House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 6 Nov 2000 (pt 25)

Low Earnings

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in (a) Greater London and (b) the Sutton and Cheam constituency earn (a) £3.60 per hour, (b) £3.61 to £3.80 per hour, (c) £3.81 to £4 per hour and (d) £4 to £4.50 per hour; and what percentage of total employees this constitutes in each case. [134892]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Paul Burstow, dated 6 November 2000:

As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question on earnings in Greater London and the Sutton and Cheam constituency. (134892)
The following table shows the percentage of employee jobs earning within specified hourly pay bands in Greater London and Sutton and Cheam. The table is based on data from the New Earnings Survey (NES) for April 2000. NES answers are given as percentages earning below specified thresholds, rather than numbers. This is because appropriate grossing factors for the NES sample are not available at very detailed levels.

Percentage

Greater London Sutton and Cheam

£3.60 exactly 0.2 0.7

£3.61-£3.80 0.6 1.3

£3.81-£4.00 1.0 0.7

£4.01-£4.50 3.2 6.0

	Greater London	Sutton and Cheam
£3.60 exactly	0.2	0.7
£3.61-£3.80	0.6	1.3
£3.81-£4.00	1.0	0.7
£4.01-£4.50	3.2	6.0

However, the NES underestimates the number of low paid jobs since it does not provide a comprehensive picture of the lower end of the earnings distribution. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) best estimates of the number of jobs in the UK with hourly pay less than national minimum wage rates were published in the NES press release on 26 October available in the House of Commons Library. These estimates are based on a new methodology that combines information from the NES and the Labour Force Survey. Further tables, including estimates for Government Office Regions, will be published on the National Statistics website (www.statistics.gov.uk) on 10 November.

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Government Accounts

Miss Widdecombe: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if it is the Government's practice to require the production of both an invoice and a receipt for accounting of expenditure in Government Departments; and if he will make a statement. [136558]

Mr. Andrew Smith: The rules on the authorisation by Government Departments of payments made by them are set out in Section 21.2 of Government Accounting (GA). Of particular relevance are GA paragraphs 21.2.1 and 21.2.19-22.

There is a copy in the House of Commons Library.

Mapeley Limited

Mr. Chope: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer on what date the contract between his Department and Mapeley Limited was concluded for the strategic transfer to Mapeley Limited of the ownership and management of the combined estate of the Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise; and if he will place a copy of the contract in the Library. [136957]

Dawn Primarolo: The Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise are working with Mapeley to finalise the details of the STEPS contract.

Statistics (Sutton and Cheam)

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people were unemployed in the Sutton and Cheam constituency in each year since 1979 according to the International Labour Organisation definition. [134983]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Paul Burstow, dated 6 November 2000:

As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question on the number of people unemployed in the Sutton and Cheam constituency in each year since 1979 according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) definition. (134983)
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the main source of labour market data on individuals used by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). However, estimates for the number of people ILO unemployed are not available for small areas such as the constituency of Sutton and Cheam.
The measure of unemployment derived from the LFS is defined on a consistent and Internationally recognised basis set out by the ILO. It counts as unemployed people who are (a) without a paid job (b) available to start work within the next two weeks and (c) have either looked for work in the last four weeks or are waiting to start a job already obtained. This measure has been used in the LFS since 1984.
ONS also publishes the monthly numbers of people who are claiming unemployment-related benefits, also known as the Claimant Count. Comparable figures (based on the 1995 boundaries) are available since 1996. The attached table gives the annual average levels of claimants in the Sutton and Cheam parliamentary constituency since 1996.

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Information on the unadjusted claimant level by parliamentary constituency ward based on the 1981 wards are available monthly from June 1983 to January 1996 and can be obtained from the Nomis database in the House of Commons Library.

The annual average levels of claimants in the Sutton and Cheamparliamentary constituency

Year Number Rate

1996 2,053 5.2

1997 1,315 3.5

1998 990 2.8

1999 881 2.4

Year	Number	Rate
1996	2,053	5.2
1997	1,315	3.5
1998	990	2.8
1999	881	2.4

Note:

Average for the nine months January to September 2000 is 701 (1.9 per cent.).

