art Collection to his (a) office and (b) official residence in Admiralty House. [96387]
The Deputy Prime Minister: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to the hon. Members for Hammersmith and Fulham (Mr. Hands) and for South Holland and The Deepings (Mr. Hayes) on 9 October 2006, Official Report, columns 69W and 71W.
Ministerial Visits
Mr. Heald: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister pursuant to the answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Meriden (Mrs. Spelman) of 9 October 2006, Official Report, columns 73-74W, on ministerial visits, which hotel he stayed at during the MIPIM Property Development Conference. [96392]
The Deputy Prime Minister: All travel is undertaken in accordance with guidance laid down in the “Ministerial Code” and “Travel by Ministers”.
Post Office
Mr. Evennett: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what recent discussions he has had on the Post Office network. [95939]
The Deputy Prime Minister: I have regular meetings and discussions with ministerial colleagues, officials and others on a wide range of subjects. Information relating to internal meetings, discussion and advice is not disclosed as to do so could harm the frankness and candour of internal discussion.
Treasury
Alcohol-related Deaths
Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths in which alcohol was the primary cause there were in each local authority area in each of the last eight years. [95456]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 23 October 2006:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths in which alcohol was the primary cause there were in each local authority area in each of the last eight years. I am replying in her absence. (95456)
The attached table provides the number of deaths with an alcohol-related underlying cause in each local authority district in England and Wales, from 1998 to 2005 (the latest year available). A copy has been placed in the House of Commons Library.
Cancer/Heart Disease
Kitty Ussher: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths there were from (a) cancer and (b) heart disease in Burnley constituency in each year since 1997. [95718]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 23 October 2006:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths there were from (a) cancer and (b) heart disease in Burnley constituency in each year since 1997. (95718)
The attached tables provide the numbers of deaths where (a) cancer and (b) heart disease was the underlying cause of death, for 1997 to 2005 (the latest year available), for the Burnley parliamentary constituency.
| Table 1: Number of deaths where cancer was the underlying cause of death( 1) , Burnley parliamentary constituency, 1997 to 2005 | |||
| Male | Female | Total | |
| (1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 140-208 for the years 1997 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes COO-C97 for 2001 onwards. The introduction of ICD-10 in 2001 means that the numbers of deaths from this cause before 2001 are not completely comparable with later years. (2) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. | |||
| Table 2: Number of deaths where heart disease was the underlying cause of death( 1) , Burnley parliamentary constituency, 1997 to 20052 | |||
| Male | Female | Total | |
| (1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 410-414 for the years 1997 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes 120-125 for 2001 onwards. The introduction of ICD-10 in 2001 means that the numbers of deaths from this cause before 2001 are not completely comparable with later years. (2) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. | |||
Carers
Mr. Ruffley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) carers and (b) young carers of school age there have been in (i) Suffolk and (ii) Bury St. Edmunds constituency in each year since 1997. [95457]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 23 October 2006:
As National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many (a) carers and (b) young carers of school age there are in (i) Suffolk and (ii) the parliamentary constituency of Bury St Edmunds in each year since 1997.(95457)
With the exception of 2001 (Census year) data for 1997 to 2006 are not available on unpaid care.
For 2001 data I refer you to the answer given in the official report number 473 of 10(th) October 2005 column 279.
Helen Jones: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost of introducing a tax exemption for contributions towards a care voucher scheme for employees with caring responsibilities. [95943]
Dawn Primarolo: I refer my hon. Friend to the answer the Economic Secretary gave her on 20 October 2006, Official Report, column 1487W.
Churches (VAT Relief)
Julia Goldsworthy: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will estimate the cost to the Exchequer of extending VAT relief to church buildings which are not listed but are within conservation areas; [94908]
(2) what assessment he has made of the merits of extending VAT relief to church buildings which are not listed but are within conservation areas. [94909]
Dawn Primarolo: European agreements governing the application of VAT reliefs mean that while the Government can retain the existing VAT zero rates, such as those which apply to approved works of alteration to certain listed buildings, we cannot extend these or introduce any new zero rate reliefs. It is therefore not possible to introduce a zero rate for alteration or repair works carried out to unlisted church buildings.
Outside the VAT system, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport operate VAT refund arrangements to return in grant aid the equivalent of the VAT incurred in making repairs to listed places of worship.
Restricting VAT refund arrangements to listed buildings ensures that benefits are targeted on those places of worship that are formally recognised as having special architectural or historic interest. The refund arrangements remove any VAT costs associated with the repair, rather than alteration, of these buildings, and also recognise that their repair and maintenance generally requires specialist craftsmen and costly materials, the cost of which often fall on small congregations.
HM Revenue and Customs is not able to estimate the cost of extending the VAT relief or VAT refund scheme to unlisted places of worship in conservation areas. This is because there are no central statistics on the number of unlisted church buildings, and no data on those located within conservation areas.
Climate Change
Mr. Yeo: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will publish Sir Nicholas Stern’s review of the Economics of Climate Change. [95624]
John Healey: An announcement of the publication date of the Review of the Economics of Climate Change, led by Sir Nicholas Stern, will be made shortly.
Corporation Tax
Mr. Redwood: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what change in annual revenue he would expect from removing allowances other than prior losses against corporation tax and reducing the rate to 25 per cent. [95675]
Dawn Primarolo: Latest available estimates of the effect on tax receipts of changes in the rate of corporation tax can be found on the HMRC website at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/tax_expenditures/1_6_ apr06.pdf, and available estimates of the impact of tax reliefs can be found at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/tax_expenditures/1_5_apr06.pdf
Correspondence
Sir Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he will reply to the letter to the Paymaster-General of 18 August 2006 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regards to Mr. and Mrs. Reid. [95582]
Dawn Primarolo: I have already done so, as I explained in my written answer of 17 October 2006, Official Report, column 1099W to another question which my right hon. Friend tabled on this matter.
Death Rates (Bexley)
Mr. Evennett: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths there were from (a) cancer and (b) heart disease in the London borough of Bexley in each year since 1997. [96231]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 23 October 2006:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many deaths there were from (a) cancer and (b) heart disease in the London borough of Bexley in each year since 1997. I am replying in her absence. (96231)
The attached tables provide the numbers of deaths where (a) cancer and (b) heart disease was the underlying cause of death, for 1997 to 2005 (the latest year available), for the London borough of Bexley.
| Table 1: Number of deaths where cancer was the underlying cause of death,( 1) London borough of Bexley, 1997 to 2005( 2) | |||
| Male | Female | Total | |
| (1)Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 140-208 for the years 1997 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes C00-C97 for 2001 onwards. The introduction of ICD-10 in 2001 means that the numbers of deaths from this cause before 2001 are not completely comparable with later years. (2 )Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. | |||
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