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Mike Penning: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) average amount of personal debt per person and (b) total amount of personal debt was in (i) the UK, (ii) England and (iii) Dacorum in the last five years for which figures are available. [193420]
Jane Kennedy: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 11 March 2008:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your question on what the (a) average amount of personal debt per person and (b) total amount of personal debt was in (i) the UK, (ii) England and (iii) Dacorum in the last five years for which figures are available.
In National Accounts terminology the personal sector is referred to as the household sector. Following international practice, the household sector is combined with the non-profit institutions serving households sector (NPISH), and it is not possible to separate the two. Examples of institutions included within the NPISH sector are: charities; trade unions; universities; churches and political parties.
Data on total financial liabilities of the household and NPISH sector are only available at a UK level; therefore it is not possible to answer parts (ii) and (iii) of your question.
UK population (thousand) | UK total household and NPISH sector financial liabilities (£ million) | Average financial liabilities per person in the UK (£000) | |
Sources: UK populationMid Year Estimates of resident population, Table 2.1 Monthly Digest of Statistics http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=611&Pos=&ColRank=l&Rank=272 UK Total household and NPISH sector financial liabilitiesFinancial balance sheet: households and non profit institutions serving households, Table A64 United Kingdom Economic Accounts http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=1904 |
Bob Spink: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the timescale is for dealing with complaints to his Department; and what percentage of complaints were processed within this timescale in the latest period for which figures are available. [193070]
Angela Eagle: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave on 3 December 2007, Official Report, column 1021W, to the hon. Member for Fareham (Mr. Hoban). The Treasury aims to respond to all correspondence within 15 working days.
Bob Spink: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what progress his Department has made in its zero-based budget review under the Comprehensive Spending Review. [191478]
Angela Eagle: I refer the hon. Member to the Annex in Meeting the aspirations of the British People: the 2007 pre-Budget report and Comprehensive Spending Review (CM 7227) and the Treasurys Value for Money Delivery Agreement and Asset Management Strategy published on 17 December 2007.
Jim Cousins: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 4 March 2008, Official Report, column 2311W, on departmental manpower, what the baseline figure of employment was on 1 April 2004 in each region and country in total; if he will break down those figures by department or agency; and what the equivalent figures were on 1 April 2007. [192845]
Angela Eagle: The following tables show the staff in post breakdown for the Chancellors Department at 1 April 2004, as published in the civil service staffing statistics.
Civil service statistics at 1 April 2004 | |||||||
Full-time equivalent | |||||||
EM | East | London | NE | NW | NI | Scotland | |
Full-time equivalent | |||||||
SE | SW | Wales | WM | Y and H | Unknown and elsewhere | All regions | |
The following tables show the staff in post breakdown for the Chancellors Departments at 1 April 2007, as supplied by the Departments and agencies.
Departmental records at 1 April 2007 | |||||||
Full-time equivalent | |||||||
EM | East | London | NE | NW | NI | Scotland | |
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