Mr. Burstow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the infant mortality rates were in each of the last 10 years for (a) Sutton and Cheam constituency and (b) Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority. [134989]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Paul Burstow, dated 6 November 2000:

The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question asking for the infant mortality rates in the last 10 years for Sutton and Cheam constituency and Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority. I am replying in his absence. (134989)
The figures are shown in the attached table. The rates for Sutton and Cheam constituency (which are calculated from fewer than 20 deaths) may be unreliable due to the small number of events and should be treated cautiously. Any variation they show over time, or difference from National or health authority rates are likely to be due to chance.

Infant mortality numbers and rates for Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth HA and Sutton and Cheam parliamentary constituency, 1990-99

Registration year Number Rate⁽¹⁹⁾

Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth HA

1990 78 9.3

1991 49 5.4

1992 57 6.2

1993 67 7.3

1994 33 3.6

1995 59 6.5

1996 51 5.5

1997 40 4.4

1998 39 4.3

1999 42 4.6

Sutton and Cheam constituency

1990 9 8.3

1991 2 1.7

1992 6 5.2

1993 3 2.6

1994 1 0.9

1995 8 7.0

1996 5 4.4

1997 3 2.8

1998 3 2.9

1999 4 3.6

Registration year	Number	Rate⁽¹⁹⁾
	Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth HA
1990	78	9.3
1991	49	5.4
1992	57	6.2
1993	67	7.3
1994	33	3.6
1995	59	6.5
1996	51	5.5
1997	40	4.4
1998	39	4.3
1999	42	4.6
	Sutton and Cheam constituency
1990	9	8.3
1991	2	1.7
1992	6	5.2
1993	3	2.6
1994	1	0.9
1995	8	7.0
1996	5	4.4
1997	3	2.8
1998	3	2.9
1999	4	3.6

⁽¹⁹⁾ per 1,000 live births

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Mr. Burstow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many suicides there have been in (a) Greater London and (b) the Sutton and Cheam constituency in each year since 1980, broken down by age; and if he will make a statement. [134891]

Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

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Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Paul Burstow, dated 6 November 2000:

The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question on the numbers of suicides in Greater London and the Sutton and Cheam constituency in each year since 1980 broken down by age. I am replying in his absence.
Figures for Greater London are presented in the attached table for years up to 1999, the latest available. Boundary changes to the Sutton and Cheam constituency mean that figures are not available for years prior to 1988. Figures for Sutton and Cheam are therefore presented in the attached table only for years 1988 to 1998, based on the 1999 constituency boundary.

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Suicides and undetermined deaths⁽²⁰⁾, registered in years 1980-99, for usual residents of Greater London

