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Mr. Tynan: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many lorries were confiscated by customs officers for smuggling (a) cigarettes, (b) tobacco and (c) alcohol in (i) 1999, (ii) 2000 and (iii) 2001. [24928]

Mr. Boateng: Customs do not maintain aggregate vehicle seizure records by type or nature of offence. Details on the total number of vehicles seized by Customs in 1998–99 and 1999–2000 are published in Customs annual reports for those years. Similar details for 2000–01 were published in the document "Tackling Indirect Tax Fraud" as part of the pre-Budget report.

Mr. Tynan: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many drivers employed by hauliers were (a) arrested and (b) prosecuted for smuggling (i) cigarettes, (ii) tobacco and (iii) alcohol in (A) 1999, (B) 2000 and (C) 2001. [24929]

Mr. Boateng: The information requested is not available.

Vehicle Seizures

Mr. Tynan: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was paid by hauliers to HM Customs and Excise for the release of their lorries in (a) 1999, (b) 2000, and (c) 2001. [24890]

Mr. Boateng: Customs records of money received for vehicle restoration do not distinguish between types of vehicles or those paying restoration charges. The Customs and Excise annual reports for 1998–99 and 1999–2000 give details of the total restoration sums paid in those years in respect of all seized vehicles.

Winter Deaths

Chris Ruane: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many excess winter deaths there were in each of the last 15 years. [25125]

Ruth Kelly: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer given to the hon. Member for Havant (Mr. Willetts) on 25 October 2001, Official Report, column 376W.

Labour Statistics

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) men and (b) women aged (i) 50 to 54, (ii) 55 to 59, (iii) 60 to 64 and (iv) 65 to 69 years were (a) in full-time work, (b) in part-time work, (c) unemployed, (d) long-term sick and disabled and (e) retired in each of the last 10 years. [25175]

Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. John Bercow, dated 8 January 2002:



8 Jan 2002 : Column: 799W

Men and women by age by economic activity, spring (March to May) 1992–2001—United Kingdom
Not seasonally adjusted   Thousand

of which:
SpringTotal(74)Full time workPart time workUnemployedEconomically inactiveLong term sick and disabledRetired
Men
Age 50–54
19921,5221,17844134166....
19931,5461,16951142184136*
19941,5881,18456142206143*
19951,6341,24662115210151*
19961,6841,2786610522816218
19971,8241,385849226218418
19981,9191,487847927018320
19991,9661,519918327318724
20001,9951,5291028927518128
20012,0131,585876227818922
Age 55–59
19921,43593461126314....
19931,4488926913535222255
19941,4669048213035122354
19951,4778968011238824762
19961,4649029010936222964
19971,473912988837523271
19981,4979391027538225165
19991,5399751097438123975
20001,5831,0051166339924879
20011,6451,05513848402230101
Age 60–64
19921,3715618874648....
19931,36351991101651281237
19941,3535208980664331220
19951,3465089967672334231
19961,33449810859679322235
19971,34752012153653318233
19981,36251111647688334252
19991,38252213045685342246
20001,39453012941693322264
20011,38953813437678324266
Women
Age 50–54
19921,53548951957471....
19931,5615255086046714523
19941,6025355425946714622
19951,6495775325548617320
19961,7085725785550117330
19971,8406586135351519426
19981,9376976514654221726
19991,9857596294455321734
20002,0137776414654922133
Age 55–59
19921,48533842836665....
19931,47732643148672209105
19941,49734543154658213118
19951,61035644540659227118
19961,49835242835887244115
19971,50835041038708265119
19981,63138242529695282129
19981,87340843931694266130
20001,81944048529688282128
20011,88148849120703265148 Age 60–64
19921,475112226..1,130....
19931,450113233151,099131551
19941,439102253101,073180663
19951,421103247..1,088165880
19961,400111248..1,065158687
19971,410117254..1,032162687
19981,42498234..1,085188734
19991,444113229..1,084174736
20001,457111259..1,080140764
20011,452110283..1,053134773

(74)Includes other economic activities.

(75)Sample size too small for reliable estimate.

.. Due to a questionnaire routing error Spring 1992 inactive categories are not available.

Source:

ONS—Labour Force Survey


8 Jan 2002 : Column: 801W

Mr. Bercow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the number of employee jobs by industry in the Buckingham constituency in the most recent year for which figures are available. [24842]

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. John Bercow, dated 8 December 2001:



Buckingham constituency employee jobs

YearNumber of jobs
199620,099
199720,328
199823,764
199921,610
200021,427

Source:

A comparable series is available from the Annual Employment Survey (1996–1997) and the Annual Business Inquiry (1998–2000)

Industry detail is accessible in the House of Commons Library from terminals linked to the Nomis database.


Mr. Bercow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of working age people in the Buckingham constituency were in employment in each year since 1997. [24845]

Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have been asked to reply.

Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. John Bercow dated 8 January 2002:



8 Jan 2002 : Column: 802W

Working age(76) employment rate(77) for the Buckingham constituency; 1997 to 2000

Percentage
March 1997-February 199884.3
March 1998-February 199981.4
March 1999-February 200084.3
March 2000-February 200183.7

(76) Men aged 16–64 and women aged 16–59

(77) Those in employment as a percentage of all persons of working age

Source:

ONS Labour Force Survey (Annual LADB dataset)


Mr. Bercow: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the average length of time that currently unemployed men aged (a) 50 to 54, (b) 55 to 59 and (c) 60 to 64 years have remained unemployed. [25170]

Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. John Bercow, dated 8 January 2002:



Duration of unemployment for males by age—spring (March to May) 2001 United Kingdom
Not seasonally adjusted   Thousand

Age
50–5455–5960–64
Total(78)624837
Less than three months171012
Three months but less than six months(79)(79)(79)
Six months but less than 12 months11(79)(79)
One year or more252615

(78) Includes people who did not state how long they had been unemployed

(79) Sample size too small for reliable estimate

Source:

ONS—Labour Force Survey


8 Jan 2002 : Column: 803W


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