HC Deb 12 February 1998 vol 306 cc386-7W
Mrs. Lait

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions are planned in ECOFIN during the British Presidency to reduce the gap in excise duties on tobacco and alcohol between the United Kingdom and its continental partners. [27928]

Dawn Primarolo

It is my current intention to discuss the minimum rates of excise duty for tobacco products in ECOFIN following production of the European Commission's report on their review. The report on alcohol is overdue but at present it seems unlikely that the Commission will complete their work during our Presidency.

Mrs. Ewing

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the amounts received by the Exchequer in each of the last five years from(a) vehicle excise duty and (b) excise duty on (i) leaded petrol, (ii) unleaded petrol and (iii) diesel, broken down by receipts from (A) Scotland, (B) England, (C) Wales and (D) Northern Ireland. [28067]

Dawn Primarolo

The information requested is shown in the tables.

(a) UK vehicle excise duty—net revenue received
£ million
Year England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland UK total
1992–93 2,797 245 152 79 3,273
1993–94 3,113 277 170 89 3,649
1994–95 3,309 291 178 92 3,870
1995–96 3,464 305 185 96 4,050
1996–97 3,591 318 192 102 4,203

(b) Excise duty receipts (estimated allocation)
£ million
Year England/ Wales Scotland Northern Ireland UK total
Leaded petrol
1992–93 4,124 339 120 4,583
1993–94 3,987 323 113 4,423
1994–95 3,852 303 103 4,258
1995–96 3,609 288 95 3,992
1996–97 3,326 250 82 3,658
Unleaded petrol
1992–93 3,252 267 95 3,614
1993–94 3,974 322 113 4,409
1994–95 4,751 374 128 5,253
1995–96 5,563 445 147 6,155
1996–97 6,560 493 161 7,214
Diesel
1992–93 2,666 270 95 3,031
1993–94 3,230 317 112 3,659
1994–95 3,959 360 130 4,449
1995–96 4,716 435 138 5,289
1996–97 5,138 162 156 6,056