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Tax Allowances: Travel
Mr. Drew: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will change the arrangements for the submissions of the P87 tax relief fund for those who undertake essential mileage, especially those working in the care industry. [168172]
Jane Kennedy: All employees who are paid less than the statutory mileage rates by their employer for business journeys in their own cars are entitled to claim tax relief on the difference. This can be done by completing a form P87. There are no plans to change these arrangements.
Tax Collection
Mr. Amess: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much revenue was collected (a) in total and (b) per head of the population by HM Revenue and Customs and its predecessors from residents of (i) Southend, (ii) the Essex region, (iii) Greater London and (iv) Scotland in each year since 1997; and what Government spending was in each area (A) in total and (B) per head of population in the same period. [167435]
Andy Burnham: Total and per capita tax revenue is not available at a regional level. Sources of the most relevant available data are shown as follows.
The ONS publish estimates of income tax, council taxes and vehicle taxes paid by households by region, available at:
The relevant data can be found under “D.5 Current taxes on income, wealth etc” in table 2:8.
Regional stamp duty receipts attributable to residential property are published by HMRC, available at:
No corresponding information is available on taxes paid by companies and other organisations, or on other taxes paid by households.
Total public spending that can be identified as benefiting a particular country or region is published in table 9.1 of Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) 2007, available at:
The equivalent per capita information can be found in table 9.2. Public spending can be split into that which can be identified as benefiting a particular country or region and that which is for the benefit of the UK as a whole, for example defence spending. Therefore, the figures in PESA do not represent total public spending, which is not available by region.
The Scottish Executive also produces an annual publication “Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland”. This is available at:
Taxation: Carers
Mr. Marsden: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will bring forward proposals to extend tax relief for child care vouchers to include the care of vulnerable disabled and elderly people; if he will make an assessment of the effects such a policy would have on employment outcomes for carers, older workers and women; and if he will make a statement; [162300]
(2) what plans he has to extend the tax-free status afforded to child care vouchers to cover the care of elderly and disabled people; and what recent representations he has had on the economic aspects of such a proposal, including any likely savings to Government thereof. [164343]
Jane Kennedy: The Government are keen to ensure that people with caring responsibilities can make the most of opportunities to balance work with their caring responsibilities.
They will look carefully at the costs and benefits of any further proposals, including whether it is the most effective mechanism for tackling the issues faced by carers, particularly those experienced by specific groups, when making an assessment of the case for intervention in this area.
The Government keep tax reliefs under review and has received representations in this area. However, it does not believe that allowing employers to provide employees with tax and NICs free care vouchers is the most appropriate, fair or cost effective way of tackling the issues faced by carers.
Throat Cancer
Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people (a) were diagnosed with and (b) died from throat cancer in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the north east and (iv) the UK in each year since 1997. [165401]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 26 November 2007:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many people have (a) been diagnosed with and (b) died from throat cancer in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in each year since 1997. (165401)
‘Throat cancer’ is not a precise medical term. A number of different types of cancer can develop in the throat. Many patients and relatives use the term ‘throat cancer’ to mean cancer of the larynx (the voice box); or cancer of the thyroid gland (which is at the front of the base of the neck(; or cancer of the oesophagus (the food pipe). We assume that you sought information for one of these cancers.
The latest available figures for (a) newly diagnosed cases of cancer (incidence) for the United Kingdom are for the year 2004. Numbers of cases of laryngeal, thyroid and oesophageal cancer for the years 1997 to 2004 for (i) Jarrow Parliamentary Constituency, (ii) South Tyneside County District, (iii) North East Government Office Region and (iv) United Kingdom are given in Tables 1-3 below.
The latest available figures for (b) deaths are for the year 2006. Numbers of deaths from laryngeal, thyroid and oesophageal cancer for the years 1997 to 2006 for (i) Jarrow Parliamentary Constituency, (ii) South Tyneside County District, (iii) North East Government Office Region and (iv) United Kingdom are given in Tables 4-6 below.
| Table 1. Registrations of newly diagnosed cases of laryngeal cancer( 1) : Jarrow parliamentary constituency, South Tyneside county district, north east government office region and United Kingdom, 1997 to 2004( 2) | ||||
| Jarrow | South Tyneside | North East | United Kingdom | |
| (1) Cancer of the larynx is defined as code C32 in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). (2) Based on parliamentary constituency and local authority boundaries as of 2007. Source: Office for National Statistics Welsh Cancer Intelligence & Surveillance Unit. Scottish Cancer Registry, National Health Service in Scotland Northern Ireland Cancer Registry | ||||
| Table 2. Registrations of newly diagnosed cases of thyroid cancer( 1) : Jarrow parliamentary constituency, South Tyneside county district, north east government office region and United Kingdom, 1997 to 2004( 2) | ||||
| Jarrow | South Tyneside | North East | United Kingdom | |
| (1) Cancer of the thyroid is defined as code C73 in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). (2) Based on parliamentary constituency and local authority boundaries as of 2007. Source: Office for National Statistics Welsh Cancer Intelligence & Surveillance Unit Scottish Cancer Registry, National Health Service in Scotland Northern Ireland Cancer Registry | ||||
| Table 4. Number of deaths where laryngeal cancer( 1) was the underlying cause of death: Jarrow parliamentary constituency, South Tyneside county district, north east government office region and United Kingdom, 1997 to 2006( 2, 3, 4, 5) | ||||
| Jarrow | South Tyneside | North East | United Kingdom | |
| (1) Cause of death for cancer of the larynx was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) code 161 and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code C32. 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. (3 )Based on parliamentary constituency and local authority boundaries as of 2007. (4) UK figures include deaths of non-residents in Scotland and Northern Ireland, but not in England and Wales. (5) UK figures for 2006 include figures for Northern Ireland which are provisional until the publication of the Registrar General Annual Report in December 2007. | ||||
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