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Working Hours
Mr. Steinberg: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many and what percentage of (a) male and (b) female employees worked (i) less than eight hours a week, (ii) less than 16 hours a week and (iii) part-time in (1) 1970, (2) 1980, (3) 1990 and (4) the most recent year for which figures are available; [21065]
- (2) what was the average number of hours per week worked by (a) full-time and (b) part-time employees in (i) 1970, (ii) 1980, (iii) 1990 and (iv) the most recent year for which figures are available by gender. [21066]
Mrs. Angela Knight: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Gerry Steinberg, dated 21 March 1997:
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The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on the number and percentage of male and female employees who worked less than eight hours a week; less than 16 hours a week and part-time in 1970, 1980, 1990 and most recently.
The only consistent source going back to 1970 is the New Earnings Survey from which this response is derived.
For the general category of part-time employees the estimates requested are as follows:
| Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percentage of all employees | Number | Percentage of all employees | |
| June 1971 | n/a | n/a | 2,757,000 | 34 |
| June 1980 | n/a | n/a | 3,919,000 | 42 |
| June 1990 | 999,000 | 8 | 4,677,000 | 44 |
| June 1996 | 1,235,000 | 11 | 4,904,000 | 46 |
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A more detailed breakdown on part-time work by number of hours and gender is available in the attached tables which have been taken from the New Earnings Survey.
Copies of the New Earnings Survey itself are available in the House of Commons Library. I will arrange for a copy of the tables to be placed in the House of Commons Library.
Unemployed People (Skills and Qualifications)
Mr. Byers: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library a breakdown of the skills and qualifications held by those people unemployed in (a) Welwyn and Hatfield and (b) Hertfordshire. [21308]
Mrs. Angela Knight [holding answer 20 March 1997]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Stephen Byers, dated 21 March 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on the skills and qualifications held by those people unemployed in (a) Welwyn and Hatfield and (b) Hertfordshire.
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According to 1995 Labour Force Survey Local Area Database, the estimated number of people in Welwyn and Hatfield unemployed under the standard International Labour Office (ILO) definition was less than 6,000. Only estimates above 6,000 are considered reliable enough to be released. Therefore no information can be made available about the skills or qualifications of the unemployed in Welwyn and Hatfield.
The available breakdown of those ILO unemployed in Hertfordshire by highest qualification is shown in the table below:
| (thousands) | |
|---|---|
| Number | |
| NVQ level 4 and equivalents and above(42) | 6 |
| Below NVQ level 4 | 21 |
| No qualifications | 9 |
| All(43) | 37 |
Notes:
(42) Higher Education qualifications.
(43) Total includes those who did not state their qualifications.
Source:
ONS, 1995 LFS Local Area Database.
The LFS Local Area Database can be accessed via the House of Commons Library.
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Income
Sir John Stanley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what was the average annual rate of increase in average net real disposable income (a) between 1974 and 1979 and (b) since 1979; [21497]
- (2) what was the percentage increase in average net real disposable income (a) between 1974 and 1979 and (b) since 1979. [21496]
Mrs. Angela Knight: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Sir John Stanley, dated 21 March 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent questions on the rates of increase in real disposable income. I have assumed that the question relates to real disposable income for the economy as a whole.
The increase in real personal disposable income between 1974 and 1979 was 11.4 per cent and from 1979 to 1995 (the latest available information) the increase was 45.5 per cent. The equivalent changes at annual rates are 2.2. per cent. and 2.4 per cent. respectively.
Information on real personal disposable income is published annually in table 4.1 of the ONS publication United Kingdom National Accounts, the Blue Book and estimates of the percentage changes at annual rates in table 16.12. This information is also held on the ONS database. These sources are available in the House of Commons Library.
Corporation Tax
Sir John Stanley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement of the level of corporation tax in Britain relative to that in other EU countries; and when corporation tax in the United Kingdom was last below its present level. [21499]
Mr. Jack: The United Kingdom continues to provide one of the lowest rates of corporation tax in the European Union. At no time since the introduction of corporation tax in 1965 has the main rate of corporation tax been lower than its present level of 33 per cent.
Adult Learning Courses
Mr. Harry Greenway: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on recent changes in the treatment for VAT of adult learning courses. [21509]
Mr. Oppenheim: I am not aware of any recent changes.
Advisory Groups (London)
Mr. Dobson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the non-elected bodies responsible to his Department which are responsible for providing advice or services in London, indicating in each case the (i) overall budget and (ii) estimated running costs for each year from 1996-97 to 1999-2000. [21385]
Mr. Waldegrave:
I cannot answer substantively before Parliament is prorogued. I will, however, write to the hon. Member.
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Sir Irvine Patnick:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the rate of youth unemployment in (a) the United Kingdom,(b) Italy, (c) Spain, (d) Germany and (e) France; if he will give the EC average; and if he will make statement. [21366]
Mr. Angela Knight:
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Sir Irvine Patnick, dated 21 March 1997:
Dr. John Cunningham:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many deaths there have been from cancer in people under the age of 40 years in each health authority region in each of the last 10 years. [21549]
Mrs. Angela Knight:
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Dr. John Cunningham, dated 21 March 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on the rate of youth unemployment in the United Kingdom and other EC countries.
Estimates are available for the United Kingdom from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The LFS uses the International Labour Office (ILO) definition of unemployment which is widely accepted and used for international comparisons. According to estimates from the autumn 1996 LFS 15.6 per cent of people aged 16-24 were ILO unemployed in the UK.
European comparisons are published in the Eurostat annual publication Labour Force Survey Results. ILO unemployment rates for various age groups are shown on table 8 of the latest edition which is for 1995. This publication is available in the House of Commons Library.
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