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Government revenue is mainly divided into taxes or service charges. Taxes are compulsory unrequited payments, where unrequited means that the payer does not receive anything directly in return. Service payments are requited in that they include the delivery of a service in exchange for a payment. In some instances the classification of these receipts can be difficult to interpret and the international statistical manuals recognise that “the borderline between taxes and payments for services rendered is not always clear cut in practice”. As a result ONS consider the nature of the receipts carefully before reaching a decision.
The London congestion charge and road/bridge toll charges are payments made for vehicles to use the roads within a defined zone. The charges are judged to be requited payments in line with international guidance and are therefore classified as payments for a service.
The LEZ and the London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames emissions based parking charge are classified as taxes. The LEZ charge is a compulsory payment for specific vehicles to drive within the LEZ. Although the vehicles gain access to roads within the LEZ. the charging policy relates to vehicles polluting the air within the zone rather the use of the roads. The LEZ charge on the use of the non-compliant vehicle is judged to be unrequited and classified as a tax on pollution.
Similarly, the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames's charge for a permit to park in a Controlled Parking Zone, which was implemented on 2 April 2007, is based on the emissions of the vehicle concerned. The decision to classify the charge as a tax on pollution is similar to the LEZ: the charge relates to the vehicle emissions rather than the direct consumption of a service.
Security Commission
Mr. Hurd: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many reports the Security Commission has produced since May 1997; and on what issues. [250319]
Mr. Watson: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister to the right hon. Member for Horsham (Mr. Maude) on 16 December 2008, Official Report, column 581W.
Suicide
Dr. Ladyman: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many (a) males and (b) females in each age group committed suicide in the last year for which records are available. [255546]
Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated February 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many (a) males and (b) females in each age group committed suicide in the last year for which records are available. (255546)
The table attached provides the number of deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death for persons aged 15 and over, for (a) males and (b) females by five year age group for 2007 (the latest year available).
| Table 1: Number of deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death, England and Wales, by sex and 5-year age group, 2007( 1,)( )( 2,)( )( 3,)( )( 4) | ||
| Deaths | ||
| Age | Male | Female |
| (1) Suicide was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes X60-X84 and Y10-Y34, excluding Y33.9 (where the Coroner's verdict was pending). (2) Figures include deaths of non-residents. (3) Suicide and undetermined intent deaths have not been included for children under the age of 15 years. (4) Figures are for deaths registered in 2007. | ||
Dr. Ladyman: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many (a) males and (b) females (i) under the age of 18, (ii) aged between 18 and 25 and (iii) over the age of 25 years committed suicide each year since 1992. [255551]
Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many (a) males and (b) females in (i) under the age of 18, (ii) aged between 18 and 25 and (iii) over the age of 25 years committed suicide in each year since 1992. (255551)
The table attached provides the number of deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death for persons aged 15 and over, for (a) males and (b) females by five year aged (i) 15 to 17 years, (ii) 18 to 25 years and (iii) over 25 years for 1992 to 2007 (the latest year available).
| Table 1: Number of deaths where suicide was the underlying cause of death, England and Wales, by sex and age group, 1992-07( 1,2,3,4) | ||||||
| Male | Female | |||||
| 15-17 | 18-25 | Over 25 | 15-17 | 18-25 | Over 25 | |
| (1) Suicide was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes E950-E959 and E980-E989, excluding E988.8 for the years 1988 to 2000, and the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes X60-X84 and Y10-Y34, excluding Y33.9 (where the Coroner's verdict was pending) for the years 2001 to 2007. (2) Figures include deaths of non-residents. (3) Suicide and undetermined intent deaths have not been included for children under the age of 15 years. (4) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. | ||||||
Unemployment
Mrs. May: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many and what proportion of 16 to 24-year-olds resident in each (a) region, (b) parliamentary constituency and (c) local authority area were (i) unemployed and not in full-time education and (ii) economically inactive and not in full-time education in each (A) year since 1997 and (B) each month of the last five years for which figures are available. [252908]
Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many and what proportion of 16 to 24 year olds resident in each (a) region, (b) parliamentary constituency and (c) local authority area were (i) unemployed and not in full-time education and (ii) economically inactive and not in full-time education in each (A) year since 1997 and (B) each month of the last five years for which figures are available. (252908)
Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be compiled at disproportionate cost.
Mrs. May: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many households contained no one in (a) work and (b) full-time work in each quarter of the last two years. [255125]
Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated February 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question how many households contained no one in (a) work and (b) full-time work in each quarter of the last two years. (255125)
The information available is provided in the attached table.
Estimates are only available for the April to June and October to December quarters in the source used; the Labour Force Survey household data set. Estimates for October to December 2008 will be available on 25th February 2009.
Figures for households are based on working age households. A working-age household is a household that includes at least one person of working-age, that is a woman aged 16 to 59 or a man aged 16 to 64.
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