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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:


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Table 1: Number and percentage of the electorate qualifying through European Union citizenship, and number and percentage of the electorate qualifying through British, Irish, or Commonwealth citizenship, London boroughs, 1 December 2006
Electorate qualifying through European Union citizenship( 1, 2) Percentage of electorate qualifying through European Union citizenship( 1, 2) Electorate qualifying through British, Irish or Commonwealth citizenship( 1) Percentage of electorate qualifying through British, Irish or Commonwealth citizenship( 1)

City of London

404

7

5,684

93

Barking and Dagenham

3,115

3

119,950

97

Barnet

10,623

5

210,254

95

Bexley

1,923

1

170,775

99

Brent

15,275

8

177,801

92

Bromley

4,720

2

229,228

98

Camden

12,987

9

133,766

91

Croydon

6,939

3

236,725

97

Ealing

16,737

8

204,785

92

Enfield

7,743

4

192,099

96

Greenwich

7,031

4

157,276

96

Hackney

9,201

7

128,149

93

Hammersmith and Fulham

12,510

10

107,283

90

Haringey

12,985

8

144,712

92

Harrow

5,721

3

159,580

97

Havering

1,506

1

177,475

99

Hillingdon

5,167

3

181,987

97

Hounslow

8,926

5

154,262

95

Islington

8,603

7

116,019

93

Kensington and Chelsea

16,058

16

85,741

84

Kingston upon Thames

4,806

4

103,231

96

Lambeth

15,951

8

192,087

92

Lewisham

7,487

4

170,635

96

Merton

8,641

6

129,611

94

Newham

12,840

7

172,927

93

Redbridge

2,045

1

183,533

99

Richmond upon Thames

5,983

5

119,803

95

Southwark

11,807

6

182,150

94

Sutton

3,042

2

131,359

98

Tower Hamlets

9,156

6

141,120

94

Waltham Forest

10,051

6

158,439

94

Wandsworth

15,144

7

204,016

93

Westminster

17,989

13

121,523

87

(1) These data are as reported by each London borough to ONS.
(2) Excludes British and Irish citizens, and also Maltese and Cypriot citizens who qualify as Commonwealth citizens.
Source:
Office for National Statistics.

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:

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.


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