Treasury

written question – answered on 19 November 2001.

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  • Equitable Life

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost to public funds was of the review by the Financial Services Authority of its role in the regulation of Equitable Life.

  • Equitable Life

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many representations he has received about Equitable Life from policy holders resident in the Buckingham constituency.

  • National Insurance Contributions

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much money would be raised for the Exchequer at current prices over one financial year as a result of the removal of the upper earnings limit on...

  • Appointments

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many appointments he has made to public bodies since 7 June; and how many are in his gift.

  • Green Fuel Challenge

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to announce the result of the green fuel challenge.

  • Fuel Duty

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what account he takes of greenhouse gas emissions when determining excise duties for (a) biodiesel, (b) bioethanol, (c) compressed natural gas and (d)...

  • Single-parent Families

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many single parent families have more than (a) one child, (b) two children, (c) three children and (d) four children.

  • Drug Deaths

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many deaths have been attributed to benzodiazepines in each year for the last 10 years for which records are available; (2) how many deaths have...

  • Balance of Payments

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the significance of the balance of payments deficit in goods in the second quarter of this year.

  • Mortgages

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representations he has received in response to his proposals for (a) the new regulatory regime for mortgages and (b) the date for N3.

  • Mortgages

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what will be the role of (a) the mortgage code and (b) the Mortgage Code Compliance Board under the proposed new regulatory regime for mortgages.

  • Mortgages

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment his Department has made of the consumer benefits accruing from the proposed implementation of Rule 4.7.1(1) in the draft mortgage sourcebook...

  • Euro

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the likely impact of the euro on stability in the UK housing market.

  • Consumer Debt

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he last discussed the level of consumer debt with the Governor of the Bank of England.

  • Consumer Debt

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of all non-mortgage consumer debt is held by each income quintile in the last year for which figures are available.

  • Stamp Duty

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage and what amount in real terms of stamp duty paid by private investors on shares was paid by each income quintile for the last year for which...

  • Inheritance Tax

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what percentage and what amount in real terms of inheritance tax was paid by each income quintile in the last year for which figures are available;...

  • Diesel Fuels

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how tax relief attaching to diesel fuels applies in the case of fuels comprising both diesel and biodiesel.

  • Fair Trade Goods

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his Department's policy is in relation to departmental spending for supplies concerning the purchase of fair trade goods.

  • Public-private Partnerships

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for what reason the Government do not count incurring of liabilities through public-private partnerships as the incurring of financial liabilities in the...

  • Tax Credits

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions he has held with the Secretary of State for Education and Skills regarding the impact of fraud on tax credits for (a) education and (b)...

  • Tax Credits

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what estimate he has made of the likely cost in financial year 2002–03 of (a) an incremental research and development tax credit for all...

  • Climate Change Levy

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the average excess charge for all companies paying the climate change levy with an excess charge over and above NI rebates in the last year for...

  • Climate Change Levy

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the proportion of companies paying the climate change levy which will pay an excess charge over and above NI rebates.

  • Climate Change Levy

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer from how many (a) companies and (b) business organisations he has received pre-budget representations regarding the impact of the climate change levy.

  • Climate Change Levy

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost of administering the (a) aggregates tax and (b) climate change levy in their first full year of operation.

  • Climate Change Levy

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what representatives he will send to the manufacturing summit to explain the operation of the climate change levy.

  • Cannabis

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate how much revenue would accrue annually if cannabis were taxed in the same way as tobacco, assuming consumption by 2 million users.

  • Cigarette Imports

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 12 November 2001, Official Report, column 531W, if he will specify how many cigarettes Customs and Excise guidelines state would...

  • Aggregates

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total weight of aggregates used by public or public/private projects in the last financial year for which information is available in (a) road...

  • Tax Credits Consultation Paper

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer which organisations have responded to the tax credits consultation paper issued by the Inland Revenue.

  • Ethnic Groups (Wycombe)

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people of each ethnic group (a) live in the Wycombe constituency and (b) have been living there during the past four years.

  • Unemployment (Wycombe)

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of unemployment in the Wycombe constituency was in (a) September 2000 and (b) September 2001.

  • Earnings (Wycombe)

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average (a) weekly wage, (b) weekly earnings, (c) income per head and (d) household income of (i) men and (ii) women was in each ethnic group in...

  • Railtrack

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when, after 1 August, the Treasury sent advice to the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions that it was unlikely that additional public...

  • Railtrack

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if (a) Ministers and (b) officials from Her Majesty's Treasury attended meetings on 27 July between representatives from Railtrack and the Department...