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Taxi Occupant Fatalities
Lord Janner of Braunstone asked Her Majesty's Government:
- How many (a) drivers and (b) passengers in taxis have been killed in accidents during the last five years for which records are available; and how many and what percentage of each were wearing seat belts at the time.[HL2333]
Lord Falconer of Thoroton: The number of taxi occupants killed are shown below:
| 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |
| Drivers | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Passengers | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
(1) Only those vehicles operating as a hackney carriage, regardless of construction, and bearing the appropriate district council or local authority hackney carriage plates.
It is not known what percentage of these were wearing seat belts at the time.
The Earl of Mar and Kellie asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Falconer of Thoroton: The scheme is not a commitment in the authority's current plans. The authority is in discussion with Railtrack about the possibility of it being taken forward.
Baroness Greengross asked Her Majesty's Government:
What percentage and number of (a) male pensioners and (b) female pensioners receive a partial state pension; and whether the figures for those receiving a partial state pension can be broken down into the following bands of the full state pension: 75–99 per cent; 50–74 per cent, 25–49 per cent, 1–24 per cent; and[HL2345]
Based on their current assumptions on the likely level of the basic state pension, the guarantee credit and the savings credit at the time of implementation of the State Pension Credit Bill, how many people will be eligible for the savings credit but will be required to use a part of their savings to bring them up to the level of the full basic state pension prior to the balance of their savings being eligible for the savings credit; and[HL2346]
Based on their current assumptions on the likely level of the basic state pension, the guarantee credit and the savings credit at the time of implementation of the State Pension Credit Bill, what would be the cost to the Exchequer of not requiring individuals to use a part of their income to bring themselves up to the level of the full basic state pension prior to applying the savings credit to the balance of their income; and[HL2347]
Whether the Strategic Rail Authority will be the project manager for the re-opening of the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway; and, if not, who will be.[HL2381]
What percentage and number of (a) men and
(b) women who are eligible for a state pension are entitled to receive the full basic state pension; and[HL2344]
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Based on their current assumptions on the likely level of the basic state pension, the guarantee credit and the savings credit at the time of implementation of the State Pension Credit Bill, what would be the cost to the Exchequer of applying a proportion of the savings credit, equal to the proportion of the full state pension to which an individual is entitled, that portion of their income that is used to bring them up to the full state pension, prior to the balance of their income receiving the full savings credit; and[HL2348]
What assessment has been made of the impact of the introduction of the state pension credit for pensioners who do not receive a full basic state pension but are in receipt of a small second income from savings or a private pension.[HL2349]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Baroness Hollis of Heigham): Such information as is available is in the tables.
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| Number | Percentage | |
| Men | 3,440,000 | 92 per cent |
| Women | 5,260,000 | 83 per cent |
Source:
5 per cent sample from the Pensions Strategy Computer System (PSCS) at March 2001 (Administrative Data).
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10,000 and nearest percentage point.
2. Figures are for Great Britain.
3. The table includes those in receipt of a Category A, AB, ABL, B, BL or D state pension.
You also asked for the percentage and number of pensioners receiving a partial state pension, or less than full basic state pension, and for this to be shown for various income bands. This information is shown below.
8.4 per cent of male pensioners and 17 per cent of female pensioners receive a partial basic state pension.
Source:
5 per cent sample from the Pensions Strategy Computer System (PSCS) at March 2001 (Administrative Data).
Notes:
1. The figures are rounded to the nearest hundred.
2. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
3. Figures are based on pensioner's entitlement recorded on PSCS at the date of extraction.
We are unable to estimate the number of people with less than full basic state pension who will potentially be entitled to the pension credit. However, from survey data we estimate that around half a million pensioners will have total income of less than £77 and that bringing their income levels up to £77 would cost around £450 million a year in gross terms. Data limitations makes further analysis of this group speculative.
The Government believe that the full basic state pension is the foundation of state pension entitlement for today's pensioners and have no plans to link the savings threshold of the pension credit to an individual's basic state pension where this is based on a deficient contribution record.
Lord Lucas asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville): The proposed Communications Data Protection and Privacy Directive, which is currently under negotiation, is subject to the co-decision procedure and must be agreed by both the European Parliament and the European Council before it can be adopted.
At its first reading last year, the European Parliament proposed the introduction of a requirement on website operators not to use cookies without the prior consent of the website user. At the December 2001 Telecoms Council, member states and the Commission agreed on an alternative approach under which website operators would instead be required to give users prior information and an opportunity to refuse cookies.
The Government support this second approach, which we believe is consistent with existing data protection controls and examples of good practice developed within the industry. The new text will now be put to the European Parliament.
Lord Carlile of Berriew asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Sainsbury of Turville: The views of the National Assembly for Wales were sought and a copy of its formal response has been deposited in the Library of the House.
Lord Carlile of Berriew asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Sainsbury of Turville: The Minister of State for Industry and Energy indicated on 10 December 2001 that the Secretary of State had approved the Cefn Croes windfarm in principle under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989. Under Section 36 the Secretary of State is responsible for authorising any power station in England and Wales which has a capacity of more than 50 megawatts.
Lord Carlile of Berriew asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Sainsbury of Turville: An environmental impact assessment was made public by the developer at the time the application was submitted. Views on the acceptability of that environmental impact were expressed and those differing views were considered by the Minister for Energy and the Secretary of State before announcing approval in principle for the Cefn Croes windfarm.
Percentage of Retirement
Pension All Men Women
All 1,413.6 317.5 1,096.1
Under 25 per cent 7.3 0.6 6.7
25 per cent to 49 per cent 331.8 24.0 307.7
50 per cent to 74 per cent 462.1 71.8 390.3
75 per cent to 99 per cent 612.4 221.1 391.3
Whether they are confident that the privacy in electronics communications directive will, in its final form, allow the use of cookies; and, if so, what restrictions they wish to see placed on their use.[HL2311]
What representations were received by the Minister for Energy from the National Assembly for Wales before granting his consent for the erection of the Cefn Croes wind power station in mid Wales; and whether he will place them in the Library of the House.[HL2336]
On what statutory basis the Minister for Energy was permitted to grant consent for the Cefn Croes wind power station in mid Wales.[HL2337]
Whether they will publish the assessment of environmental impact including visual pollution considered by the Minister for Energy before granting consent for the Cefn Croes wind power station in mid Wales.[HL2338]
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