HC Deb 31 January 2000 vol 343 cc398-9W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the fees his Department, its agencies and associated public bodies collect; how much has been raised or it is anticipated will be raised from each of these fees from 1989–90 to 2004–05; and which of these fees count as negative expenditure. [106002]

Ms Beverley Hughes

The list of fees with income of £1 million or more collected by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions for 1997–98 and 1998–99 is as followsFees from the following schemes can be used to part offset relevant expenditure:

  • Sale of Cherished Registration Marks
  • Assignment, Retention and Transfer of Registration Marks
  • Goods Vehicle Operator Licensing
  • Public Service Vehicle Operator Licensing

All the other fees listed can be used to offset relevant expenditure.

In some cases retained receipts will count as negative expenditure in national accounts aggregates, but in other cases they may score as tax revenues.

Further information can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

DETR fees with income of £1 million or more per annum collected in 1997–98 and 1998–99
£000
Fee 1997–98 1998–99
Development Plan Inquiries 4,182 3,451
QEII Conference Centre 7,114 8,066
Driver Licensing 34,048 39,519
Vehicle Registration 0 67,655
Sale of Cherished Registration Marks 36,246 47,089
Assignment, Retention and Transfer of Registration Marks 30,474 33,277
Other Vehicle Fee Services 3,011 3,519
Marine Surveys 3,842 3,678
Vehicle Type Approval Service 3,463 2,893
Management System Certification 1,322 1,494
Theory Tests 18,769 18,858
Car Tests 37,858 40,365
Vocational Tests 3,711 4,595
Motorcycle Tests 3,110 3,741
Approved Driving Instructors/Compulsory Basic Training 5,005 4,555
Heavy Goods Vehicle Testing 22,035 23,201
Public Service Vehicle Testing 3,194 3,940
MOT Standard Control and Document Issue 9,984 12,408
Single Vehicle Approval Testing 0 1,646
Goods Vehicle Operator Licensing 23,560 23,637
Public Service Vehicle Operator Licensing 5,012 5,287
Water Resources Management 85,192 91,552
Integrated Pollution Control 14,785 16,850
Radioactive Substances 4,093 5,924
Waste Regulations 29,574 32,352
Charges for Discharges 42,732 47,752
Navigation Services to Boaters 3,554 3,925
Licensing Nuclear Installations 17,247 17,074
Safety Related Research in the Nuclear
Industry 1,983 1,570
Electrical Equipment Certification Service 2,421 2,537
Priced Publications 5,078 5,092
Approval of Non-Agricultural Pesticides 1,672 1,821

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