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The following tables show the forecast of VED revenues from cars (rounded to the nearest £5 million) registered on or after 1 March 2001 in 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11

Revenue figures standard rates
£ million
2008-09
A	—
B	20
C	645
D	610
E	580
F	880
G	185

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Revenue figures standard rates
£ million
	2009-10	2010-11
A	0	0
B	5	5
C	15	15
D	60	65
E	265	275
F	375	385
G	495	500
H	425	430
1	370	370
J	680	690
K	775	450
L	115	410
M	140	325

Revenue figures first year rates
£ million
2010-11
A	0
B	0
C	0
D	0
E	55
F	45
G	60
H	55
I	50
J	80
K	60
L	50
M	55

Far Eastern Investment Corporation

Mr. Spring: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has recently met representatives of the Far Eastern Investment Corporation. [184854]

Richard Ottaway: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he or his officials have met representatives of the Far Eastern Investment Corporation in relation to Northern Rock. [185711]

Angela Eagle: Throughout the period of exploring a private sector solution for Northern Rock there were frequent meetings with the representatives of the private sector bidders.

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Financial Inclusion Fund

Mr. Graham Stuart: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much he proposes to allocate to the Financial Inclusion Fund in each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement. [199248]

Angela Eagle: The comprehensive spending review in October 2007 announced that there will be £130 million available for the Financial Inclusion Fund in 2008-11. The allocations for the next three years are:

	Financial Inclusion Fund allocation (£ million)
2008-09	42.996
2009-10	43.457
2010-11	43.547
Total	130

Foreign Loans: World War II

Bob Spink: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by what means his Department has received confirmation from his US counterparts that payments by the UK to the US for assistance related to the Second World War have been concluded. [198911]

Angela Eagle: The amount of the final repayment was confirmed with the US Treasury in advance and repaid on 29 December 2006.

Government Departments: Property

Mr. Pickles: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what records the Electronic Property Information Mapping Service (e-PIMS) holds on the (a) rateable value and (b) notional rental cost of empty property. [199087]

Angela Eagle: Information on the rateable value and notional rental cost of every empty property is not held centrally on e-PIMS and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.

Income

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average annual income was for people in each socio-economic group in each of the last 10 years. [196662]

Mr. Timms: I have been asked to reply.

The available information is given in the following tables:

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Median equivalised household income, before housing costs, by socio-economic status of household reference person, 2001-02 to 2005-06, United Kingdom except where noted
£
Socio-economic status	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
Higher managerial and professional occupations	29,000	28,000	30,000	31,000	32,000
Lower managerial and professional occupations	22,000	23,000	24,000	24,000	25,000
Intermediate occupations	18,000	18,000	19,000	19,000	20,000
Small employers and own account workers	16,000	17,000	17,000	17,000	17,000
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	18,000	18,000	19,000	19,000	20,000
Semi-routine occupations	15,000	15,000	15,000	16,000	16,000
Routine occupations	14,000	15,000	15,000	16,000	17,000
Never worked and long-term unemployed	(1)11,000	(2)12,000	10,000	11,000	11,000
Not classified	(1)—	(2)—	13,000	14,000	14,000
Source: Family Resources Survey.

Median equivalised household income, after housing costs, by socio-economic status of household reference person, 2001-02 to 2005-06, United Kingdom except where noted
£
Socio-economic status	2001-02	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06
Higher managerial and professional occupations	24,000	25,000	26,000	26,000	27,000
Lower managerial and professional occupations	19,000	20,000	21,000	21,000	21,000
Intermediate occupations	15,000	16,000	16,000	16,000	17,000
Small employers and own account workers	14,000	15,000	14,000	15,000	14,000
Lower supervisory and technical occupations	15,000	16,000	16,000	17,000	17,000
Semi-routine occupations	12,000	13,000	13,000	13,000	14,000
Routine occupations	12,000	13,000	13,000	14,000	14,000
Never worked and long-term unemployed	(1)10,000	(2)10,000	8,000	8,000	8,000
Not classified	(1)—	(2)—	11,000	12,000	12,000
Notes: 1. The income measures used to derive the estimates shown employ the same methodology as the Department for Work and Pensions publication 'Households Below Average Income' (HBAI) series, which uses disposable household income, adjusted (or "equivalised") for household size and composition, as an income measure as a proxy for standard of living. The incomes presented here are at a household rather than individual level. 2. The figures are based on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) equalisation factors and are rounded to the nearest 1,000. 3. The national median income of the survey year in question has been used (i.e. the contemporary median) instead of using a fixed median for a particular year. This is consistent with the preferred way of measuring poverty. 4. All figures are shown in nominal terms (i.e. not adjusted for inflation). 5. Median incomes have been provided rather than mean incomes because the income distribution is skewed with some outliers with high incomes. 6. Socio-economic status of household is defined by the socio-economic group of the household reference person, who is defined as the highest income householder without regard to gender. 7. Information by socio-economic group is defined by National Statistics socio-economic classification. This was introduced in 2001 and information on a consistent basis for earlier years is not available. A split between the 'never worked and long-term unemployed' and 'undefined' category is available only from 2003-04. 8. Results cover the United Kingdom, except for 2001-02 where only Great Britain is covered. Source: Family Resources Survey.

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