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Members: Correspondence
Mr. Pope: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects the Paymaster General to reply to the letter dated 28 June 2007 from the hon. Member for Hyndburn on Ms M. Hartley-McGough. [153791]
Jane Kennedy: The chairman of HMRC replied to the hon. Member on 24 July 2007.
Office of Government Commerce: Information Officers
Mr. Spring: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many press officers are employed by the Office of Government Commerce. [154122]
Angela Eagle: OGC currently has two press officer roles, providing media relations support for OGC itself and for OGC buying.solutions.
Office for National Statistics: Information Officers
Mr. Spring: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many press officers are employed by the Office of National Statistics. [154129]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 5 September 2007:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many press officers are employed by National Statistics. I am replying m her absence. (154129)
As at 30 July 2007, the Office for National Statistics employed 7 press officers.
Older Workers
Chris Grayling: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people aged (a) 50 to 55, (b) 55 to 60, (c) 60 to 65, (d) 65 to 70 and (e) over 70 years were in work in each year since 1997. [154674]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 20 September 2007:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about the number of people aged (a) 50 to 55, (b) 55 to 60, (c) 60 to 65, (d) 65 to 70 and (d) over 70 years were in work in each year since 1997. (154674)
The attached table gives the number of people aged (a) 50 to 54, (b) 55 to 59, (c) 60 to 64, (d) 65 to 69 and (d) over 70 years in employment for the three months ending June each year from 1997 to 2007. Comparable estimates are not available for 1998 and 2000. These estimates are not seasonally adjusted.
Estimates are taken from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
| People in employment by age bands—United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted | ||||||
| Thousand | ||||||
| Age | ||||||
| Three months ending June each year | All 16+ employed( 1) | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 | 70+ |
| (1) Includes other age bands. Note: Comparable data are not available for 1998 and 2000. Source: ONS Labour Force Survey | ||||||
Personal Savings
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effects of the trend in the UK household savings ratio over the period 1997 to 2006; and if he will make a statement. [153925]
Kitty Ussher: HM Treasury continually monitors the level of household savings, and the implications for the wider economy are examined as part of the pre-Budget report and Budget forecasting process.
Since 1997 the Government have: introduced the Individual Saving Account (ISA) so that everyone has access to a tax-advantaged savings scheme; introduced the Child Trust Fund (CTF) so that in the future all children will enter adulthood with a financial asset regardless of family background, and piloted the Saving Gateway to explore ways in which matched funding can promote saving in lower income households.
PFI
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) aggregate gross value of the total expected cash payments under all current and approved future private finance initiative contracts and (b) estimated current capital value of all existing and future private finance initiative contracts is. [154285]
Angela Eagle: The information requested is as follows:
(a) Projections of future cash payments under the private finance initiative were provided in Budget 2007 at table C19. This can be found on the HM Treasury website at the following address:
(b) The estimated capital value of signed PFI contracts can be found on the HM Treasury public website:
The latest estimate of the capital value of unsigned PFI contracts at the preferred bidder stage can be found in table C18 of Budget 2007:
Plastics: Taxation
Mr. Pickles: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what Government policy is on a (a) plastic bag and (b) chewing gum tax. [153819]
Angela Eagle: The Chancellor continues to keep all taxes under review. The Government currently have no plans for a plastic bag tax or a chewing gum tax.
Public Participation: Elderly
Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which groups are being consulted as part of his Department's review of the needs of over 85 year-olds. [154649]
Andy Burnham: As part of the long-term vision of the 2007 Comprehensive Spending Review, the Government have consulted widely the implications of an ageing population on public services such as long-term care for the elderly. In addition to those listed, this work has benefited from the input of other groups with whom the Department of Health, the Department of Communities and Local Government, the Department for Work and Pensions and Her Majesty's Treasury have engaged on related issues.
Age Concern
Alzheimer's Society
Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations(ACEVO)
Association of Directors of Social Services (ADSS)
Better Government for Older People (BGOP)
BUPA Care Home Services
Carer's UK
Centre for Policy on Ageing (CPA)
Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care (University of Hertfordshire)
Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI)
Continuing Care Conference (CCC)
Council and Care
Crossroads Association
Disability Rights Commission (DRC)
English Community Care Association (ECCA)
Essex County Council
General Social Care Council (GSCC)
Help the Aged
Housing Corporation
Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA)
International Longevity Centre
Job Centre Plus
Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF)
Kent County Council
Kings Fund
Local Government Association (LGA)
London Older People's Strategies Group (LOPSG)
London School of Economics
Long-Term Conditions Medical Alliance (LMCA)
Manchester City Council
National Care Homes Association
National Institute of Adult Continuing Learning (NIACE)
Personal Social Services Research Unit(PSSRU) (London School of Economics and University of Kent)
Parkinson's Disease Society
Princess Royal Trust for Carers
Registered Nursing Homes Association (RNHA)
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
Social Care Workforce Research Unit- Kings College London
Social Work Research and Development Unit- University of York
Transforming Services with Older People
United Kingdom Care Association
University of Stirling (Department of Economics)
Public Sector: Pensions
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 25 June 2007, Official Report, column 393W, on public sector pensions, when he will publish his latest estimate of the total liabilities of unfunded public service pension schemes as at 31 March 2006. [154018]
Andy Burnham: I refer the hon. Gentlemen to the answer my right hon. Friend the former Chief Secretary gave on 25 June 2007, Official Report, column 393W.
A new estimate will be published in the autumn.
Revenue and Customs: Manpower
Mr. Paice: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many HM Revenue and Customs front-line detection staff with primary responsibility for detecting illegal imports of products of animal origin were employed in each year since 2001-02. [153767]
Jane Kennedy: With the exception of certain technical specialists, all HMRC frontline detection staff are employed as multifunctional Customs staff with a responsibility to tackle a range of risks at the border, including dealing with products of animal origin (POAO). None of them are employed with primary responsibility for detecting illegal imports of products of animal origin.
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