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PRIME MINISTER
Lord Birt
Mr. Baker: To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer of 24 July 2000, Official Report, columns 442-43W, on Lord Birt, if he will list the activities undertaken by Lord Birt in his capacity as his adviser on crime; how many meetings he has had with Lord Birt on crime since Lord Birt's appointment; what reports on crime he has
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been presented with by Lord Birt; and what has been the total amount to date claimed by Lord Birt for out-of-pocket expenses. [137320]
The Prime Minister [holding answer 8 November 2000]: Lord Birt is looking at criminality and long-term social trends. The focus of his work to date has been analysing existing data on offenders, offences and victims. As part of this work, Lord Birt has met Ministers and officials from relevant Departments and practitioners. I understand that he has claimed just over £300 in out-of-pocket expenses.
CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
Chambre Hardman
Mrs. Ellman: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what discussions his Department has held concerning the retention of Chambre Hardman's photographs, negatives and house in Liverpool; and what was the outcome of those discussions. [138749]
Mr. Alan Howarth: We acknowledge that the Chambre Hardman collection is of national importance and support the wish to ensure its conservation and presentation to the public. My Department has had discussions with a number of interested parties, including the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, the National Museum of Film, Photography and Television, and the North West Museum Service, to ensure the preservation of the collection and the house.
There are a number of potential solutions for the long-term care and public presentation of both the collection, and Chambre Hardman's house in Liverpool. It is now for the Trustees of the Chambre Hardman Trust to assess all of the available options; to determine which of these is the most realistically able to meet its objectives; and to develop a viable business case for the preferred solution.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Benefit Payments
Mr. Hilary Benn: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many people in (a) the City of Leeds and (b) the Leeds, Central constituency have been in receipt of (i) Income Support, (ii) Disability Living Allowance, (iii) Incapacity Benefit, (iv) Unemployment Benefit and (v) Housing Benefit in each of the last 10 years. [138261]
Mr. Bayley: The administration of benefits is a matter for Alexis Cleveland, the Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency. She will write to my hon. Friend.
Letter from Alexis Cleveland to Mr. Hilary Benn, dated 16 November 2000:
The Secretary of State for Social Security has asked me to respond to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many people in (a) the City of Leeds and (b) the Leeds Central constituency have been in receipt of (i) income support, (ii) disability living allowance, (iii) incapacity benefit, (iv) unemployment benefit, and (v) housing benefit in each of the last 10 years.
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The data is not available in the requested format, however, the information that is available is supplied in the attached tables.
I hope this is helpful.
| Year | Leeds local authority | Leeds, Central constituency |
|---|---|---|
| May 1990 | 59,500 | -- |
| May 1991 | 61,100 | -- |
| May 1992 | 68,100 | -- |
| May 1993 | 74,600 | -- |
| May 1994 | 75,500 | -- |
| May 1995 | 71,000 | -- |
| May 1996 | 69,300 | -- |
| May 1997 | 48,500 | -- |
| May 1998 | 47,700 | -- |
| August 1998 | -- | 10,500 |
| May 1999 | 46,900 | 10,300 |
| May 2000 | 47,300 | 10,800 |
Notes:
1. Constituency information represents constituency boundaries as at May 1997.
2. Parliamentary constituency data are only available from August 1998 onwards. These data were collated in the quarterly statistics as quoted in source, but data prior to August 1998 could not be collected as there was no methodology to collate the information at this time.
3. The numbers are based on either 1 per cent. or 5 per cent. sample data and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error.
4. Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.
