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1 DECEMBER 2010
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£ billion
Sector 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Other Community, Social and Personal
6,585 7,025 7,344 7,531 7,257
Service Activities
Occupational Pensions 7,609 8,402 9,195 9,449 10,058
Other 1,627 352 -43 70 -263
Total 194,623 207,484 221,286 219,690 212,350
Data are available back to 1999-2000 only. The sectors
are defined by the Office for National Statistics’ Standard
Industrial Classification 2003. The occupational pensions
figures include all income tax on occupational pensions
regardless of the sector in which the person was previously
employed.
Declared VAT is published by trade group in the VAT
factsheet, table 2-3:
https://www.uktradeinfo.com/index.cfm?task=factvat
Given that sectors for corporation tax, VAT and
PAYE income tax and class 1 NICs are defined differently
these sets of figures are not directly comparable.
Taxation: Music
Mike Weatherley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer
how much tax revenue was raised in respect of the
UK-based music industry in (a) 2005, (b) 2006, (c)
2007, (d) 2008 and (e) 2009. [27232]
Mr Gauke: The information required to answer the
question is not available.
Mike Weatherley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer
whether he has made a recent assessment of the merits
of tax incentives to encourage the development of UK
musical talent. [27234]
Mr Gauke: The Government seek to provide a
competitive environment and tax system for businesses
and individuals across the economy.
The Government believe that simplicity and stability
are features of good tax policy, and that in general a tax
system with fewer reliefs and allowances will provide
the best incentive for economic growth.
VAT: Churches
Henry Smith: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer
if he will seek agreement from the Council of Ministers
to zero-rate value added tax on repairs to historic
church buildings. [27098]
Mr Gauke: EU legislation agreed by successive
Governments does not provide any scope for the
introduction of new zero rates or the extension of
existing zero rates. There is therefore no realistic prospect
of securing agreement to the introduction of a new zero
rate for repairs to historic church buildings. However,
the Department for Culture, Media and Sport operates
a scheme which makes grants equivalent to the VAT
incurred in making repairs to listed buildings primarily
used for worship. The Listed Places of Worship Grant
Scheme will continue until 2014-15 with a fixed annual
budget of £12 million.
COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Affordable Housing: Construction
Mr Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State
for Communities and Local Government what assessment
he has made of the effects of the proposed changes to
rules under which new social housing can be constructed
on the potential for small housing associations who do
not construct new housing to amalgamate with other
(a) large and (b) small housing associations; and if he
will make a statement. [27097]
Grant Shapps: We continue to encourage housing
associations to explore models for management or
ownership rationalisation if this will deliver better valuefor-money
and improved services for tenants.
The Government do not have a fixed view about what
size a Housing Association should be. There are excellent
large and small Housing Associations in existence.
Decentralisation and Localism Bill
Mike Weatherley: To ask the Secretary of State for
Communities and Local Government when he plans to
publish the Localism Bill. [27245]
Greg Clark: The Localism Bill contains a wide range
of measures to shift power from central Government
into the hands of individuals, communities and councils.
The Bill frees local government from central and regional
control and strengthens local democracy. In addition, it
gives greater power over planning, housing and other
services and allows councils and councillors to be better
held to account.
The Bill will be published imminently.
Housing: Construction
Dr Whitehead: To ask the Secretary of State for
Communities and Local Government what estimate he
has made of the number of new houses which would
need to be built in Southampton unitary authority area
in each of the next five years in order for the authority
to establish a net income gain under the terms of the
New Homes bonus scheme. [27192]
Grant Shapps: The New Homes Bonus will start in
April 2011 and will match fund the additional council
tax raised for new homes and properties brought back
into use for the following six years, with an additional
amount for affordable homes.
The Department has set aside almost £l billion over
the comprehensive spending review period for the scheme,
including nearly £200 million in 2011-12 in year one.
Funding beyond these levels will come from formula
grant.