§ Pete WishartTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what landfill tax proceeds have passed to Entrust in(a) 1998–99, (b) 1999–2000 and (c) 2000–01 for (i) the UK and (ii) Scotland. [36449]
§ Mr. BoatengEntrust, the regulator of the environmental bodies landfill tax credit scheme, receives none of the proceeds from landfill tax. Contributions made by landfill site operators under the scheme to environmental bodies are:
£ (i) For the UK 1998–99 82,676,183 1999–2000 96,221,885 2000–01 115,774,454 (ii) For Scotland 1998–99 7,488,354 1999–2000 7,992,538 2000–01 7,808,311
§ Pete WishartTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much has been raised by the landfill tax in(a) 1998–99, (b) 1999–2000, and (c) 2000–01 in (i) the UK and (ii) Scotland. [36448]
§ Mr. BoatengFigures relating to landfill tax are not available for separate countries or regions within the UK. This is due to the method of collection of the tax, where each landfill operator is registered according to the location of their head office.