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Economic Activity
Mr. Cousins: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library an estimate of the activity rates of (a) men, (b) women and (c) men and women in each region and nation of the UK for the (i) 45 to 49, (ii) 50 to 54, (iii) 55 to 59 and (iv) 60 to 64 age groups. [154811]
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. Jim Cousins, dated 22 March 2001:
- As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question about the activity rates by region and nation of the UK for males and females of various age groups (154811).
- Information about economic activity is collected by the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The table overleaf shows the economic activity rates by age and sex for each region and nation of the UK for autumn (September to November) 2000.
- In the LFS, economically active people are those aged 16 and over who are either in employment or who are International Labour Organisation (ILO) unemployed.
(14) Sample size too small for reliable estimate
Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey
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Earnings Statistics
Mr. Cousins: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the average weekly earnings for full-time (a) male and (b) female employees in each region and nation of the UK; and if he will index all such earnings to a base in which 100 represents the average weekly earnings in each category. [154815]
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. Jim Cousins, dated 22 March 2001:
- As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question on the average weekly earnings for males and females in each region and nation of the United Kingdom (154815).
- The New Earnings Survey (NES), carried out in April of each year, is the most comprehensive source of earnings information in Great Britain. The tables show the weekly earnings for the United Kingdom and each region and nation within it. It also shows an index based on the United Kingdom as 100 for each category. The figures provided are for full-time employees on adult rates of pay, whose pay for the survey period was not affected by absence.
| Male (£) | Index | Female (£) | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 451.6 | 100 | 336.7 | 100 |
| England | 459.2 | 102 | 341.5 | 101 |
| Wales | 400.5 | 89 | 313.7 | 93 |
| Scotland | 423.0 | 94 | 316.1 | 94 |
| Northern Ireland | 393.3 | 87 | 307.3 | 91 |
| North East | 398.9 | 88 | 306.0 | 91 |
| North West | 428.6 | 95 | 312.8 | 93 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 409.9 | 91 | 308.8 | 92 |
| East Midlands | 407.0 | 90 | 301.1 | 89 |
| West Midlands | 425.3 | 94 | 311.2 | 92 |
| South West | 418.2 | 93 | 309.8 | 92 |
| East | 455.5 | 101 | 333.8 | 99 |
| London | 593.0 | 131 | 434.3 | 129 |
| South East | 482.1 | 107 | 353.1 | 105 |
LORD CHANCELLOR'S DEPARTMENT
Jury Service
Sir Nicholas Lyell: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department how many citizens have performed jury service in England and Wales in each of the past five years for which figures are available. [155061]
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Jane Kennedy: Jurors are selected on a random basis from among those people who are registered on the electoral rolls for England and Wales. No figures on juror numbers are held centrally. However, the combined attendance and non-attendance days have been used to estimate the numbers of jurors performing jury services over the past five years.
- 1996--146,000
- 1997--147,000
- 1998--139,000
- 1999--134,000
- 2000--132,000
Notes:
- 1. Estimates rounded to nearest 1,000
- 2. They do not indicate numbers originally summoned
Departmental Policies (Ceredigion)
Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if she will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Ceredigion constituency, the effects on Ceredigion of the Lord Chancellor's Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [154985]
Jane Kennedy: The Lord Chancellor's Department is responsible for the administration of the courts and for legal services. We have taken steps to improve the management and effectiveness of the services we provide and to meet customer needs, including working closely with other agencies to provide a fair, swift and effective system of justice, to improve the availability of affordable and good quality legal services and to improve the lives of children and help build and sustain strong families.
Work is scheduled to start on a local Community Legal Service Partnership in Ceredigion from this summer. Across Ceredigion contracts have been awarded to local law firms for 2001-02 with a total value of £94,000, and these contracts include categories such as family, debt, housing and welfare benefits. Contracts with Aberystwyth and Cardigan Citizens Advice Bureaux and Shelter Cymru will also benefit local residents.
The Legal Services Commission is considering expressions of interest in the provision of bilingual telephone advice services for financially eligible clients in Ceredigion, in acknowledgement of the fact that this is a rural area with significant numbers of people unable to access easily services delivered through offices in the larger towns. An announcement on the award of a telephone contract for Ceredigion is anticipated within the next two months.
Departmental Policies (Ynys Mon)
Mr. Martyn Jones: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if she will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Ynys Mon constituency, the effects on Ynys Mon of the Lord Chancellor's Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [154986]
Jane Kennedy: The Lord Chancellor's Department is responsible for the administration of the courts and for legal services. We have taken steps to improve the management and effectiveness of the services we provide and to meet customer needs, including working closely
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with other agencies to provide a fair, swift and effective system of justice, to improve the availability of affordable and good quality legal services and to improve the lives of children and help build and sustain strong families.
The Anglesey Community Legal Service Partnership (CLSP), which covers the Ynys Mon constituency area, is one of 165 CLSPs throughout England and Wales. Across Anglesey, the Legal Services Commission (LSC) has awarded local law firms contracts for 2001-02 with a total value of £91,000. Contracts awarded to Ynys Mon Citizens' Advice Bureaux and Shelter Cymru will also benefit local residents. The contracts cover a range of categories such as family, debt, housing and welfare benefits.
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