§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list woodlands which are in receipt of tax relief 397W on condition of providing public access; what checks have been made in each case in the last year on whether public access is being provided; and what the result of the check was in each case. [132451]
§ Dawn PrimaroloConditional exemption is not granted to woodlands as such, though many of the landholdings which have been exempted on account of their outstanding scenic, historic or scientific interest are wooded in whole or part. Details of conditionally exempt land, and the access available to them, are available on the Inland Revenue's website, at: www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/heritage The website invites members of the public to report any difficulties they encounter in visiting exempted property: the Revenue cannot recall any recent instances of problems with access to woodland. The Countryside Agency and its counterparts make inspection visits on the Revenue's
UK farmgate prices in pence per litre 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 January 24.16 20.17 19.31 16.79 18.32 18.79 17.69 February 23.79 19.99 19.03 16.62 18.18 18.31 17.66 March 23.74 19.90 18.98 16.64 17.88 18.00 17.39 April 20.70 17.66 17.56 15.27 18.45 15.99 16.85 May 19.76 16.69 16.42 14.63 17.90 14.88 16.00 June 20.91 17.74 17.23 15.35 18.70 15.37 16.52 July 24.08 20.74 19.79 17.64 20.45 16.58 18.22 August 23.89 20.87 19.83 17.93 20.86 17.00 — September 22.99 20.06 19.17 17.52 20.70 17.13 — October 21.03 20.22 18.12 18.81 20.46 18.15 — November 20.60 19.68 17.69 18.60 20.05 18.11 — December 20.30 19.30 17.36 18.26 19.60 17.75 — Note:
Surveys run by Defra, SEERAD and DARD including retrospective bonus payments made by purchasers.
Average retail price of milk in pence per pint 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 January 36 35 34 34 35 37 February 35 34 34 34 35 36 March 35 34 35 34 36 36 April 35 34 35 34 36 36 May 35 34 34 34 37 36 June 35 34 34 34 37 36 July 35 34 34 34 37 36 August 35 34 34 34 37 36 September 35 34 34 34 37 36 October 35 34 34 35 37 — November 35 34 34 35 37 — December 35 34 34 35 37 — Annual average 35 34 34 34 37 — Notes:
Average prices estimates include prices of delivered milk and shop bought milk. However, 80 per cent. price range includes only shop bought milk.
From February 2002, the average price for milk is calculated as the average price of one pint of delivered milk and the one pint equivalent of two pints of shop bought milk. However, the 80 per cent. price range (which is the range of prices with the top 10 per cent. and the bottom 10 per cent. excluded) only includes shop bought milk.
Source:
National Statistics