It’s A Fact
The number of foreign national offenders in custody (including those held on remand and under immigration powers) is as follows:
Year 2010 – 11,135;
Year 2011 – 10,779;
Year 2012 – 10,861;
Year 2013 – 10,786. Parliamentary Written Answer 3/3/14.
Local government receipts from sales of housing (gross fixed capital formation) 1997 to 2013 for England, Scotland and Wales, were:
1997 – £1.3 billion;
1998 – £1.3 billion;
1999 – £1.8 billion;
2000 – £2.1 billion;
2001 – £2.2 billion;
2002 – £3 billion;
2003 – £4 billion;
2004 – £3.7 billion;
2005 – £2.6 billion;
2006 – £2.2 billion;
2007 – £2.1 billion;
2008 – £1 billion;
2009 – £0.5 billion;
2010 – £0.6 billion;
2011 – £0.6 billion;
2012 – £0.9 billion;
2013 – £0.7 billion. PWA 4/3/14.
Average income from self-employment in financial year 2011/12 was:
North East Region – Male £12,700, Female £8,230;
North West and Merseyside – Male £13,900, Female £8,950;
Yorkshire and the Humber – Male £13,700, Female £8,940;
East Midlands – Male £13,800, Female £8,670;
West Midlands – Male £13,100, Female £8,850;
East of England – Male £18,200, Female £9,740;
London – Male £25,700, Female £12,400;
South East – Male £19,100, Female £10,000;
South West – Male £13,900, Female £8,370;
Wales – Male £12,400, Female £8,060;
Scotland – Male £16,500, Female £11,100;
Northern Ireland – Male £12,000, Female £9,300;
United Kingdom – Male £17,000, Female £9,8000. PWA 4/3/14.
Central Government tax revenue in January of each year 2001 to 2014 was:
2001 – £40,060 million;
2002 – £39,200 million;
2003 – £38,603 million;
2004 – £39,982 million;
2005 – £46,254 million;
2006 – £52,146 million;
2007 – £52,868 million;
2008 – £59,227 million;
2009 – £53,480 million;
2010 – £50,941 million;
2011 – £58,288 million;
2012 – £60,192 million;
2013 – £60,801 million;
2014 – £60,659 million.
N.B. The following taxes are included in this total:
taxes on production (e.g VAT);
taxes on income and wealth (e.g. PAYE, corporation taxes);
other taxes (mainly capital taxes from other sectors) and National Insurance Contributions (NICs). PWA 5/3/14.
Military personnel establishment in the following British Overseas Territories is:
British Forces Cyprus, including Sovereign Base Areas – 2,825;
Falkland Islands – 1,060;
Gibraltar, includes UK Military and Royal Gibraltar Regiment – 400;
British Indian Ocean Territories – 40;
Ascension Island – 20. The other UK overseas territories have no permanent UK military presence. PWA 5/3/14.
Voter turnout in elections held in England, Scotland and Wales from 2004 to 2013, in date reverse order was:
2013 English local elections –
Postal voter turnout ( postal ballots returned) 67.1%;
In-person (non-postal voter) turnout 25%;
2012 Police and crime commissioner elections –
Postal voter turnout 48.2%;
In-person turnout 9.2%;
2012 English local elections –
Postal voter turnout 68%;
In-person turnout 24.2%;
2012 Greater London Authority elections –
Postal voter turnout 68.8%;
In-person turnout 34.4%;
2012 Scottish local elections –
Postal voter turnout 69.7%;
In-person turnout 34.9%;
2012 Welsh local elections –
Postal voter turnout 68.2%;
In-person turnout 33%;
2011 Parliamentary voting system referendum –
Postal voter turnout 71.9%;
In-person turnout 37.5%;
2011 English local elections –
Postal voter turnout 72.8%;
In-person turnout 36.7%;
2011 Scottish Parliament elections –
Postal voter turnout 77%;
In-person turnout 47%;
2011 National Assembly for Wales elections –
Postal voter turnout 71.1%;
In-person turnout 35.8%;
2010 UK parliamentary general election –
Postal voter turnout 83.2%;
In-person turnout 62.6%;
2010 English local elections –
Postal voter turnout 80.9%;
In-person turnout 59.7%;
2009 European Parliament elections –
64.4%;
In-person turnout 30.4%;
2009 English local elections –
Postal voter turnout 68.7%;
In-person turnout 35.2%;
2008 English local elections –
Postal voter turnout 71.5%;
In-person turnout 28.7%;
2008 Welsh local elections –
Postal voter turnout 71.4%;
In-person turnout 40.7%;
2007 Scottish Parliament elections 73.5%;
In-person turnout 51.4%;
2007 National Assembly for Wales elections –
Postal voter turnout 78.2%;
In-person turnout 39.3%;
2006 English local elections –
Postal voter turnout 63%;
In-person turnout 32%;
2005 UK parliamentary general election –
Postal voter turnout 78.6%;
In-person turnout 59.5%;
2004 European Parliament elections –
Postal voter turnout 64.8%;
In-person turnout 34%. PWA 10/3/14.
Employment in the UK commerce and manufacturing sectors in 2012 was:
Commerce sector – Motor trades 511,600;
Wholesale 1,136,400;
Retail 2,931,900;
Transport & storage (inc postal) 1,270,000;
Accommodation & food services 1,943,800;
Information & communication 1,069,500;
Financial % insurance 1,065,400;
Property 507,500;
Professional, scientific & technical 2,188,700;
Business administration & support services 2,311,200;
Total commerce 14,936,00. Manufacturing sector 2,417,200. Total commerce and manufacturing sectors 17,353,200. PWA 13/3/14.
The number of fuel poor households (millions) in 2011 and the proportion of the population fuel poor was:
England 3.2m and 15%;
Scotland 0.58m and 25%;
Wales 0.37m and 29%;
Northern Ireland 0.29m and 42%. PWA 17/3/14.
The number of prisoners on a life sentence in the prison population as at 31 December 2013 broken down by date of sentence, England and Wales, was:
Before 1980 – 111;
From 1980 to 1989 – 357;
From 1990 to 1999 – 1,093;
From 2000 to 2009 – 4,255;
From 2010 to 2013 – 1,483;
Sentence length not recorded – 164. Total – 7,463. PWA 19/3/14.
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