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Treasury

Air Passenger Duty

Mr. Brady: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what account his Department took of levels of taxation of air travel in (a) the Netherlands and (b)
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Belgium in assessing the likely effect of changes in air passenger duty on the global competitiveness of the UK aviation industry. [291136]

Ian Pearson: Rates are set after careful deliberation by Ministers, taking into account the full range of relevant factors. The most recent impact assessment can be found here:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/ria/apd-reform-ia.pdf

Financial Services: Pay

Mr. Brady: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the UK financial services sector on the likely effects on competitiveness in the sector of an imposition of a cap on bonuses in other EU member states. [291137]

Ian Pearson: Treasury Ministers and officials have discussions with a wide range of organisations and individuals in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. As was the case with previous Administrations, it is not the Government's practice to provide details of all such discussions.

Housing: Valuation

Mr. Dunne: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many properties are recorded with each (a) individual dwelling house code and (b) value significant code in the local authority areas of Shropshire, according to electronic records held by the Valuation Office Agency. [290971]

Mr. Timms: The number of domestic properties with the codes requested, as at 2 September 2009, in the Billing Authorities Bridgnorth, North Shropshire, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Atcham and South Shropshire, is as follows:

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(a) Dwelling house codes (group type)
C odes	Number of properties
01	9,445
02	5,645
03	5,365
04	4,244
05	673
06	95
07	2,155
08	1,468
09	1,019
10	2,119
13	38
14	205
19	230
20	3,632
21	7,158
24	954
25	88
30	5,543
31	51,318
32	12,861
35	661
36	549
37	29
39	35
40	838
41	198
42	312
43	126
44	169
45	88
46	40
48	58
50	22
51	4,038
52	<5
55	12
56	2,360
60	1,850
61	418
62	638
70	774
71	1,205
72	9
80	112
81	36
82	6
90	35
91	0
92	0
94	0
95	0
96	0
97	0
98	0
99	38

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(b) Value significant codes
Codes	Number of properties
A	50
AM	715
AO	214
AV	0
AW	97
B	23
BA	21
BB	9
BC	15
BD	62
C	0
CB	13
CH	5
CI	5
CN	81
CO	10
CP	230
CS	84
D	0
DS	346
EF	36
F	0
FC	<5
FG	<5
FO	3
FP	<5
GG	<5
GN	22
HO	0
I	0
L	56
LE	79
LF	185
LR	74
LS	23
LT	34
M	0
NA	50
OS	11
P	0
PL	84
PS	27
Q	6
QA	<5
QB	5
QC	<5
QD	<5
R	0
RC	119
S	0
SC	8
T	0
TM	45
TQ	28
TU	145
U	11
UC	325
UL	22
UN	309
UO	20
UP	<5
UR	14
US	8,132
V	20
VC	<5
VE	0
VH	71
VI	205
VL	8
VM	<5
VO	97
VP	14
VR	22
VS	12
WK	198
X	288
YG	11
ZH	180
ZI	92
ZJ	3,173
ZL	21,273
ZN	854
Notes: 1. For both, (a) and (b) above, where a value of '<5 is displayed', this is to prevent individual properties being identified. 2. Of the dwelling house codes, only group type has been provided. Information about the number of domestic properties recorded against other dwelling house codes is commercially confidential.

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