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Budget statement 20 March 2013. Ways and means resolution. Agreed to on question.
Budget statement 20 March 2013. Ways and means resolution. Agreed to on question.
This is a Budget for people who aspire to work hard and get on. It is a Budget for people who realise there are no easy answers to problems built up over many years—just the painstaking work of putting right what went so badly wrong. And together with the British...
This is a Budget for people who aspire to work hard and get on. It is a Budget for people who realise there are no easy answers to problems built up over many years—just the painstaking work of putting right what went so badly wrong. And together with the British...
For years people have felt that the whole system is tilted against those who did the right thing: who worked, who saved, who aspired. Those are the very people whom we must support if Britain is to have a prosperous future. This is a Budget for those who aspire to...
For years people have felt that the whole system is tilted against those who did the right thing: who worked, who saved, who aspired. Those are the very people whom we must support if Britain is to have a prosperous future. This is a Budget for those who aspire to...
Since the autumn statement, the OBR has again revised down its forecast for global economic growth, and has sharply revised down its forecast for world trade. Growth in the United States and Japan was flat in the last quarter, while the eurozone shrank by 0.6%. That was the largest fall...
Since the autumn statement, the OBR has again revised down its forecast for global economic growth, and has sharply revised down its forecast for world trade. Growth in the United States and Japan was flat in the last quarter, while the eurozone shrank by 0.6%. That was the largest fall...
As I was saying, the facts show the opposite to be true. The previous Government borrowed £159 billion in their last year in office and this year this Government are forecast to borrow £114 billion. So that is not more borrowing—it is £45 billion a year less borrowing. Borrowing then...
As I was saying, the facts show the opposite to be true. The previous Government borrowed £159 billion in their last year in office and this year this Government are forecast to borrow £114 billion. So that is not more borrowing—it is £45 billion a year less borrowing. Borrowing then...
It helps a lot to be able to keep more of the money you earn before you pay tax on it. The Government support people who work hard and want to get on.
When we came to office the personal income tax allowance stood at under £6,500. In two weeks’ time,...
It helps a lot to be able to keep more of the money you earn before you pay tax on it. The Government support people who work hard and want to get on.
When we came to office the personal income tax allowance stood at under £6,500. In two weeks’ time,...
Let’s all have a drink.
Let’s all have a drink.
Yes, I have seen the early-day motions to which my hon. Friend refers. I cannot promise an immediate debate but as he knows, this is a matter that we have considered in the House and no doubt we will have an opportunity to do so again soon. I know that...
Yes, I have seen the early-day motions to which my hon. Friend refers. I cannot promise an immediate debate but as he knows, this is a matter that we have considered in the House and no doubt we will have an opportunity to do so again soon. I know that...
Has my right hon. Friend seen my early-day motions 1097 and 1157 about the cost of petrol and diesel and fuel poverty?
[That this House notes the action that the Government has taken to cut the cost of petrol and diesel, with a cut in fuel duty in 2011, two freezes...
Has my right hon. Friend seen my early-day motions 1097 and 1157 about the cost of petrol and diesel and fuel poverty?
[That this House notes the action that the Government has taken to cut the cost of petrol and diesel, with a cut in fuel duty in 2011, two freezes...
That this House notes new research from the RAC Foundation showing that 800,000 homes spend more than a quarter of their income on running a car; further notes that the data based on Office for National Statistics figures show that the poorest 10 per cent of car-owning households in the UK are mired in transport poverty and are spending at least 27 per cent of their disposable income on buying and running a vehicle; is concerned that of a total weekly expenditure of £167, those in the poorest car-owning households see £44 go on car costs; concludes that high fuel prices are a poverty trap and that fuel duty is a toxic tax; and welcomes what the Government has done to cut the cost of filling up the family car but urges them to go further in the forthcoming Budget and to cancel the planned September rise in fuel duty.
