| Previous Section | Index | Home Page |
15 Jan 2008 : Column 1232W—continued
Departmental Legal Opinion
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was spent by his Department on legal advice for police investigations in each of the last 12 months. [178570]
Angela Eagle: There has not been any spending on legal advice for police investigations within HM Treasury in any of the last 12 months.
Electorate: Greater London
Mr. Hands: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what percentage of people on the electoral register in each London borough are (a) nationals of EU member states other than the UK and (b) not nationals of (i) the UK and (ii) the Republic of Ireland. [179019]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 15 January 2008:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your question concerning how many and what percentage of people on the electoral registers in each London borough are (a) nationals of EU member states other than the UK and (b) not nationals of (i) the UK and (ii) the Republic of Ireland. (179019)
Data separately identifying British, Irish, or Commonwealth citizens are not collected centrally; these citizens are grouped together on local authority electoral returns. Therefore we are unable to produce data separately for British and Irish citizens.
The attached table provides the nearest available data to those you requested. It provides figures for 1 December 2006 for each London Borough and the City of London, on the number and proportion of registered electors who qualify through EU citizenship, excluding British, Irish, Cypriot and Maltese citizens (Cypriot and Maltese citizens qualify as Commonwealth citizens). Also shown are equivalent data for those electors who qualify through British, Irish or Commonwealth citizenship.
Electoral counts for 1 December 2007 will be published on 28 February 2008.
Employment
Mr. Byers: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the working age population were in full-time employment in each local authority area in the most recent period for which figures are available. [179143]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 15 January 2008:
The National Statistician has been asked, to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what percentage of the working age population were in full-time employment in each local authority area in the most recent period for which figures are available. I am replying in her absence. (179143)
The Office for National Statistics compiles employment statistics for local authorities from the Annual Population Survey (APS) following International Labour Organisation definitions.
Table 1 attached, shows the number of people in full-time employment as a percentage of the working age population by local authority in Great Britain, for the period July 2006 to June 2007 (the latest period for which data are available) from the APS. A copy of this table has been placed in the House: of Commons Library.
As these estimates are for a subset of the population in small geographical areas, they are based on small sample sizes, and are therefore subject to large margins of uncertainty. Estimates for the City of London in. particular are based on very few observations.
English Language
Damian Green: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much his Department has spent on English language classes for staff in the last year for which figures are available. [177490]
Angela Eagle: A complete record of language training undertaken by Treasury staff is not held centrally and the information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Excise Duties: Alcoholic Drinks
Dr. Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will estimate the revenue which would be raised per annum by increasing duty on spirits by (a) one penny, (b) five pence, (c) 10 pence and (d) 20 pence; and if he will make a statement; [178026]
(2) if he will estimate the revenue which would be raised per annum by increasing duty on wines by (a) one penny, (b) five pence, (c) 10 pence and (d) 20 pence; and if he will make a statement. [178027]
Angela Eagle: The revenue effects of illustrative changes to alcohol duty are set out in table 6 on page 11 in the Tax Ready Reckoner, published alongside the pre Budget report and available at
Dr. Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what level of duty was charged on (a) spirits, (b) wines, (c) beer and (d) tobacco in each year since 1990; and if he will make a statement. [178028]
Angela Eagle: The information requested can be found in the Budget documents for each year.
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Freedom of Information requests his Department has received since the Freedom of Information Act 2000 came into force; and in how many instances his Department took more than (a) six, (b) 12, (c) 18 and (d) 24 months to provide a substantive response; [175530]
Angela Eagle: Statistics on the Treasury's performance under the Freedom of Information Act are available in the Library of the House and published by the Ministry of Justice. The most recent publication is available at:
The data published comply with the agreed reporting requirements for central Government Departments and show that the Treasury responded to 94 per cent. of requests within the statutory deadline. The additional information sought could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
| Next Section | Index | Home Page |