5. Income Support Figures prior to 1997 include unemployed cases.
6. Jobseeker's Allowance replaced Unemployment Benefit and Income Support for the unemployed from October 1996.
Sources:
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiries, May 1990-May 1994 (1 per cent. samples)
Income Support Statistics Quarterly Enquiries, May 1995-May 2000 (5 per cent. samples)
| Year | Leeds local authority | Leeds, Central constituency |
|---|---|---|
| May 1993 | 15,800 | -- |
| May 1994 | 17,300 | -- |
| May 1995 | 19,900 | -- |
| May 1996 | 21,500 | -- |
| May 1997 | 23,300 | -- |
| May 1998 | 24,705 | 4,543 |
| May 1999 | 24,997 | 4,567 |
| May 2000 | 26,054 | 4,702 |
Notes:
1. Constituency information represents constituency boundaries as at May 1997.
2. Parliamentary constituency data are only available from 1998 onwards.
3. Incomplete regional data also means that local authority or constituency estimates are not available for DLA prior to 1993. Reliable postcodes were held on the DLA computer system but the postcodes held on the Mobility Allowance and Attendance Allowance computer systems were unreliable and missing for many cases. The quarterly sample is drawn from all three computer systems and therefore the postcode data was incomplete.
4. Figures up to 1997 are rounded to the nearest hundred, based on either 1 per cent. or 5 per cent. sample data and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error.
5. The years 1998 onwards which are based on 100 per cent. data and are not rounded.
Source:
Information Centre sample data (DLA)
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| Year | Leeds local authority | Leeds, Central constituency |
|---|---|---|
| May 1995 | 21,100 | -- |
| May 1996 | 20,900 | -- |
| May 1997 | 19,800 | -- |
| May 1998 | 18,700 | 3,300 |
| May 1999 | 17,600 | 2,900 |
| May 2000 | 16,600 | 2,800 |
Notes:
1. Constituency information represents constituency boundaries as at May 1997.
2. Parliamentary constituency data are only available from 1998 onwards.
3. Incapacity Benefit replaced Sickness and Invalidity Benefits on 13 April 1995. Prior to this local authority information is not available, as postcodes were not present on the data sets.
4. The numbers are based on 5 per cent. sample data and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error.
5. Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.
6. Incapacity Benefit figures exclude a small number of cases held clerically.
7. For Incapacity Benefit a rating factor has been used on figures for the Leeds Local Authority from May 1996 to May 1999, to account for missing postcodes.
Source:
Incapacity Benefit: Figures are taken from 5 per cent. samples of the benefit computer system
| Year | Leeds local authority | Leeds, Central constituency |
|---|---|---|
| November 1996 | 23,500 | -- |
| May 1997 | 20,500 | -- |
| May 1998 | 16,800 | -- |
| August 1998 | -- | 4,900 |
| May 1999 | 16,300 | 4,400 |
| May 2000 | 14,900 | 4,300 |
Notes:
1. Constituency information represents constituency boundaries as at May 1997.
2. Parliamentary constituency data are only available from 1998 onwards.
3. Jobseeker's Allowance numbers include claimants receiving either Income-based and/or contribution-based JSA and claimants receiving no benefit, but sign for National Insurance credits only.
4. Jobseeker's Allowance replaced Unemployment Benefit and Income Support for the unemployed from October 1996. The Benefits Agency does not hold figures for Unemployment Benefit by either parliamentary constituency or local authority.
5. Estimates for local authority areas or parliamentary constituency are not available for Unemployment Benefit.
6. Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.
7. The numbers are based on 5 per cent. sample data and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error.
Source:
Jobseeker's Allowance Statistics Quarterly Enquiries, November 1996 to May 2000 (5 per cent. samples)
| Year | Leeds local authority |
|---|---|
| May 1992 | 71,970 |
| May 1993 | 72,760 |
| May 1994 | 72,910 |
| May 1995 | 73,550 |
| May 1996 | 72,500 |
| May 1997 | 69,950 |
| May 1998 | 67,590 |
| May 1999 | 65,720 |
| May 2000 | 62,840 |
1. Parliamentary constituency data are unavailable for Housing Benefit.
2. Housing Benefit figures are rounded to the nearest ten.
3. Housing Benefit figures are based on 100 per cent. data.
4. Housing Benefit data refer to benefit units, which may be a single person or a couple.
5. Housing Benefit figures exclude Extended Payment cases, which were only available from May 1997.
Source:
Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit quarterly 100 per cent. case load counts taken on the second Thursday in May of each year quoted.
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