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WA 217 Written Answers
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Written Answers
WA 218
2008, the date that the operators believed their survey
window expired based on the assumption that the
certificate would be valid for 12 months from the date
of the last survey. It was during the request for the out
of water survey that the basis for confusion was revealed.
The surveys on this vessel were current even if the
paperwork did not always reflect this.
Following the out of water survey, a new five-year
passenger certificate was issued on the 5 October
2008.
Smoking
Question
Asked by Lord Laird
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much
they raised in tobacco-related taxes in 2006–07.
[HL4258]
The Financial Services Secretary to the Treasury
(Lord Myners): Total tobacco duty received by the
Exchequer in 2006-07 was £8,149 million and is published
in the National Statistics Tobacco bulletin available at
www.uktradeinfo.com/index.cfm?task=bulltobacco.
Statutory Instruments
Question
Asked by Lord Naseby
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many
statutory instruments were laid in each of the Sessions
1996–97; 1997–98; 2001–02; 2002–03; 2006–07; and
2007–08. [HL4177]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry
of Justice (Lord Bach): The number of statutory
instruments laid in each of the specified Sessions was
a follows:
Session
Number of instruments
1996-97 1054
1997-98 1816
2001-02 1730
2002-03 1391
2006-07 1358
2007-08 1306
Territorial Army
Question
Asked by Lord Astor of Hever
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether
Territorial Army soldiers who are currently unemployed
are able to claim jobseeker’s allowance whilst attending
to their Territorial Army duties.
[HL4092]
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department for Communities and Local Government &
Department for Work and Pensions (Lord McKenzie of
Luton): Unemployed people who are Territorial Army
soldiers can claim jobseeker’s allowance provided they
are available and actively seeking work. Most TA units
have a minimum commitment to train for around
three hours per week, one weekend per month and to
participate in an annual two week camp for basic
training, which may take place in the UK or abroad.
The only time their TA activity would impact on
JSA entitlement is during the annual two week training
period per year. Normally when a TA solider attends
their annual training they tend to close their claim to
JSA, as the full time nature of the training means they
cannot be available for or actively seeking work during
this period.