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Mr. Nicholas Brown: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the population was of Newcastle upon Tyne in (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05 and (c) 2005-06; and what population projections have been made by the Office of National Statistics for that city in each of the next three financial years. [107762]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 5 December 2006:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking what the population was for the City of Newcastle upon Tyne for the financial years (a) 2003-04, (b) 2004-05 and (c) 2005-06, and what the projected population is for the next three financial years. I am replying in her absence. (107762)
The attached table provides the population estimates in Newcastle upon Tyne for 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the projected population for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. The figures are estimates of the population at mid-year and are the latest available. The projections are based on the mid-2004 population estimates and as such are not consistent with the 2005 mid-year population estimates. The 2004-based projections are the latest available and they assume that local trends in fertility, mortality and migration over the reference period 2000 to 2004 will continue into the future.
| Table 1: Population estimates and subnational population projections for Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Thousand | ||
| Mid-year population estimates | 2004-based population projections | |
| Source: Office for National Statistics |
Private Finance Initiative
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many private finance initiative contracts have been terminated early at the initiative of (a) the provider and (b) the Government Department; [104594]
(2) in which private finance initiative projects part of the equity stake has been sold in the secondary market. [104780]
John Healey: The Treasury does not collect this information.
Renewable Energy
Bob Spink: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of electricity used by his Department was generated from (a) renewable sources and (b) on-site microgeneration facilities in the last period for which figures are available. [107655]
Charles Hendry: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much energy consumed by his Department is acquired from renewable sources. [106149]
John Healey: All of the Treasury’s electricity is generated from renewable sources.
Retail Prices Index Advisory Committee
Mrs. Villiers: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many times the Retail Prices Index Advisory Committee has met since May 1997. [107282]
John Healey: None. The Government introduced legislation on 21 November 2006, which will reform the governance arrangements for the Retail Prices Index.
Tax Credits
Anne Main: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to his answer of 27 November 2006, Official Report, column 455W, on tax credit, on how many occasions recorded calls have been used to resolve investigations of overpayment; and if he will make a statement. [107285]
Dawn Primarolo: The information is not available.
Mr. Paul Goodman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how much was waived in relation to overpayments of tax credit claimants as a consequence of official error in each year for which figures are available; and in how many cases this applied; [107535]
(2) how many complaints were received by HM Revenue and Customs in relation to the recovery of tax credit overpayments in each year for which figures are available, broken down by (a) tax credit and (b) region. [107536]
Dawn Primarolo: For the number and value of disputed overpayments written off as a result of official error, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (Mr. Moore) on 7 November 2006, Official Report, columns 1040-41W.
The information requested on complaints about the recovery of tax credits received in HM Revenue and Customs is not available.
Anne Main: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the tax credits computer system last crashed; and if he will make a statement. [102577]
Dawn Primarolo: The last time the system went down unexpectedly was on the evening of 28 March 2006 because of a power failure. The system was fully restored to complete working order the following morning.
Dr. Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what provision is made for assessing research and development tax credit claims from companies in Northern Ireland. [106531]
John Healey: Companies whose main R&D activities are conducted in Northern Ireland will submit their R&D tax credit claims to the Cardiff R&D unit which will have compliance and outreach roles in respect of those companies.
Lady Hermon: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many people have been in receipt of tax credits in each Northern Ireland constituency in each year since their introduction, broken down by tax credit type; [107621]
(2) how many people in receipt of tax credits in each Northern Ireland constituency have been overpaid in each year since their introduction, broken down by tax credit type; and how much was overpaid to people in each constituency in each year, broken down by tax credit type; [107622]
(3) what percentage of tax credit overpaid in each Northern Ireland constituency has been recovered in each year since their introduction, broken down by tax credit type; [107623]
(4) how long tax credit overpayments were made, on average, before such overpayments were identified in each Northern Ireland constituency in each year since their introduction, broken down by tax credit type. [107625]
Dawn Primarolo: Estimates for 2003-04 and 2004-05 of the numbers of in-work families with tax credits awards, including information on overpayments and underpayments by constituency, based on final family circumstances and incomes for 2003-04 and 2004-05 are published in “Child and Working Tax Credits. Finalised Awards 2003-04. Supplement on Payments in 2003-04. Geographical Analysis” and the “Child and Working Tax Credits. Finalised Awards 2004-05. Supplements on Payments in 2004-05. Geographical Analysis”. These publications and provisional estimates for the number of in-work families by constituency with tax credit awards as at selected dates in 2005-06 are available on the HMRC website at:
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/personal-tax-credits/cwtc-geog-stats.htm.
We do not produce statistics separately for child and working tax credits.
Information on recovery of overpayments is not available at constituency level.
Information on the average length of time taken to identify an overpayment after it has occurred, in each Northern Ireland constituency, is not available.
Valuation Office Agency
Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what external consultancies the Valuation Office Agency has commissioned (a) to conduct research and (b) to provide advice in relation to council tax valuations or revaluations since 2000. [104098]
Dawn Primarolo: The information is as follows.
(a) ORC International was commissioned to conduct research to test taxpayers’ understanding of council tax and council tax revaluation for the now postponed revaluation in England. This work was discontinued following the postponement of the revaluation.
(b) I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 6 July 2005, Official Report, column 432W.
Winter Fuel Payments
Dr. Kumar: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he plans to increase winter fuel payments to take account of rises in energy prices. [107685]
John Healey: The Government have committed to winter fuel payments of £200 for households with someone aged 60 or over, and £300 for households with someone aged 80 or over, for the remainder of this Parliament.
Tax and welfare policy is reviewed annually as part of the Budget process.
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