19 Jun 2007 : Column 1747W—continued
| Payments made |
| Country | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
|
Gibraltar
|
30
|
50
|
75
|
95
|
100
|
|
Republic of Ireland
|
660
|
1,395
|
2,370
|
3,475
|
4,375
|
|
Austria
|
15
|
25
|
45
|
85
|
115
|
|
Belgium
|
20
|
35
|
65
|
105
|
130
|
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|
Denmark
|
10
|
20
|
30
|
50
|
50
|
|
Finland
|
10
|
10
|
20
|
30
|
40
|
|
France
|
1,780
|
3,795
|
6,470
|
9,440
|
11,505
|
|
Germany
|
90
|
225
|
370
|
550
|
650
|
|
Greece
|
65
|
150
|
270
|
480
|
655
|
|
Italy
|
95
|
200
|
360
|
595
|
735
|
|
Luxembourg
|
5
|
5
|
10
|
15
|
15
|
|
Netherlands
|
25
|
60
|
85
|
145
|
170
|
|
Norway
|
0
|
10
|
15
|
20
|
35
|
|
Portugal
|
105
|
255
|
450
|
720
|
910
|
|
Spain
|
5,165
|
10,390
|
16,215
|
21,380
|
24,695
|
|
Sweden
|
5
|
30
|
40
|
70
|
90
|
|
Switzerland
|
10
|
20
|
45
|
90
|
115
|
|
Iceland
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Malta
|
0
|
0
|
265
|
420
|
570
|
|
Republic of Estonia
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
|
Republic of Latvia
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
10
|
|
Republic of Lithuania
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
5
|
|
Hungary
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
55
|
85
|
|
Poland
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
70
|
115
|
|
Cyprus
|
0
|
0
|
1,395
|
2,190
|
3,005
|
|
Republic of Slovenia
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
Czech Republic
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
10
|
|
Slovak Republic
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Notes:
1. The figures for the years 2002-03 and 2003-04 include only automated payments. These account for the great majority of payments made. Figures for clerical payments made in these years are not available broken down by country. However clerical payments are included in the figures from 2004-05.
2. 10 countries joined the European economic area in May 2004. Winter fuel payments could be paid to eligible former UK residents living in these countries from winter 2004-05. The figures for winter 2004-05 include some payments made for earlier years where entitlement had been established but not paid prior to leaving the UK.
3. Figures rounded to the nearest five.
|
Mr. Carmichael:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was spent on making winter fuel payments to pensioners living outside the UK in the 2006-07 financial year, broken down by country of recipients' residence. [142589]
James Purnell:
Total winter fuel payments paid to pensioners living outside the United Kingdom in 2006-07 is in the following table.
| Country of recipients ’ residence | Amount (£000) |
|
Austria
|
20.4
|
|
Belgium
|
22.5
|
|
Cyprus
|
470.5
|
|
The Czech Republic
|
1.4
|
|
Denmark
|
8.2
|
|
The Republic of Estonia
|
1.2
|
|
Finland
|
7.0
|
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|
France
|
1,821.7
|
|
Germany
|
110.9
|
|
Gibraltar
|
15.7
|
|
Greece
|
111.3
|
|
Hungary
|
15.0
|
|
Iceland
|
0.8
|
|
The Republic of Ireland
|
736.5
|
|
Italy
|
121.4
|
|
The Republic of Latvia
|
1.9
|
|
Liechtenstein
|
0.2
|
|
The Republic of Lithuania
|
0.5
|
|
Luxembourg
|
3.0
|
|
Malta
|
92.5
|
|
Netherlands
|
30.5
|
|
Norway
|
5.9
|
|
Poland
|
20.2
|
|
Portugal
|
149.0
|
|
Spain
|
3,921.5
|
|
The Slovak Republic
|
0.4
|
|
The Republic of Slovenia
|
0.8
|
|
Sweden
|
16.0
|
|
Switzerland
|
19.8
|
|
Total
|
7,726.5
|
Notes: 1. Figures are rounded to the nearest hundred and the late payment run data for 2006-07 are included in the figures. 2. All payments shown include the data held in the system and the clerical data for some countries.
|
Defence
Abbey Wood Railway Station
Mr. Gray:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what contribution his Department made to the construction of the railway station at Abbey Wood, Bristol. [143332]
Mr. Ingram:
The total MOD contribution to the construction costs of Filton Abbey Wood Railway Station (including platform and footbridge) was £400,000 inclusive of VAT.
Afghanistan: Peace Keeping Operations
Nick Harvey:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence whether all the Mastiff vehicles procured for use in Afghanistan will be delivered by spring 2007. [142106]
Mr. Ingram:
Mastiff protected patrol vehicles have been delivered to Afghanistan and Iraq and are being used in operations.
I am withholding information on delivery schedules of numbers of vehicles on operations as it would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness and security of armed forces.
