§ Lord Lamont of Lerwickasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the total flow of personal remittances from the United Kingdom in the years 1997 to 2002, together with a breakdown showing the main recipient countries and the amounts concerned. [HL4274]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord McIntosh of Haringey)The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter on behalf of the National Statistician to Lord Lamont, dated 11 September 2003.
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question on the flow of personal remittances from the United Kingdom. I am replying in his absence. (HL4274)
Personal remittances from the UK are included within the figures for Other Payments by Households, as in Table 5.1 (Debits) of 2002 Pink Book. These figures also include estimates for non-profit institutions serving households. The published figures are shown in the table below.
§ Lord McIntosh of HaringeyThe 2002 spending review provided the Lord Chancellor's Department with an additional £207/418/498 million over the years 2003–04 to 2005–06. Fuller details are given in the 2002 Spending Review White Paper (Cm5570),Opportunity and Security for All: Investing in an Enterprising, Fairer, Britain.