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Unemployment Statistics
Mr. Maclean: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will provide a breakdown of the number of people who have left the unemployment count since May 1997 as a result of transferring to benefits which do not qualify the claimant for inclusion on the unemployment count in the categories of (a) all leavers from the count, (b) those aged over 25 and unemployed for over two years and (c) those aged 18 to 24 and unemployed for over six months; [109272]
(2) how many 18 to 24 year olds who had been unemployed for over six months left the unemployment count for work destinations during (a) March 1998, (b) the period between April 1993 and May 1997 and (c) the period between April 1998 and the latest date for which figures are available. [109281]
Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. David Maclean, dated 21 February 2000:
- As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary questions about the numbers of 18 to 24 year olds unemployed for over six months leaving the claimant count to find work, and the numbers leaving the count since May 1997 to transfer to benefits other than Jobseeker's Allowance.
- The number of 18 to 24 year old claimants who were unemployed for over 6 months who left the count and were known to have found work as the reason for ceasing their claim was 6,895 between 12 March and 9 April 1998 and 147,305 between 9 April 1998 and 13 January 2000.
- Information for the period April 1993 to May 1997 is not available as the data on leavers by destination have only been compiled since the beginning of 1995.
- I regret that the data you have requested on the destinations of leavers from the claimant for the period since May 1997 are temporarily unavailable owing to a technical problem. I will write to you again as soon as possible. In the meantime it may be helpful to know that information on destinations of leavers from the claimant count, back to the beginning of 1998, can be obtained from the House of Commons Library, via the Nomis system.
Departmental Contracts
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list for the financial year 1998-99 (a) the number and (b) the total value of contracts let by his Department with external consultants and advisers that (i) were put out to competitive tender, (ii) were not put out to competitive tender and (iii) were let on a non-commercial basis, stating in each case the names of the individuals or organisations that have carried out the work. [109265]
Mr. Timms [holding answer 9 February 2000]: During the financial year 1998-99 the Treasury let 39 contracts with external consultants and advisers, with a total value of £1.361 million. All Treasury contracts are made in line with government procurement policy. The list shows the contractors and whether the contract was subject to competition.
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| Date | Supplier | Competitive tender |
|---|---|---|
| 24 April 1998 | University of Bath | Yes |
| 15 May 1998 | C Bean | No |
| 15 May 1998 | P-E International | Yes |
| 10 June 1998 | Easyaccess Software | Yes |
| 10 June 1998 | CPMG | Yes |
| 10 June 1998 | Towerprime Ltd. | Yes |
| 10 June 1998 | CPMG | Yes |
| 10 June 1998 | Generic Software | Yes |
| 10 June 1998 | CPMG | Yes |
| 10 June 1998 | Leonie MacLaughlin | No |
| 14 August 1998 | Price Waterhouse Coopers | Yes |
| 18 June 1998 | Harwood Associates | No |
| 25 August 1998 | CSS Trident | No |
| 16 September 1998 | CPMG | Yes |
| 1 October 1998 | Optimal Systems Research | Yes |
| 20 October 1998 | CPMG | Yes |
| 29 October 1998 | IBM | Yes |
| 4 November 1998 | Botsford Consultants Ltd. | Yes |
| 13 November 1998 | Powerage Ltd. | No |
| 19 November 1998 | Diagonal Solutions | No |
| 26 November 1998 | Generic Software | Yes |
| 30 November 1998 | Connectology Ltd. | No |
| 26 January 1999 | Purcon Consultancy Services | No |
| 26 January 1999 | FTI | Yes |
| 11 February 1999 | Entegrity Solutions | No |
| 12 February 1999 | Pace Corporate Services | No |
| 16 February 1999 | E-Business Plus | No |
| 22 February 1999 | Ernst & Young | No |
| 23 February 1999 | Diagonal Solutions | No |
| 2 March 1999 | Origin UK Ltd. | No |
| 8 March 1999 | Willis Corron | No |
| 8 March 1999 | Entegrity Solutions | No |
| 8 March 1999 | KPMG | Yes |
| 9 March 1999 | CB Hillier Park | No |
| 10 March 1999 | CPCR Ltd. | Yes |
| 25 March 1999 | London Business School | No |
| 30 March 1999 | Claritas Information Security | No |
| 31 March 1999 | Pannell Kerr Forster Association | Yes |
No contracts were let on a non-commercial basis.