That this House notes new research from the RAC Foundation showing that 800,000 homes spend more than a quarter of their income on running a car; further notes that the data based on Office for National Statistics figures show that the poorest 10 per cent of car-owning households in the...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of income was spent on petrol by those earning an annual salary of between (a) £10,000 and £20,000, (b) £20,000 and £30,000, (c) £30,000 and £40,000, (d) £40,000 and £50,000 and (e) over £50,000 in the latest period for which figures...
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of income was spent on petrol by those earning an annual salary of between (a) £10,000 and £20,000, (b) £20,000 and £30,000, (c) £30,000 and £40,000, (d) £40,000 and £50,000 and (e) over £50,000 in the latest period for which figures...
I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Cabinet Office.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Glen Watson, dated December 2012:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, asking what proportion of income was spent on petrol by those earning an annual salary of between (a) £10,000 and £20,000, (b) £20,000 and £30,000, (c) £30,000 and £40,000, (d) £40,000 and £50,000 and (e) over £50,000 in the latest period for which figures are available. (133072)
As data on expenditure is only available at the household and not the individual level, the figures given in Table 1 below refer to household disposable income and expenditure on petrol refers to total household expenditure on petrol. Disposable income has been used as it is the income measure which most accurately reflects a household's spending power. Disposable income, is defined as income from wages and salaries, self-employment, occupational pensions, investments and other non-government sources, plus cash benefits, less direct taxes.
Table 1 shows household expenditure on petrol as a percentage of household disposable income for each of the above bands. The table also displays the equivalent figures for diesel and both petrol and diesel combined.
Estimates of income and expenditure are taken from the Living Costs and Food Survey (LCF), which is a sample survey covering approximately 5,000 private households in the UK. The LCF has been used for this response because it collects both income and expenditure data.
The estimates provided, as with any involving sample surveys, are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
| Table
1: Percentage of banded household disposable income spent on petrol,
2010-111,
2 | ||||
| Band
of household disposable income
(£) | Expenditure
on petrol as a percentage (%) of disposable
income | Expenditure
on diesel as a percentage (%) of disposable
income | Expenditure
on petrol and diesel as a percentage (%) of disposable
income | Number
of households
(million) |
| 10,000
to
20,000 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 7.70 |
| 20,000
to
30,000 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 5.79 |
| 30,000
to
40,000 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 3.90 |
| 40,000
to
50,000 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 2.28 |
| Over
50,000 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 3.64 |
| 1
Household disposable income is income from employment, occupational
pensions, investments and other non-government sources, plus cash
benefits, less direct
taxes. 2 Figures may not sum due to rounding. Source: Effects of Taxes and Benefits and Living Costs and Food survey, Office for National Statistics |
(2) what research his Department has conducted on the number of motor fuel filling stations required to ensure the maintenance of adequate supplies of fuels to (a) urban and (b) rural areas since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
[131462]
Robert Halfon:
(2) what research his Department has conducted on the number of motor fuel filling stations required to ensure the maintenance of adequate supplies of fuels to (a) urban and (b) rural areas since 2010; and if he will make a statement.
[131462]
Robert Halfon:
I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave him on 27 November 2012, Official Report, column 312W.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what research his Department has carried out since 2000 into the number of retail petrol sites required in the UK to ensure the maintenance of adequate supplies of fuels to both urban and rural areas; and if he...
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) what research his Department has carried out since 2000 into the number of retail petrol sites required in the UK to ensure the maintenance of adequate supplies of fuels to both urban and rural areas; and if he...
Earlier this year DECC commissioned a report from Deloitte on the retail market for road fuels. This will expand the evidence base on the size and shape of the market and inform the Government's understanding of the implications of reductions in the number of petrol filling stations on the security of supply and resilience of the downstream oil sector. I recently spoke on these issues in a Backbench Select Committee debate "The Effects of the Oil Market on Petrol and Diesel Prices". As a result of this debate, the study will also now include analysis of how far people have to travel to reach their nearest petrol station, and how this has changed over time.
