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Abu Hanza
Lord Janner of Braunstone asked Her Majesty's Government:
- In the light of recent comments by Abu Hanza, who called the Holocaust a "lie", what steps they are taking to expediate proceedings for his deportation.[HL1686]
Baroness Scotland of Asthal: The current proceedings relate to deprivation of citizenship not deportation. The appeal against deprivation is currently awaiting a hearing by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC). The timing of the appeal is in the hands of SIAC, not the Home Office. It is well aware of the need for the matter to be dealt with expeditiously. The appeal is listed to start on 26 April.
Passport Fees
Baroness Byford asked Her Majesty's Government:
- Further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for Citizenship, Immigration and Counter-Terrorism on 30 October 2003 (HC Deb, 321W), whether there are any other charges involved in supplying passports for citizens; and, if not, how the difference between the cost and the price is justified.[HL1762]
Baroness Scotland of Asthal: The passport fee is reviewed annually in consultation with HM Treasury and is set in accordance with fees and charges guidance. The UK Passport Service does not make a profit.
In the last financial year, the average cost of a standard passport consisted of:
- direct costs of passport production, £16.86;
- administrative costs, which includes change initiatives, support staff and accommodation, £6.74;
- consular services supplied by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office abroad, £9.40.
Customs Duties: UK Net Receipts fromNon-EU Countries
Lord Pearson of Rannoch asked Her Majesty's Government:
- For each of the years 2001, 2002 and 2003, how much the United Kingdom collected in import or customs duties on goods, excluding agricultural and fishing produce, which were imported into the United Kingdom from countries which were not members of the European Union.[HL1589]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord McIntosh of Haringey): The total net receipts of customs duties collected by the UK on goods, excluding agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing and aquaculture produce during the financial years 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2002–03 are shown in the table below. The more detailed information requested is not available.
| £ | |
| 2000–01 | 1,817 million |
| 2001–02 | 1,738 million |
| 2002–03 | 1,602 million |
Agricultural Duties: UK Net Receipts from Non-EU Countries
Lord Pearson of Rannoch asked Her Majesty's Government:
- For each of the years 2001, 2002 and 2003, how much the United Kingdom collected in agriculture and sugar levies on agricultural and fishing produce imported into the United Kingdom from countries which were not members of the European Union.[HL1590]
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: The total net receipts of agricultural duties collected by the UK on agriculture, hunting, fishing and aquaculture produce during the financial years 2000–01, 2001–02 and 2002–03 are shown in the table below. The more detailed information requested is not available.
| £ | |
| 2000–01 | 281 million |
| 2001–02 | 305 million |
| 2002–03 | 305 million |
Imports: Agricultural and Fishing Produce from Non-EU Countries
Lord Pearson of Rannoch asked Her Majesty's Government:
- For each of the years 2001, 2002 and 2003, what was the value of agricultural and fishing produce imported into the United Kingdom from countries which were not members of the European Union.[HL1591]
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: The value of imports of agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing and aquaculture produce from non-EU countries in years 2001, 2002 and 2003 and shown in the table below. The more detailed information requested is not available.
| Year | Value(£ million) |
| 2001 | 2,394 |
| 2002 | 2,808 |
| 2003 | 2,796 |
Source:
Overseas Trade Statistics, HM Customs and Excise
Lord Pearson of Rannoch asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: Precise figures are not available but during the calendar year 2002, the proportion by value of goods, excluding agriculture, hunting, forestry, fishing and aquaculture produce, imported into the UK from non-EU countries, which effectively bore no import or customs duties, is estimated to be 68 per cent.
This estimate includes both goods for which the full rate of customs duty was zero and goods for which there was a positive rate of customs duty but preferential arrangements allowed a zero rate to be claimed.
Lord Pendry asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: The following table sets out the total government funding directly attributable for sport per capita in England.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport's funding for sport and physical activity in 2000–01 was £39.8 million, in 2001–02 was £47.7 million and in 2002–03 was £103.5 million. These figures do not reflect the grant in aid funding which the department provides to UK Sport.
The Department for Education and Skills investment in specialist sports colleges for 2000–01 was £9.5 million, in 2001–02 was £14.6 million and in 2002–03 was £23.4 million. However, this funding is for the provision of sport and contributes to raising standards across the curriculum.
Sport also receives significant funding from central government mainly through local government block grant, as noted on page 33 of Game Plan: a strategy for delivering the Government's sport and physical activity objectives, a joint Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Strategy Unit report published in December 2002. This spending is not centrally recorded on a consistent basis, but Game Plan suggested that in 1999–2000 £1,015 million was spent on sport and physical activity by local government as part of the block grant.
Lord Moynihan asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: The annual budget for UK Sport's modernisation programme was:
Details on awards per financial year are being placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
Lord Moynihan asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord McIntosh of Haringey: The £340 million is to be used to maximise the UK-wide opportunities for sport that hosting the Olympics and Paralympics can bring, both in athletes' success and in sports investment. It will not be top-sliced from sports lottery distributors. They will decide how it is spent. We shall shortly be discussing with them what their contributions will be.
Lord Morris of Manchester asked Her Majesty's Government:
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Warner): A review is being undertaken by the Department of Health to clarify the facts surrounding the supply of blood products in the 1970s and 1980s. The review is based on papers available from the time and it is hoped to make the conclusions of the review known in due course.
What proportion by value of goods, excluding agricultural and fishing produce, imported into the United Kingdom from countries which were not members of the European Union in 2002 effectively bore no import or customs duties.[HL1592]
How much they have spent per capita on sport in each year since 2000.[HL1603]
Exchequer Funding Population Totals Exchequer Funding per Capita
Year (£) million million
2000–01 39.8 49.1 0.81
2001–02 47.7 49.3 0.97
2002–03 103.5 49.5 2.09
What is the annual budget for UK Sport's modernisation programme; what awards were made; and which governing body modernisation projects were funded under the programme in the years 2001–02; 2002–03; and 2003–04.[HL1647]
Financial Year Amount (£)
2001–02 1,000,000
2002–03 3,000,000
2003–04 3,000,000
What is the proposed percentage contribution from the existing sports lottery distributors towards the estimated £340 million which is to be top-sliced from them to meet the cost of elite sport and associated sports investment for the 2012 London Olympic Games.[HL1678]
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What progress has been made in the Department of Health's inquiry into the disclosures made by the Lord Owen concerning decisions taken while he was a Health Minister in regard to imports of blood for the treatment of patients with haemophilia; and when they expect the inquiry to conclude.[HL1419]
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