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Price Indices

Mr. Edward Davey: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will review the methodology for adjusting for quality improvements in the calculation of the Retail Prices Index; and if he will make a statement; [137865]

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. Edward Davey, dated 30 November 2000:





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NIRS2

Mr. Webb: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) when he expects the problems with the NIRS2 computer system to be resolved; [138257]

Dawn Primarolo [holding answer 13 November 2000]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him and the hon. Member for Havant (Mr. Willetts) on 31 October 2000, Official Report, column 409W.

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his estimate is of the cost to date to the taxpayer of the NIRS2 computer problem. [136140]

Dawn Primarolo [holding answer 13 November 2000]: I refer to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Havant (Mr. Willetts) on 19 June 2000, Official Report, column 106W.

Fuel Duties

Mr. Matthew Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his oral statement of 8 November 2000, Official Report, columns 315-27, on the pre-Budget report, and the document "Building Long Term Prosperity for All", Table 6.2, what estimate he has made of the carbon savings per annum from a 1 per cent. cut in fuel duties in real terms; and if he will make a statement. [138283]

Mr. Timms [holding answer 14 November 2000]: In the PBR the Chancellor announced that duty would be frozen in real terms, the duty on ultra low sulphur petrol would be cut by 2p a litre subject to there being nationwide access, and in those circumstances the duty on ultra low sulphur diesel would be cut by 3p a litre.

The impact on CO 2 emissions from any duty charge introduced at the Budget will be published in the Budget Red Book.

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Minimum Wage

Mr. Peter Bradley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of workers in the rural economy who have benefited from the introduction of the statutory minimum wage, broken down by employment sector. [139024]

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. Peter Bradley, dated 30 November 2000:






Economically Inactive People

Mr. Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer in how many constituencies there was a rise in the numbers of economically inactive people between (a) 1997 and 1998, (b) 1998 and 1999 and (c) 1997 and 1999. [138501]

Miss Melanie Johnson [holding answer 16 November 2000]: 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. Frank Field, dated 30 November 2000:






Mr. Ruane: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many economically inactive people there were in each region of the United Kingdom in each of the last 20 years. [140486]

Miss Melanie Johnson [holding answer 27 November 2000]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Chris Ruane, dated 30 November 2000:




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Inactive people by regions (SSR)(61), spring (March to May) 1984-2000

Thousand
SpringUnited KingdomGreat BritainEnglandNorthYorkshire and HumbersideEast MidlandsEast AngliaSouth East
198416,60816,14813,6909611,4821,1035694,715
198516,63416,17113,6939871,4571,1415754,774
198616,71816,26713,7749691,4801,1015874,829
198716,67216,20813,6929441,4731,1365774,815
198816,45315,99413,5149441,4871,1325524,675
198916,21415,75713,3399441,4751,0825594,614
199016,19815,74513,3379671,4591,1045384,592
199116,41315,95713,5039711,4571,1225774,661
199216,72816,26913,8429741,4731,1415904,803
199316,95416,46113,9399791,4701,1455814,860
199417,03216,52614,0559811,4971,1825744,929
199517,15516,65714,1621,0011,4861,1775994,929
199617,17216,67514,1519901,5071,1646124,919
199717,18416,68714,1989951,5291,1666474,15
199817,36116,85514,3181,0271,5151,1836304,974
199917,23716,72814,1931,0191,5191,1936314,917
200017,16916,63714,1401,0001,4881,1696314,949

Thousand

SpringGreater LondonRest of South EastSouth WestWest MidlandsNorth WestWalesScotlandNorthern Ireland
19841,9182,7971,4011,5301,9299261,533460
19851,9082,8661,3801,5061,8729491,530462
19861,9582,8701,4151,4861,9079391,555451
19871,9262,8891,3691,4971,8829761,540464
19881,9022,7731,3811,4871,8559581,522458
19891,8542,7591,3541,4621,8499181,499458
19901,8372,7551,3701,4451,8629171,491453
19911,9022,7591,3671,4761,8729391,515455
19921,9762,8271,4011,5301,9329571,469459
19931,9372,9231,4121,5401,9529891,533493
19941,9902,9371,4111,5131,9679711,500506
19951,9932,9371,4151,5432,0139661,529498
19961,9812,9381,4451,5441,9729731,552497
19971,9632,9511,4081,5551,9839561,532497
19982,0382,9361,4201,5382,0321,0001,537506
19991,9672,9481,4001,5331,9829801,555509
20001,9982,9481,4191,5721,9159821,514533

(61) Standard Statistical Regions (SSR) have been used for consistency as they are available since 1984

Source:

ONS--Labour Force Survey


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