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Household Incomes
Mr. Denzil Davies: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the disposable household income, after housing, fuel and travel costs, per head in Wales as a percentage of an English average of 100 at the most recent date for which figures are available. [139459]
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. Denzil Davies, dated 30 November 2000:
- The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question on disposable household income (139459). I am replying in his absence.
- Information on income and expenditure is available from the Family Expenditure Survey, taking the three years 1996-97 to 1998-99 together. Over that period disposable income, after deducting housing, fuel and travel costs, per head in Wales was estimated to be 83 per cent of the figure for England.
- The sample of about 300 households in Wales each year is too small to give a reliable estimate so three years are combined. The estimate is still subject to sampling variability, like all estimates from sample surveys. For the estimate based on three years data the estimated upper and lower bounds for the percentage (90 per cent confidence) are 77 per cent to 88 per cent.
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Registered Disabled Persons
Mr. Wigley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of registered disabled persons in each nation and region of the UK were in (a) part-time and (b) full time employment at the latest date for which figures are available. [139780]
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. Dafydd Wigley, dated 30 November 2000:
- The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question about the percentages of registered disabled persons by nation and region (139780). I am replying in his absence.
- Estimates on the number of registered disabled people are not available. However, the Labour Force Survey (LFS) which is the main source of labour market data on individuals used in National Statistics does contain information on disability.
Canada (Visits)
Mr. Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the dates and purposes of visits to Canada by (a) himself, (b) Treasury Ministers and (c) Treasury officials since 1 May 1997. [139815]
Miss Melanie Johnson [holding answer 23 November 2000]: The Chancellor visited Canada on 30 September 1998 to attend the Commonwealth Finance Ministers' Meeting and on 24 October 2000 to attend a meeting of G20 Finance Ministers. On both occasions he had a number of additional bilateral meetings. No other Treasury Ministers have visited Canada since May 1997. The information requested on visits by officials is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Unemployment/Vacancy Ratio
Mr. Cousins: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Pre-Budget report, if he will list the unemployment to vacancy ratio in each (a) nation and (b) Government office region of the United Kingdom. [140540]
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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 John Pullinger to Mr. Jim Cousins, dated 30 November 2000:
- The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question regarding the unemployment to vacancy ratio in each nation and Government Office region of the United Kingdom (140540). I am replying in his absence.
- The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the main source of labour market data on individuals used by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The official measure of unemployment is derived from the LFS and is defined on a consistent and internationally recognised basis set out by the International Labour Organisation (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.
- ONS also publishes the monthly number of people who are claiming unemployment-related benefits, also known as the claimant count.
- The only figures available on vacancies are those notified to Jobcentres. It should be borne in mind that Jobcentre vacancies represent only a proportion of all vacancies in the economy, broadly a third overall. This proportion is also likely to vary across regions and between different skills and occupations.
Demographic Changes
Mr. Win Griffiths: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on demographic changes in each standard planning region since 1970. [140568]
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. Win Griffiths, dated 30 November 2000:
- As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your question concerning demographic changes in each standard planning region since 1970 (140568).
- There are two tables attached, the first shows the total change in population from mid-1971 to mid-1999 for Government Office Regions (GORs). To allow comparisons to be made, the 1971 data in this table are expressed in terms of GOR boundaries in existence in 1999.
- Population change can be broken down into the two main components of natural change (which is the difference between births and deaths) and migration and other changes. The second table shows these components of population change from 1981 to 1999 for GORs. Data are not readily available prior to 1981 for the breakdown of the components of population change in the regions.
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| 1971 | 1999 | Population change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Thousand) | (Thousand) | (Thousand) | Percentage | |
| England and Wales | 49,152.0 | 52,689.9 | 3,537.9 | 7.2 |
| North East | 2,678.5 | 2,581.3 | -97.2 | -3.6 |
| North West | 7,107.8 | 6,880.5 | -227.3 | -3.2 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 4,902.3 | 5,047.0 | 144.7 | 3.0 |
| East Midlands | 3,651.9 | 4,191.2 | 539.3 | 14.8 |
| West Midlands | 5,146.0 | 5,335.6 | 189.6 | 3.7 |
| East | 4,454.3 | 5,418.9 | 964.6 | 21.7 |
| London | 7,529.4 | 7,285.0 | -244.4 | -3.2 |
| South East | 6,829.7 | 8,077.6 | 1,247.9 | 18.3 |
| South West | 4,111.8 | 4,935.7 | 823.9 | 20.0 |
| Wales | 2,740.3 | 2,937.0 | 196.7 | 7.2 |
Source:
Office for National Statistics Crown Copyright 2000
(65) The other changes component of net civilian migration and other changes is made up of a number of factors, the main one of which at GOR level is changes over time in the number of armed forces personnel resident in areas.
Note:
Figures may not add due to rounding
Source:
Office for National Statistics Crown Copyright 2000
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Working Hours
Mr. Ruane: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average number of hours worked each week by British workers was in each of the last 20 years. [140482]
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:
- As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question about the average number of hours worked each week by British workers in each of the last 20 years.
- The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the main source of labour market data on individuals used by National Statistics. The table overleaf shows the average actual weekly hours worked, in the reference week in the United Kingdom from spring (March to May) 1979 to spring 2000.
| All persons | |
|---|---|
| 1979 | 35.7 |
| 1981 | 32.3 |
| 1983 | 36.8 |
| 1984 | 33.4 |
| 1985 | 34.0 |
| 1986 | 36.8 |
| 1987 | 33.8 |
| 1988 | 34.6 |
| 1989 | 34.4 |
| 1990 | 36.9 |
| 1991 | 34.0 |
| 1992 | 32.9 |
| 1993 | 33.2 |
| 1994 | 33.4 |
| 1995 | 33.6 |
| 1996 | 33.5 |
| 1997 | 33.1 |
| 1998 | 33.0 |
| 1999 | 33.1 |
| 2000 | 32.9 |
(66) Average hours actually worked in the reference week. Total hours include overtime (paid and unpaid) and exclude lunchbreaks
Source:
ONS--Labour Force Survey
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