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Unemployment (Wycombe)
Mr. Goodman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of unemployment in the Wycombe constituency was in (a) September 2000 and (b) September 2001. [14877]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Paul Goodman, dated 19 November 2001:
- As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question about the level of unemployment in the Wycombe constituency in September 2000 and September 2001 (14877).
- The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles statistics for unemployment from surveys following the standard International Labour Organisation definition. However, for the Wycombe parliamentary constituency the survey sample size is too small to provide estimates.
- ONS also compiles statistics of claimants of unemployment- related benefits. The claimant count consists of all people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or National Insurance credits at Employment Service local offices. They must declare that they are out of work,
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- capable of, available for and actively seeking work during the week in which the claim is made.
- Between September 2000 and September 2001 the claimant count level in the Wycombe parliamentary constituency rose by 108 from 1,403 to 1,151.
Earnings (Wycombe)
Mr. Goodman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the average (a) weekly wage, (b) weekly earnings, (c) income per head and (d) household income of (i) men and (ii) women was in each ethnic group in the Wycombe constituency in each of the last five years. [14866]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Paul Goodman, dated 19 November 2001:
- As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question on earnings of men and women in the Wycombe constituency by ethnic group (14866).
- The most recent available information is from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) for Winter 2000–01. This is only available for the Local Authority District of Wycombe and not for parliamentary constituencies, and is shown in the table overleaf. Information in the detail you require is not available except for average weekly earnings for the total of men and women, and for the 'White' ethnic group. The sample sizes are too small to provide estimates for other groups.
- The Family Resources Survey (FRS) provides estimates of income by household. However no data is available at a parliamentary constituency or Local Authority District level for ethnic origin from this source.
| Employees by ethnicity | Winter 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| All persons | 514 |
| White | 535 |
| Non-white | (51)— |
(50) The definition of full-time is based on respondents' self assessment
(51) Sample size too small for reliable estimate
Railtrack
Mr. Hogg: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when, after 1 August, the Treasury sent advice to the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions that it was unlikely that additional public funding for Railtrack would be approved. [13470]
Mr. Andrew Smith [holding answer 9 November 2001]: I refer the right hon. and learned Member to the statement made to the House by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions on 13 November 2001, Official Report, columns 723–24.
Mr. Bercow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if (a) Ministers and (b) officials from Her Majesty's Treasury attended meetings on 27 July between representatives from Railtrack and the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions; [15259]
- (2) when he first discussed with (a) Ministers and (b) officials the request by Railtrack for the payment of £162 million on 1 October; [15265]
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(3) if he will place in the Library of list of meetings regarding the rail industry held between (a) Ministers and (b) officials from Her Majesty's Treasury between 1 July and 7 October with (i) representatives of Railtrack, (ii) representatives of the Strategic Rail Authority and (iii) representatives of the Rail Regulator; [15264]
(4) pursuant to his answer of 7 November 2001, Official Report, column 252W, when he was first informed that the Railway Administration Order 2001, relating to the potential administration of Railtrack, was being drafted; [15040]
(5) if consultations took place between (a) officials and (b) Ministers from Her Majesty's Treasury and (i) officials and (ii) Ministers from the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions prior to 7 October, regarding (A) the drafting of the Railway Administration Order 2001 relating to the potential administration of Railtrack and (B) the request by Railtrack for the payment of £162 million on 1 October; [15263]
(6) when he first discussed the possibility of Railtrack being placed into administration with (a) the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions and (b) the Prime Minister; [15266]
(7) pursuant to his answer of 7 November 2001, Official Report, column 252W, when and by whom he was first informed that the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions was considering placing Railtrack into administration; [15039]
(8) if (a) Ministers and (b) officials from Her Majesty's Treasury attended meetings on 25 July between the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions and (i) the Chairman and (ii) other representatives of Railtrack; [15260]
(9) if he was informed prior to the announcement of the administration of Railtrack that the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions was considering the use of emergency legislation in respect of the powers of the Rail Regulator; and what discussions took place between his Department and the Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions on this matter prior to the announcement of the administration of Railtrack; [15262]
(10) when he was first advised, and by whom, that there was a prospect of Railtrack no longer being a going concern; [15271]
(11) if (a) Ministers and (b) officials from Her Majesty's Treasury attended meetings on 5 October between the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions and the Rail Regulator. [15261]
Mr. Andrew Smith: Treasury Ministers and officials have discussions with a wide range of organisations, including other Government departments, on a wide range of subjects on a regular basis.
WORK AND PENSIONS
Nursing and Residential Homes
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will set out the most recent figures he has for the proportion of preserved rights residents in
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(a) nursing homes, (b) residential homes and (c) nursing and residential homes whose (i) fees are equal to or below income support, (ii) top-up is less than their personal expenses allowance, (iii) top-up is between personal
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expenses allowance and £20, (iv) top-up is between £20.01 and £30 and increments of £10 thereafter up to £70.01 and over. [15132]
Malcolm Wicks: The information is in the table.
| All preserved rights cases | Residential care | Nursing homes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (Thousand) | Percentage | Number (Thousand) | Percentage | Number (Thousand) | Percentage | |
| All cases | 65.1 | 100.0 | 47.6 | 100 | 17.4 | 100 |
| Fees equal to or below IS | 35.2 | 54.1 | 24.8 | 52.1 | 10.4 | 59.4 |
| Fees above IS | 29.9 | 45.9 | 22.8 | 47.9 | 7.1 | 40.6 |
| of which above IS by: | ||||||
| £0.01 to £16.04(52) | 8.3 | 12.7 | 5.1 | 10.8 | 3.1 | 18.0 |
| £16.05 to £20.00 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 3.0 | (53)0.4 | (53)2.3 |
| £20.01 to £30.00 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| £30.01 to £40.00 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 3.4 | (53)0.5 | (53)2.6 |
| £40.01 to £50.00 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | (53)0.4 | (53)2.5 |
| £50.01 to £60.00 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | (53)0.2 | (53)0.9 |
| £60.01 to £70.00 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | (53)0.2 | (53)1.3 |
| £70.01 and over | 11.8 | 18.1 | 10.3 | 21.6 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
(52) Below the personal expenses allowance of £16.05.
(53) Subject to a high degree of sampling error and should be used as a rough guide to the current situation only.
Notes:
1. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample and are therefore subject to a degree of sampling error.
2. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest hundred and are expressed in thousands.
Source:
Income Support Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, May 2001
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