§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the total publicity and advertising budget for HM Customs and Excise was in(a) 2000–01 and (b) 2001–02; [9183]
379W(2) what the unit cost of administering indirect taxes per trader was in (a) 2000–01 and (b) 2001–02 to the latest date for which information is available; [9176]
(3) what the total net administration costs of HM Customs and Excise were for the current financial year up to the most recent date for which figures are available; [9211]
(4) what the actual net programme costs of HM Customs and Excise were for the current financial year to the latest date for which figures are available; what his latest estimate is of the outturn for total net programme costs for 2001–02; and if he will make a statement; [9208]
(5) what the total net programme costs of HM Customs and Excise for the financial year 2000–01 were; [9209]
(6) what his latest estimate is for the total net administration costs of HM Customs and Excise for the financial year 2001–02; [9210]
(7) what the final outturn for the total net administration costs of HM Customs and Excise was for 2000–01. [9212]
§ Mr. Boateng[holding answer 22 October 2001]: Where available, final estimates of these costs will be published in the annual report of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Customs and Excise later this year.
§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of complaints against HM Customs and Excise were upheld by the Adjudication Office in(a) 2000–01 and (b) 2001–02 to the most recent date for which information is available. [9175]
§ Mr. BoatengThe outcome of complaints investigated by the Adjudicator's Office in 2000–01 was set out in the Adjudicator's annual report, published on 11 July 2001. The outcome of complaints investigated in 2001–02 will be set out in the Adjudicator's 2002 annual report due to be published next year.