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Table 2: mortality in females from malignant neoplasm of breast( 1) , England and London boroughs( 2) , 2001-05( 3) | |||||
2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
(1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code C50 for years 2001-05, for malignant neoplasm of breast. (2) Using 2007 local authority boundaries for deaths for all years shown. (3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. |
Mr. Gauke: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the timetable is for the proposed rewrite of corporation tax law. [129417]
Dawn Primarolo: The first of the proposed corporation tax rewrite Bills is expected to be enacted early in 2009 and the second a year later. This will complete the proposed rewrite of corporation tax legislation. The timetable has been agreed by the Tax Law Rewrite projects Steering and Consultative Committees.
Mr. Gauke: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the cost of the corporation tax rewrite to (a) the Government and (b) business. [129694]
Dawn Primarolo: The cost of the work of the Tax Law Rewrite project in relation to the rewrite of corporation tax is estimated to be £10 million spread over the years 2005-06 to 2009-10.
The cost of the rewrite to business will mainly arise through tax professionals spending time becoming familiar with the rewritten legislation. It has not been possible to quantify this cost. But users have expressed confidence that the clearer legislation in those Acts will result in efficiency savings many times greater than this initial cost.
Mr. Gauke: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the tax code on corporation tax has been determined since (a) 1997 and (b) 2000. [129086]
Dawn Primarolo: This information is not currently available and the cost of providing a precise answer would be disproportionate.
Mr. Gauke: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received on his proposals for a corporation tax law rewrite Bill. [129087]
Dawn Primarolo: The Tax Law Rewrite project was set up in 1996 under the right hon. and learned Member for Rushcliffe (Mr. Clarke), the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Shortly after this the project issued a consultation document outlining proposals for taking the work forward. There were over 70 written responses including responses from most of the representative bodies in the tax field.
There was unanimous support for the general proposals and nearly the same level of support for rewriting and separating the income tax and corporation tax codes, a proposal which has been adopted.
Extensive consultation has always been a key aspect of the project's work. It has a steering committee and a consultative committee made up of representatives of professional bodies. Its work is also published on the internet for wider consultation.
The first draft corporation tax clauses were published for consultation in 2006 and a response document will be published shortly. The project has also published papers on the scope of the corporation tax rewrite. Its scope has been agreed by both the
steering and the consultative committees. The intention is to complete the rewrite of corporation tax in two Bills.
Mr. Gauke: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received on proposals to rewrite the tax law in relation to debt and derivatives. [129085]
Dawn Primarolo: The Tax Law Rewrite project's work involves widespread consultation with representative bodies and others interested in tax legislation. In the ordinary course of this process, representations have been received by the project about whether the loan relationships and derivative contract legislation should be rewritten and if so, when.
The Consultative Committee of the Tax Law Rewrite project is made up of a wide range of representative bodies including those that made representations about this issue. It recently agreed the proposal to include these rewritten provisions in the first of the two corporation tax rewrite Bills. This decision was endorsed by the project's steering committee.
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