§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing for each quintile group of households in the family expenditure survey ranked by the gross amount of council tax payable the average (i) unadjusted disposable income, (ii) equivalised disposable income, (iii) number of households qualifying for relief and (iv) the amount of relief per qualifying household;
(2) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each quintile group within each household type in table 5, appendix 1 of the article on household incomes in the March issue of "Economic Trends", his estimate of the gross council tax to replace gross rates, together with his estimate of the average amount of rebate.
§ Mr. MaplesEstimates of council tax cannot be made from the data available.
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§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the average increase in the amount payable by(a) council tenants and (b) other householders under the council tax over rates in 1979–80 and 1989–90; and if he will provide corresponding figures for each region.
§ Mr. KeyI have been asked to reply.
The information requested is not available.
£000s TV Advertising Press Advertising Radio Outdoor Posters Point-of sale etc. Total spend 1991–92 15,500 13,500 — — 11,826 110,826 1990–91 5,242 4,226 — — 1,412 10,880 1989–90 5,813 4,842 — — 642 11,297 1988–89 5,389 4,745 — 1,063 3,090 14,287 1987–88 6,575 4,029 — 1,705 660 12,969 1986–87 5,145 7,706 — 2,104 3,518 18,473 1985–86 1,727 6,197 — 1,847 1,936 11,707 1984–85 1,998 6,021 — 1,728 2,419 12,166 1983–84 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 9,693 1982–83 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 8,479 1981–82 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 8,279 1 estimated
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give separate figures for the spending by the Inland Revenue on(a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising and (d) other promotional material in 1979–80 and in each following year; and what are his latest estimates for 1990–91 and budgets for 1991–92.
§ Mr. MaudeInformation relating to the financial years 1979–80 to 1985–86 inclusive is not readily available and cannot be obtained without disproportionate cost. The spend on advertising, omitting staff and accommodation-related costs, for the remaining years is as follows:
£ thousand Televison Rado Newspaper Other promotional 1986–87 0 0 15 300 1987–88 0 0 15 350 1988–89 0 0 20 250 1989–90 0 0 30 400 1990–911 4,376 0 2,155 692 1991–922 0 0 20 300 1 Forecast outturn 2 Budget The figures for 1990–91 include expenditure of £6.95 million on an advertising campaign to increase public awareness of the new arrangements for non-taxpayers to register for payment of bank and building society interest without deduction of income tax.
§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give separate figures for the spending by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise on(a) television advertising, (b) radio advertising, (c) newspaper advertising and (d) other promotional material in 1979–80 and in each following year; and what are his latest estimates for 1990–91 and budgets for 1991–92.