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845W Written Answers 1 DECEMBER 2010 Written Answers 846W £ 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.
847W Written Answers 1 DECEMBER 2010 Written Answers 848W The New Homes Bonus consultation is available at; http://www.communities.gov.uk/housing/housingsupply/ newhomesbonus This is accompanied by a calculator which will enable you to estimate grant from the New Homes Bonus for Southampton. This can be found at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/housing/xls/ 1767709.xls We will announce our proposals for the local government finance settlement for 2011-12, in the usual manner, in due course. Housing: Costs Mr Nicholas Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what information his Department holds on the average (a) cost of management charges, (b) cost of maintenance and (c) return on capital expenditure in respect of the housing stock in each sector in each region. [26690] Andrew Stunell: The following table provides estimates of the average annual routine and planned maintenance costs per unit for social landlords, based on data provided to the Tenant Services Authority. Cost figures are derived from published financial statements, include only landlords managing more than 1,000 social homes and use end of year stock numbers to produce average costs. This information is not available on a regional basis. Routine maintenance costs Planned maintenance costs Management costs £’s per unit 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 606 614 630 685 258 264 271 302 731 779 844 893 There is no suitable measure with which to calculate the return on capital invested for this sector. This is because most social landlords are non-profit making organisations and the valuation of assets across the sector at both historic cost and current value prevents a valid aggregation of such measures. The following table gives data on local authority expenditure on supervision and management and repairs, for council housing in 2007-08 and 2008-09 by region. This is taken from local authorities’ annual second advance housing revenue account subsidy claim forms submitted to the Department for Communities and Local Government. The regional split in the table is derived from the ‘Live tables on housing finance and household expenditure, Table 652’ available on the Department’s website at: http://www.communities.gov.uk/housing/housingresearch/ housingstatistics/housingstatisticsby/housingfinance/ livetables/ North East Supervision and management: Average per dwelling (£) 2007-08 2008-09 Supervision and management: General Special Repairs General Special Repairs 624 364 753 653 401 790 North West Yorkshire and the Humber Supervision and management: Average per dwelling (£) 2007-08 2008-09 Supervision and management: General Special Repairs General Special Repairs 878 512 918 677 403 979 756 188 795 769 200 811 East 601 238 850 637 243 889 Midlands West 689 298 1,067 651 267 953 Midlands East 701 387 924 681 393 893 London 1,536 606 1,185 1,591 606 1,259 South 859 414 1,032 719 363 933 East South 654 277 814 750 294 821 West National Average 858 367 902 902 380 974 Notes: General management includes expenditure on supervision and management of housing revenue account (HRA) property, eg policy and management, managing tenancies, rent collection and accounting. Special services include services (mainly shared) to HRA tenants, eg caretaking, cleaning, communal lighting, lifts, communal heating, laundry services, concierge schemes, ground maintenance and welfare services (excluding essential care and other special services). There is no suitable measure with which to calculate the return on capital invested for this sector. Mortgages Mr Syms: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what his policy is on financial assistance to first-time homebuyers who commit a large proportion of their income in mortgage payments in order to get on to the property ladder. [27541] Grant Shapps: The Government are committed to helping those who aspire to own their own home, through ensuring a return to economic and financial stability. The Government are seeking to achieve this through a programme of debt reduction and a commitment to abolish the structural deficit in the life of this Parliament. This will help to keep mortgage interest rates low and improve credit availability. The coalition agreement included a commitment to promote shared ownership. While grant funding under the new investment model for affordable housing announced in the spending review will primarily target the new affordable rented product, there may be some scope for delivery of low cost home ownership as part of the contractual arrangements with providers where this is appropriate for local circumstances. Park Homes: Caravan Sites Annette Brooke: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many residential park homes there are on licensed park home sites in each county. [27180] Grant Shapps: These data are not collected. The Department has made no official estimate on this, but soundings in the sector suggest there are approximately 85,000 park homes on 2,000 sites in England and 5,000 homes on 100 sites in Wales.
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