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Job Vacancies (Newcastle upon Tyne)
Mr. Cousins: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out the number of job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne each December from 1992 to 1999; and if he will analyse in which broad occupational group those vacancies fall. [111359]
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. Jim Cousins, dated 22 February 2000:
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Mr. Webb:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the percentage of the income of each quintile group of the population which is taken in (a) direct tax and (b) indirect tax; and if he will provide a breakdown of this estimate for each of the main taxes. [111151]
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. Steve Webb, dated 22 February 2000:
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As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent question on the number of job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Jobcentre vacancies information analysed by occupational groups are only available quarterly for the months of January, April, July and October and can be obtained from the Nomis database at the House of Commons Library.
Jobcentre vacancies do not represent the total number of vacancies available in the economy. Latest estimates suggest that about a third of all vacancies nationally are notified to Jobcentres. This proportion may vary between regions and between occupations as well as over time.
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question asking for an estimate of the percentage of the income of each quintile group of the population which is taken in (a) direct tax and (b) indirect tax; and for a breakdown of this estimate for each of the main taxes.
The information that you requested is set out in the attached table. These figures are derived from Table 2A in Appendix 1 of the article 'The effects of taxes and benefits on household income, 1997-98' published in the April 1999 edition of Economic Trends. The analyses in the article are based on data from the Family Expenditure Survey.
| Quintile groups of households (41) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom | Second | Third | Fourth | Top | All households | |
| Total direct taxes | 10 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 20 |
| Income tax(42) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 13 |
| Employees' NIC(43) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Local taxes(44) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Total indirect taxes | 28 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 16 |
| VAT | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Duty on petrol/oil | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Duty on tobacco | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Duty on alcohol | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Other indirect taxes(45) | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
(41) Households are ranked by equivalised disposable income
(42) Income tax is net of tax relief on mortgage interest and life assurance premiums
(43) National Insurance Contributions
(44) Council tax, domestic rates and water charges after deducting discounts, council tax benefits and rates rebates
(45) Includes intermediate taxes, vehicle excise duty and lottery and betting taxes
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Youth Unemployment (Sundorne)
Mr. Paul Marsden: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the percentage change has been in youth unemployment in the ward of Sundorne in Shrewsbury and Atcham since May 1997; and if he will make a statement. [110834]
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. Paul Marsden, dated 22 February 2000:
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As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent question on the percentage change in youth unemployment in the ward of Sundorne in Shrewsbury and Atcham since May 1997.
The ONS publish a monthly count of claimants of unemployment- related benefits. The claimant count consists of all people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or National Insurance credits at Employment Service local offices. They must declare that they are out of work, capable of, available for and actively seeking work during the week in which the claim is made.
In May 1997, in the Sundorne ward there were 32 computerised claims among the 18-24 year olds compared with 16 in January 2000. This represents a fall of 50%. Claimant count figures are not
seasonally adjusted at ward level. Computerised claims do not include clerical claims which make up around 1 per cent. of the total claimant count.
Suicides (Somerset)
Mr. Ashdown: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many suicides there have been in (a) Somerset and (b) Yeovil constituency in each year since 1980, broken down by age; and if he will make a statement. [110794]
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. Paddy Ashdown, dated 22 February 2000:
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As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question asking how many suicides there have been in Somerset and Yeovil.
Figures for the county of Somerset are presented in the attached table for years up to 1998 (the latest available.) Boundary changes to the Yeovil constituency mean that figures are not available for years prior to 1988. Figures for Yeovil are therefore presented in the attached table only for years 1988 to 1998, based on the 1999 constituency boundary.
| Year | Total | 10-14 | 15-19 | 20-24 | 25-29 | 30-34 | 35-39 | 40-44 | 45-49 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 1982 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 1983 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 1984 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 1985 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 1986 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 1987 | 57 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 1988 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 1989 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 1991 | 53 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 1992 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 1993 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1994 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| 1995 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
| 1996 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 1997 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
| 1998 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
(46) International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, codes E950-E959 and E980-E989 excluding E988.8.
(47) For 1980 to 1992 the year is the year when the deaths were registered.
Note:
For 1993-98 the year is the year when death occurred.
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(48) International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, codes E950-E959 and E980-E989 excluding E988.8.
(49) For 1988 to 1992 the year is the year when the deaths were registered.
Note:
For 1993 to 1998 the year is the year when death occurred.
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