Incomes
Mr. St.Aubyn: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people earned income (a) between their basic rate limit and £26,000, (b) between £26,000 and £37,000, (c) between £37,000 and £55,000, (d) between £55,000 and £73,000 and (e) over £73,000 in 1990. [110089]
Mr. Timms [holding answer 14 February 2000]: Information for calendar years is not available. Estimates for 1990-91 are as follows:
| Range of total earned income | Number of taxpayers (000s) |
|---|---|
| £20,700-£26,000(30) | 1,350 |
| £26,000-£37,000 | 919 |
| £37,001-£55,000 | 359 |
| £55,001-£73,000 | 101 |
| Over £73,000 | 111 |
(30) BR limit
Mr. St. Aubyn: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people earned income (a) between their basic rate limit and £35,000, (b) between £35,000 and £50,000, (c) between £50,000 and £75,000 and (d) between £75,000 and £100,000 in the last financial year. [110090]
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Mr. Timms [holding answer 14 February 2000]: The table shows estimates relating to 1997-98, the latest year for which this information is available:
| Range of Total Earned Income | Number of taxpayers |
|---|---|
| £26,100 (BR Limit)-£35,000 | 1,780 |
| £35,001-£50,000 | 810 |
| £50,001-£75,000 | 382 |
| £75,000-£100,000 | 117 |
Compliance Visits
Mr. Flight: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many financial services companies have had compliance visits; and what has been the average frequency of compliance visits in the last 12 months; [110386]
- (2) how many financial services companies have been eligible for compliance visits by an SRO regulator in the last 12 months. [110385]
Miss Melanie Johnson: IMRO, the PIA and the SFA all adopt a risk-based approach to deciding which firms to visit, in order to target their resources efficiently.
The total number of firms regulated by these SROs at 31 December 1999 was 6,760. (Some firms are regulated by more than on SRO). Any of them would have been eligible to receive a visit if it were thought to be required.
During the calendar year 1999 the number of routine periodic visits paid to SRO-regulated firms was 2,396.
The frequency of periodic inspection visits to individual regulated firms is decided by each SRO, taking into account the risk profile of the firm.
Earnings Statistics (Scotland)
Mr. Alasdair Morgan: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will list for Scotland and each local authority area of Scotland (a) the weekly median earnings and (b) the amount of median earnings for those in the first and ninth deciles, for (i) all manual, (ii) all non- manual and (iii) all workers; [110471]
- (2) what are the proportions of full-time workers in (a) Britain, (b) Scotland and (c) each local authority area in Scotland with hourly gross earnings (i) including and (ii) excluding overtime, below (1) £7.15, (2) £6.58, (3) £4.94 and (4) £3.60 for the categories (A) male manual, (B) male non-manual, (C) all male, (D) female manual, (E) female non-manual, (F) all female, (G) all manual, (H) all non-manual and (J) all workers. [110470]
Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Alasdair Morgan, dated 21 February 2000:
- As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent questions about the average earnings for workers in Scotland, the Scottish local authorities and Great Britain.
- The New Earnings Survey (NES) can provide earnings data for small geographical areas. However, the release of NES data is restricted to figures, which are derived from a sufficiently large sample of employees, and have an acceptable level of accuracy.
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- I have provided the available data for Scotland, the Scottish local authorities and Great Britain in the attached tables. These are based on the 1999 NES, the latest survey for which data are available. These are large tables and copies of them are being placed in the Library of the House rather than reproduced in Hansard.
- The NES is based on a one per cent. sample of employees in the PAYE system and is therefore likely to under-represent relatively low paid staff earning below the tax threshold and in particular those who work part-time.
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