HC Deb 11 March 2002 vol 381 cc697-9W
Mr. Salmond

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much of the landfill tax proceeds have passed to Entrust in(a) 1998–99, (b) 1999–2000 and (c) 2000–01 for (i) the UK and (ii) Scotland separately. [41199]

Mr. Boateng

[holding answer 8 March 2002]Entrust, the regulator of the environmental bodies landfill tax credit scheme, receives none of the proceeds from landfill tax. Figures for contributions are collected by calendar year. Contributions made by landfill site operators under the scheme to environmental bodies are:

£
For the UK For Scotland
1999 82,676,183 7,488,354
2000 96,221,885 7,992,538
2001 115,774,454 7,808,311

Mr. Salmond

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been raised by the landfill tax in(a) 1998–99, (b) 1999–2000 and (c) 2000–01 in (i) the UK and (ii) Scotland; and how much of this landfill tax has been used for tax credits in (A) 1998–99, (B) 1999–2000 and (c) 2000–01 for (1) the UK and (2) Scotland. [41198]

Mr. Boateng

[holding answer 8 March 2002]: Figures related to landfill tax receipts and environmental tax credits for the UK can be found in the HM Customs and Excise "Landfill Tax Factsheet", which is available in the Library.

Separate figures for Scotland are not available. This is due to the method of calculation of the tax, where each landfill operator is registered according to the location of their head office.

Mr. Salmond

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the expenditure of Entrust has been in(a) 1998–99, (b) 1999–2000 and (c) 2000–01 for (i) the UK and (ii) Scotland. [41200]

Mr. Boateng

[holding answer 8 March 2002]Figures for expenditure by environmental bodies under the environmental bodies landfill tax credit scheme are collected by calendar year. They are: (i) For the UK:

£
1999 46,835,182
2000 82,040,006
2001 117,659,082

(ii) For Scotland:

£
1999 5,475,538
2000 9,904,464
2001 2,670,705

Pete Wishart

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what landfill tax proceeds have passed to Entrust in(a) 1998–99, (b) 1999–2000 and (c) 2000–01 for (i) the UK and (ii) Scotland. [36449]

Mr. Boateng

[pursuant to his reply, 25 February 2002, c. 10541W]:The information relating to landfill site operators' contributions should have been presented by calendar year, the basis on which Entrust calculates its figures, not by financial year. The table should have read:

(i) For the UK:

£
1999 82,676,183
2000 96,221,885
2001 115,774,454

(ii) for Scotland:

£
1999 7,488,354
2000 7,992,538
2001 7,808,311

Pete Wishart

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what Entrust's expenditure was in(a) 1998–99, (b) 1999–2000 and (c) 2000–01 for (i) the UK and (ii) Scotland. [36450]

Mr. Boateng

[pursuant to his reply, 26 February 2002, c. 1204 W]: The information relating to landfill site operators' contributions should have been presented by calendar year, the basis on which Entrust calculates its figures, not by financial year. The table should have read:

(i) For the UK:

£
1999 46,835,182
2000 82,040,006
2001 117,659,082

(i) For the Scotland:

£
1999 5,475.538
2000 9,904,464
2001 2,670,705