Written question asked by Alex Salmond (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 4 March 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 11 March 2002. It was answered by Lord Boateng (Labour) on Monday, 11 March 2002 on behalf of the Treasury.

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Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the 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 separately. - (Holding answer 8 March 2002).

Answer: Mr. Salmond: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much of the 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 separately. [41199] Mr. Boateng: [holding answer 8 March 2002]: Entrust, the regulator of the environmental bodies landfill tax credit scheme, receives none of the proceeds from landfill tax. Figures for contributions are collected by calendar year. Contributions made by landfill site operators under the scheme to environmental bodies are: £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. For the UK For Scotland 1999 82,676,183 7,488,354 2000 96,221,885 7,992,538 2001 115,774,454 7,808,311 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 41199; 381 c697W;381 c697-8W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Landfill tax Scotland Tax yields ENTRUST Landfill tax credit scheme
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk

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