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Information on families receiving child benefit at 31 August 2006 by local authority and parliamentary constituency are published as part of National Statistics and can be found in Table 2 of Child Benefit Statistics Geographical Analysis which are available on HMRC's website at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/child_benefit/geog-aug06.pdf
Tom Brake: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) children and (b) adults in each (i) London borough and (ii) Government region have had their personal details lost in the recent security breach at HM Revenue and Customs. [169316]
Jane Kennedy: The missing information contains details of all child benefit recipients, including the London boroughs and Government regions.
Information on families receiving child benefit at 31 August 2006 by local authority and Government regions are published as part of National Statistics and can be found in Tables 1 a and 2 of Child Benefit Statistics Geographical Analysis which are available on HMRC's website at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/child_benefit/geog-aug06.pdf
Child Tax Credit: EU Nationals
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he plans to take to measure the amount of child tax credit paid to A8 nationals in respect of children living abroad. [169505]
Jane Kennedy: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 8 October 2007, Official Report, column 210W.
Child Trust Fund: North East Region
Mr. MacShane: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the percentage of eligible parents who have opened a child trust fund in (a) Rotherham, (b) Sheffield, (c) Doncaster, (d) Barnsley, (e) Richmond-upon-Thames, (f) York and (g) Harrogate. [169709]
Kitty Ussher: Constituency and regional data on Child Trust Fund accounts, including for account-opening rates, was published on 24 October 2007 and can be viewed on the HM Revenue and Customs' website at:
Council of Economic Advisers
Mrs. May: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what changes have been made to the remit and membership of the Council of Economic Advisers since June 2007; who the members of the Council are; and to which pay band each is allocated. [169591]
Angela Eagle: I refer the hon. Member to the answers I gave on 29 October 2007, Official Report, column 893W, 24 July 2007, column 1000W, and 16 July 2007, column 72W.
Departmental Catering
Mr. Roger Williams: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of (a) beef, (b) lamb, (c) pork and (d) dairy products used in his departmental headquarters were imported products in the most recent period for which figures are available. [166642]
Angela Eagle: The report deposited in the House of Commons Library on 8 November 2007 gives the proportion of UK produce supplied to HM Treasury.
Based on this date, the relevant figures for imported products are:
| Percentage | |
| (1 )eggs, milk and cheese | |
Departmental Complaints
Dr. Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many complaints about (a) his Department and (b) HM Revenue and Customs were received from members of the public by his Department in 2006-07; and if he will make a statement. [164164]
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what records his Department holds of complaints received on services provided to the public by (a) his Department and (b) HM Revenue and Customs. [164773]
Angela Eagle: The number of complaints received by HM Revenue and Customs in 2006-07 is published in the Department’s 2007 Annual Report. Information on complaints made to the Treasury is not held centrally.
Departmental Cost Effectiveness
Justine Greening: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) pursuant to his Department’s annual efficiency savings targets, what savings were made by his Department in (a) salary and (b) administrative costs in each year since 2003-04; and if he will make a statement; [170346]
(2) what estimate his Department has made of core Treasury’s delivered efficiency savings in relation to (a) policy, funding and regulation—directorate baseline budgets, (b) policy, funding and regulation—strategic reserve and (c) programme for each year since 2003-04; and if he will make a statement. [170351]
Angela Eagle: HM Treasury Group publishes the progress against its efficiency targets in its spring annual report and accounts and autumn performance report. The 2007 autumn performance report will be published shortly.
Departmental Data Protection
Mr. Philip Hammond:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how many occasions packages containing confidential data have been sent from his
Department and its agencies without using registered or recorded delivery services in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [168212]
Jane Kennedy: The information requested is not available.
Departmental Labour Turnover
Mr. Philip Hammond: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the percentage turnover of staff was in (a) his Department and (b) his Department's agencies in (i) the last 12-month period and (ii) the last 24-month period for which figures are available. [169043]
Angela Eagle: The percentage of turnover of staff in HM Treasury and its agencies is as follows:
| Percentage | ||
| Department | Year | Turnover |
Departmental Recruitment
Danny Alexander: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people aged (a) 30 to 39, (b) 40 to 49, (c) 50 to 59 and (d) 60 to 69 years have (i) applied for jobs, (ii) received interviews and (iii) gained (A) temporary and (B) permanent jobs in his Department in 2007. [165104]
Angela Eagle: Following the Age Discrimination Act, 2006, and in line with best practice, we do not ask applicants to disclose their age. We are therefore unable to provide information on the ages of people applying for jobs or who received interviews.
The following table provides the information requested from those applicants who were offered both permanent and temporary posts at HM Treasury in 2007.
| Age of a pplicant | Applicants offered permanent job | Applicants offered temporary job |
Departments: Complaints
Mr. Dai Davies: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 30 October 2007, Official Report, column 1183W to the hon. Member for Fareham on Departments: complaints, if he will require HM Revenue and Customs to maintain records of complaints about them which they receive from members of the public. [168586]
Angela Eagle: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I have today given the hon. Members for Twickenham (Dr. Cable) and Fareham (Mr. Hoban) (UINs 164164 and 164773).
Diesel Fuel: Prosecutions
Mr. Spellar: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have been prosecuted for illegal use or sale of red diesel in the last 12 months. [167569]
Angela Eagle: In the UK 11 people were prosecuted in the last year in relation to the laundering of red diesel and its onward sale to retail sites.
A further three people have been prosecuted in cases solely involving the detection of red diesel laundering plants.
These figures include persons charged, dealt with by information and summons and awaiting trial.
Criminal investigation and prosecution for hydrocarbon oils offences form only one part of HMRC's overall approach to tackling oils fraud, together with the investigation/prosecution of wider oils excise offences, combined with a strong regulatory control system and the civil penalties regime.
In the UK, for the period 1 January 2007 to 31 October 2007, 3,224 vehicles were detected running on rebated fuel. The majority involved red diesel. These
cases are dealt with by seizure of the vehicle which can be restored on payment of a fee. This approach is consistent with HMRC's Oils Strategy, progress against which is detailed in the Annual Reports. Copies of the Annual Reports are available in the Library of the House.
Elderly: Greater London
Tom Brake: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people resident in each London borough over the age of 65 years died during the winter months in each year since 1997; and if he will make a statement. [169244]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 3 December 2007:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many people resident in each London borough over the age of 65 years died during the winter months in each year since 1997. (169244)
Figures for winter deaths are calculated using a definition of winter as a four-month period from December of one year to March of the next year. The table below provides the number of winter deaths of people resident in each London borough over the age of 65, for the years 1996/97 to 2005/06 (the latest available).
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