All ages 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49

1980 888 1 34 76 72 70 63 83 73

1981 986 2 35 65 89 98 79 69 64

1982 882 7 21 73 77 87 78 62 75

1983 890 1 27 61 70 79 67 74 77

1984 864 2 30 59 70 63 80 66 66

1985 836 0 31 69 73 71 72 67 74

1986 786 1 28 68 79 66 63 62 54

1987 801 3 24 88 79 80 86 64 61

1988 855 4 31 84 84 78 87 62 56

1989 774 1 31 77 89 88 64 64 62

1990 756 0 25 74 91 84 71 56 74

1991 737 3 14 75 88 87 67 78 65

1992 723 3 16 75 94 89 70 64 55

1993 726 3 15 68 97 93 69 68 68

1994 706 3 17 63 104 88 68 63 51

1995 674 4 17 67 89 86 83 66 57

1996 631 2 17 49 75 93 69 69 63

1997 667 2 26 55 89 81 72 44 70

1998 782 3 22 65 103 123 97 68 65

1999 682 0 14 55 81 104 78 69 55

	All ages	10-14	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49
1980	888	1	34	76	72	70	63	83	73
1981	986	2	35	65	89	98	79	69	64
1982	882	7	21	73	77	87	78	62	75
1983	890	1	27	61	70	79	67	74	77
1984	864	2	30	59	70	63	80	66	66
1985	836	0	31	69	73	71	72	67	74
1986	786	1	28	68	79	66	63	62	54
1987	801	3	24	88	79	80	86	64	61
1988	855	4	31	84	84	78	87	62	56
1989	774	1	31	77	89	88	64	64	62
1990	756	0	25	74	91	84	71	56	74
1991	737	3	14	75	88	87	67	78	65
1992	723	3	16	75	94	89	70	64	55
1993	726	3	15	68	97	93	69	68	68
1994	706	3	17	63	104	88	68	63	51
1995	674	4	17	67	89	86	83	66	57
1996	631	2	17	49	75	93	69	69	63
1997	667	2	26	55	89	81	72	44	70
1998	782	3	22	65	103	123	97	68	65
1999	682	0	14	55	81	104	78	69	55

50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+

1980 64 100 66 64 47 41 25 9

1981 87 89 89 81 61 41 25 12

1982 75 69 63 64 51 42 24 14

1983 74 78 64 74 62 53 19 10

1984 84 80 70 46 51 58 27 12

1985 62 71 76 53 52 36 18 11

1986 67 59 49 46 50 56 26 12

1987 47 58 63 51 50 21 13 13

1988 55 66 52 48 48 54 24 22

1989 49 50 46 27 36 42 29 19

1990 52 42 35 50 25 30 30 17

1991 54 41 40 26 31 27 25 16

1992 49 40 39 33 37 24 22 13

1993 43 38 29 34 28 25 28 20

1994 46 45 36 24 29 17 19 33

1995 47 38 26 20 15 24 16 19

1996 39 32 25 16 28 16 19 19

1997 55 39 35 19 25 19 15 21

1998 57 45 29 30 21 19 13 22

1999 50 37 31 21 24 25 20 18

	50-54	55-59	60-64	65-69	70-74	75-79	80-84	85+
1980	64	100	66	64	47	41	25	9
1981	87	89	89	81	61	41	25	12
1982	75	69	63	64	51	42	24	14
1983	74	78	64	74	62	53	19	10
1984	84	80	70	46	51	58	27	12
1985	62	71	76	53	52	36	18	11
1986	67	59	49	46	50	56	26	12
1987	47	58	63	51	50	21	13	13
1988	55	66	52	48	48	54	24	22
1989	49	50	46	27	36	42	29	19
1990	52	42	35	50	25	30	30	17
1991	54	41	40	26	31	27	25	16
1992	49	40	39	33	37	24	22	13
1993	43	38	29	34	28	25	28	20
1994	46	45	36	24	29	17	19	33
1995	47	38	26	20	15	24	16	19
1996	39	32	25	16	28	16	19	19
1997	55	39	35	19	25	19	15	21
1998	57	45	29	30	21	19	13	22
1999	50	37	31	21	24	25	20	18

⁽²⁰⁾ International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, codes E950-959 and E980-E989 excluding E988.8.

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Suicides and undetermined deaths⁽²¹⁾, registered in years 1988-99, for usual residents of Sutton and Cheam constituency

All ages 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49

1988 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

1989 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

1990 13 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 3

1991 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0

1992 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

1993 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1

1994 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1

1995 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0

1996 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2

1997 8 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0

1998 7 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0

1999 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1

	All ages	10-14	15-19	20-24	25-29	30-34	35-39	40-44	45-49
1988	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1989	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990	13	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	3
1991	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0
1992	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
1993	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1

1994	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
1995	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
1996	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2
1997	8	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0
1998	7	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0
1999	6	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1

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50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85+

1988 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0

1989 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

1990 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1

1991 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

1992 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1

1993 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

1994 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0

1995 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0

1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1997 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

1998 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1

1999 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0

	50-54	55-59	60-64	65-69	70-74	75-79	80-84	85+
1988	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
1989	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1990	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1
1991	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
1992	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1
1993	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1994	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
1995	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0
1996	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
1998	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
1999	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

⁽²¹⁾ International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, codes E950-E959 and E980-E989 excluding E988.8

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