§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the fiscal and monetary responsibilities of(a) the Government and (b) the Bank of England in relation to the financial institutions and affairs of Jersey; to what extent the liabilities of the Jersey financial institutions are underwritten by each; and if he will make a statement. [43922]
§ Mrs. Liddell[holding answer 3 June 1998]: The responsibilities of the UK Government in relation to Jersey and the other Crown Dependencies were last set out in the Kilbrandon report in 1973. In essence, the Government are responsible for Jersey's external relations and defence, and the Crown has ultimate responsibility for the good governance of the Bailiwick.
Although Jersey is in monetary union with the UK, neither the Government nor the Bank of England have responsibility for the fiscal or monetary affairs of the
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New cases of thyroid cancer (International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, ICD9, 193) in children aged under 18, diagnosed in 1982–91, by regional health authority of residence, England and Wales 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 Northern 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 Yorkshire 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 Trent 2 3 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 E. Anglian 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 N.W. Thames 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 N.E. Thames 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 S.E. Thames 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 S.W. Thames 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Wessex 3 2 2 1 2 1 4 1 0 0 Oxford 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 S. Western 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 W. Midlands 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 Mersey 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 N. Western 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 Wales 0 1 0 4 2 0 3 l 1 0 England and Wales 11 17 14 11 17 14 15 10 12 9 for (1) 1996, (2) 2001 and (3) 2006 and in each case, what the figures are as a percentage of the total population.
The table provides the information requested.
Bailiwick, nor for underwriting the liabilities of Jersey's financial institutions.