This report is due to be published before the end of the year, and I will write to all Members of the House with details of the findings. The report will also be shared with OFT to consider as part of their call for information on the petrol and diesel sector in the UK. The purpose of a call for information is to gather intelligence about the way a market operates in order to get a clear picture of any problems in the market and to determine whether further work in this area may be required. OFT will publish their findings in January 2013.
(2) when he expects the study of the petrol forecourt industry carried out jointly by his Department and the Department of Transport to be completed; and if he will publish the findings of that study.
[129740]
Robert Halfon:
(2) when he expects the study of the petrol forecourt industry carried out jointly by his Department and the Department of Transport to be completed; and if he will publish the findings of that study.
[129740]
Robert Halfon:
Earlier this year DECC commissioned a report from Deloitte on the retail market for road fuels. This will expand the evidence base on the size and shape of the market and inform the Government's understanding of the implications of reductions in the number of petrol filling stations on the security of supply and resilience of the downstream oil sector. I recently spoke on these issues in a Backbench Select Committee debate "The Effects of the Oil Market on Petrol and Diesel Prices". As a result of this debate, the study will also now include analysis of how far people have to travel to reach their nearest petrol station, and how this has changed over time.
This report is due to be published before the end of the year, and I will write to all Members of the House with details of the findings. The report will also be shared with OFT to consider as part of their call for information on the petrol and diesel sector in the UK. The purpose of a call for information is to gather intelligence about the way a market operates in order to get a clear picture of any problems in the market and to determine whether further work in this area may be required. OFT will publish their findings in January 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether there is an approved system for the measurement of motor transport fuel delivered by oil suppliers to retailers; and if he will make a statement.
[129738]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change whether there is an approved system for the measurement of motor transport fuel delivered by oil suppliers to retailers; and if he will make a statement.
[129738]
I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills as the measurement of motor fuel falls under the responsibility of this Department.
All measurements of volume which are made for trade purposes are covered by the provisions of the Weights and Measures Act 1985. Suppliers are required to use measuring equipment which is fair and just and does not deliver short measure.
The Liquid Fuel Carried by Road Tanker Order 1985 requires documentation to accompany the delivery of the motor fuel to forecourt which identifies the type and quantity of fuel to be delivered. This is also a requirement under Section 12 of the Hydrocarbon Oil Regulations 1973 (as amended) to issue a delivery note where motor fuel is removed from a refinery or bonded warehouse.
Measurement of supplies of transport fuel to retailers typically occurs when fuel is metered into road tankers by gantry meters at the oil refinery or oil storage depot. Unlike fuel dispensers used to deliver fuel to the motorist, there is no specific regulation of this type of equipment under the 1985 Act and therefore they are not required to be of approved design and subject to verification. However, where meters are used for the determination of fuel duty taxation, they are required to meet detailed technical requirements of HM Revenue and Customs as set out in Notice 179.
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much petrol is currently kept as a strategic reserve; and for how many days that reserve is expected to last.
[128608]
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how much petrol is currently kept as a strategic reserve; and for how many days that reserve is expected to last.
[128608]
We place obligations on companies supplying petroleum products in the inland market requiring them to hold stocks of crude oil and its products equivalent to a minimum of 67.5 days of annual daily inland consumption, using powers under the Energy Act 1976. In August 2012, the latest period for which data are available, the UK held over 3 million tonnes of petrol, the equivalent of over 80 days of consumption.
From January 2013, companies will be required to meet a third of their individual obligation in finished products for petrol, diesel and aviation fuel. DECC is working with industry to ensure these obligations are efficiently met.
I am disappointed by the Minister’s speech—I have heard it several times before. Whenever he addresses the House he uses the same argument: the previous Government got us into a mess. Today, my constituents are suffering from high petrol and diesel prices, which is why the motion, which I shall...
I am disappointed by the Minister’s speech—I have heard it several times before. Whenever he addresses the House he uses the same argument: the previous Government got us into a mess. Today, my constituents are suffering from high petrol and diesel prices, which is why the motion, which I shall...
Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
Will the hon. Gentleman give way?