§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the(a) nominal and (b) real percentage increase in spending in the Inland Revenue from 1998–99 to 2002–03; and if he will make a statement. [91720]
§ Dawn PrimaroloAs the 2002–03 expenditure information will not be available until after the end of the financial year it is not possible to answer this question at the present time.
£000 Running Costs Other Current Capital Total Income applied against expenditure and raised from fees and charges Net Total 1990–91 1,167 163 1,330 1,133 197 1991–92 1,236 432 1,668 1,355 313 1992–93 1,154 384 1,538 1,538 — 1993–94 1,234 173 1,407 1,407 — 1994–95 1,263 177 1,440 1,366 74 1995–96 1,221 604 1,825 1,574 251 1996–97 1,183 517 105 1,805 1,738 67 1997–98 1,490 4,080 12 5,582 5,263 319 1998–99 1,490 3,763 36 5,289 5,289 — 1999–2000 1,450 3,802 14 5,266 5,266 — 2000–01 1,397 3,810 25 5,232 5,232 — 2001–02 1,538 4,942 21 6,501 6,407 94 2002–03 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2003–04 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Notes:
1. NILO ceased to exist on 1 July 2002, with functions merged into either the UK Debt Management Office or HM Treasury.
2. Under previous accounting treatment, as used in the years 1990–91 to 1995–96, 'other current' and 'capital' costs are grouped together.
3. The increase in costs in 1997–98 coincides with the first full year that OPG was part of NILO.
4. Costs for 2001–02 are stated in resource terms, following the introduction of resource accounting across Government.
5. Any income above the amounts listed in the table was returned to the Consolidated Fund as extra receipts.