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| Annex B: Percentage changes in GVA per head | |||
| Percentage | |||
| 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | |
| Source: Table 1.1, Regional GVA, ONS, available on the National Statistics website at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_economy/NUTS1.xls | |||
National Insurance Contributions: Young People
Stewart Hosie: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much national insurance was paid by 16 and 17 year-olds resident in Scotland between 6 April 2008 and 5 April 2009; and what percentage of national insurance raised in Scotland this represents. [315044]
Mr. Timms: The latest available national insurance contribution data are for 2007-08. Employee and employer class 1 contributions for 16 and 17-year-olds in Scotland between 6 April 2007 and 5 April 2008 are estimated to be around £5 million. estimates for class 2, 3 and 4 are not available.
The total national insurance contributed by Scotland is estimated to be around £7.7 billion.
Non-domestic Rates
Mr. Stewart Jackson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what types of property are on the National Rating List for business rates; and what criteria are used in their designation. [315037]
Ian Pearson: The Central Rating Lists contain network properties such as the gas networks and the water supply companies, these hereditaments cover large areas and numerous administrative boundaries.
Under s.53 Local Government Finance Act 1988 the Secretary of State and National Assembly for Wales designate which persons and what types of their property shall appear in the Central Lists. They will have regard to all relevant matters which may include the nature, use, size and geographical spread of the property when considering whether to designate a person on the central rating list.
Non-domestic Rates: Garages and Petrol Stations
Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will direct the Chief Executive of the Valuation Office Agency to meet representatives of the petrol retail industry to discuss the 2010 rating revaluation. [313370]
Ian Pearson: Senior officials of the Valuation Office Agency have already held a number of meetings with representatives of the petrol retail industry to discuss the approach to the 2010 rating revaluation and the process of dialogue is continuing.
Non-domestic Rates: Valuation
Lorely Burt: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many hereditaments there are on the England 2010 rating list (a) in London with a rateable value below (i) £21,500, (ii) £36,000 and (iii) £43,000 and (b) outside London with a rateable value below (A) £15,000, (B) £25,000 and (C) £30,000. [314208]
Ian Pearson [holding answer 29 January 2010]: The following data are as at 2 November 2009 and extracted from the information published by the Valuation Office Agency on 18 December 2009.
| Rateable value | Rounded to hundreds |
Northern Ireland
Kate Hoey: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the number of hours (a) he and (b) his predecessor spent in Northern Ireland on official visits since 1997. [314559]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: Treasury Ministers' official duties entail visits throughout the United Kingdom.
PAYE
Mr. Liddell-Grainger: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what sources of individual income are subject to withholding requirements. [315015]
Mr. Timms: The following sources of income may be subject to withholding and the withheld amount may be claimed by an individual in their self-assessment tax return as an off-set against their tax bill.
Investment income (interest from banks, building societies, unit trusts, securities etc. and dividends);
Certain state benefits (state pension lump sums and incapacity benefit);
Occupational pensions and retirement annuities;
Some life insurance policy gains;
Income from share schemes;
Employment income (including some lump sums and compensation payments);
Certain types of trading income, (including payments under the Construction Industry Scheme);
Property income (in some circumstances); and
Income from trusts, estates and income chargeable on settlers.
Mr. Liddell-Grainger: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to page 9 of HM Revenue and Customs Resource Accounts 2008-09, HC (2008-09) 464, for what reason 4.5 million Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) cases will require clerical intervention under the National Insurance and PAYE Service's new PAYE system. [315016]
Mr. Timms: The National Insurance and PAYE Service brings together all of an individual's PAYE details (including employments, pensions and tax deducted) into one single record and currently holds approximately 44 million individual customer records. Clerical action is required by HM Revenue and Customs staff when expected details of pay and tax (from form P14) and/or expenses and benefits (from form P11d) have not been received by an employer or pension provider.
Smuggling: Fuel Oil
David Simpson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many vehicles were seized in Northern Ireland consequent on their use for cross-border fuel smuggling in each of the last three years; what the monetary value was of the fuel seized from those vehicles; how many arrests were made in connection with those seizures; and how many convictions there were as a result of those arrests. [314485]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The specific information as requested is not available. The following numbers of vehicles were seized in Northern Ireland for all types of hydrocarbon oil offences; however, it is not possible to identify the number of seizures related to cross-border smuggling:
| Vehicles seized | |
The following quantities of fuel were seized in Northern Ireland, this covers all types of fuel therefore it is not possible to place a monetary value on the quantity of fuel seized:
| Million litres | |
Details of the numbers of arrests relating to these seizures is not available. The number of convictions in Northern Ireland for all types of hydrocarbon oils offences are as follows :
| Number | |
David Simpson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what percentage of detections of fuel smuggling in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) England and Wales were made by (i) the police and (ii) HM Revenue and Customs in each of the last three years; [314538]
(2) how many vehicles in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) England and Wales were found to be running on red diesel illegally in each of the last three years. [314573]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not keep a central record of fuel smuggling detections made by other agencies and therefore cannot estimate the percentage of detections made by the police.
The numbers of vehicles containing illicit fuels that were detected in the last three years HMRC are shown in the following table:
| Northern Ireland | England and Wales | |
These figures include those vehicles found to be running illegally on red diesel, but HMRC does not maintain any central record of detections solely of red diesel.
Tax Allowances: Pensions
Peter Bottomley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) whether he has made an estimate of the number of (a) public and (b) private sector employees likely to be affected by the changes to tax relief on pension contributions to take effect in 2011; and whether he has made an assessment of the likely effects on the competitiveness of UK businesses of the implementation of those proposals; [314045]
(2) whether he has made an assessment of the (a) number of people affected by the changes to tax relief on pension contributions to take effect in 2011 likely to
remain in company pension schemes and (b) likely effects on company pension provision of the implementation of those proposals; [314047]
(3) what the marginal tax rate would be on the pensions savings of those affected by the changes to tax relief on pension contributions to take effect in 2011; [314048]
(4) whether his Department holds information for benchmarking purposes on the tax arrangements of other countries in respect of company pension contributions. [314049]
Mr. Timms: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the consultation document 'Implementing the restriction of pensions tax relief' which was published on 9 December 2009 and which contains the information for which he has asked. A copy of the consultation document can be found on the HMT website at:
Table 1 of the Impact Assessment in the document (Annex E) sets out the total number of people likely to be affected by the changes and likely to remain in company pension schemes.
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