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Millennium Dome
Mr. Austin Mitchell: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what estimate he has made of the commercial value of the site of the Millennium Dome if it were vacant. [63834]
Mr. McNulty: Independent advice from Jones Lang Lasalle satisfied us that demolishing the Dome would produce a lower return for the Government than retaining it and developing the site through the agreement with Meridian Delta Limited. Precise valuations are commercially confidential.
Draft Local Government Bill
Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what consultation was undertaken on making the Draft Local Government Bill a web-based publication only. [63926]
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Mr. Raynsford: No specific consultation took place. The decision to make this document a largely web- based publication is consistent with our e-government objectives. However, paper copies remain available on request for those that want them.
Local Government Finance
Mr. Kidney: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister when he will publish a consultation document on his proposals for a new system for the distribution of funding to local authorities. [62344]
Mr. Raynsford: As I announced to Parliament on 11 June, we intend to publish a consultation document containing our proposals for a new system for the distribution of general revenue funding to local authorities by mid-July.
Mr. Peter Atkinson: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many reports have been made to his Department through the Government office of the north-east by the North East Assembly accounting for expenditure of money provided under the Strengthening Regional Accountability Initiative; and if he will publish them. [62549]
Mr. Raynsford: The Government office has arrangements in place which require the North East Assembly to submit quarterly reports accounting for expenditure of money provided under the regional chambers fund. The quarterly reports are followed by a meeting between the North East Assembly and the Government office for the north-east, to discuss the reports in more detail.
The North East Assembly has submitted one report, accounting for expenditure for the final quarter of 2001–02. This report was assessed and approved in line with guidance issued by the then Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions.
The report has not been published. The North East Assembly is a voluntary body and it is for them to decide whether to make their accounts available to the public.
EDUCATION AND SKILLS
Departmental Staff (Scotland)
Annabelle Ewing: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many and what percentage of (a) civil service, (b) executive agencies and (c) non- departmental public body jobs under the remit of her Department are located in Scotland; and how many of each have been relocated to Scotland since May 1997. [56316]
Mr. Stephen Twigg: There are approximately 590 jobs under the remit of my Department located in Scotland. They are all at the Student Loans Company, a non-departmental public body (NDPB) based in Glasgow since it was set up in 1990. This represents approximately 8 per cent. of NDPB jobs under the remit of my Department.
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Graduates
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the lowest decile average annual earnings are of an employed graduate in each 10-year cohort over 25 years. [52917]
Margaret Hodge: The following table shows gross weekly earnings at the lowest earnings decile of individuals, in each age group, who hold a first degree or higher qualification and are in full-time employment. The figures are estimated from the Labour Force Survey (LFS).
| Age group | Gross weekly earnings at lowest earnings decile (£) |
|---|---|
| 25–34 | 270 |
| 35–44 | 340 |
| 45–54 | 310 |
| 55–64(12) | 320 |
| All aged 25–64(12) | 300 |
(12) Includes women aged 60–64 who are in employment.
Source:
Labour Force Survey, spring 2001, GB figures.
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the upper decile average annual earnings are of an employed non-graduate in each 10-year age cohort over 25 years. [52918]
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Margaret Hodge: The following table shows gross weekly earnings at the highest earnings decile of individuals in each age group, for:
- (a) all non-graduates qualified up to Level 3 or below; and
- (b) non-graduates whose highest qualification is at Level 3.
The figures are for individuals who are in full-time employment, and are estimated from the Labour Force Survey (LFS).
| Age group | All non-graduates | Non-graduates who hold a Level 3 qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 25–34 | 570 | 640 |
| 35–44 | 670 | 810 |
| 45–54 | 620 | 730 |
| 55–64(13) | 570 | 730 |
| All aged 25–64(13) | 620 | 730 |
(13) Includes women aged 60–64 who are in employment.
Source:
Labour Force Survey, spring 2001, GB figures.
Average Weekly Earnings
Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the average weekly earnings were in the last year for which figures are available, of each decile of those whose highest educational qualification is (a) a higher degree, (b) a first degree, (c) A Level or equivalent, (d) GCSE/O Level or equivalent, (e) GCSE below grade C and (f) no qualification. [59115]
Margaret Hodge [holding answer 10 June 2002]: The information requested is contained in the table.
| All full-time employees | Level 5 (higher degree or equivalent) | Level 4 (first degree or equivalent) | Level 3 (2+ A—levels or equivalent) | Trade apprenticeships | Level 2 (5+ GCSEs at grades A*-C or equivalent) | Below level 2 (GCSE below grade C or equivalent) | Other qualification | No qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min (first percentile) | 96 | 208 | 157 | 99 | 112 | 80 | 73 | 90 | 53 |
| 10th percentile | 190 | 326 | 259 | 191 | 218 | 162 | 173 | 176 | 150 |
| 20th percentile | 231 | 404 | 323 | 231 | 253 | 205 | 202 | 216 | 180 |
| 30th percentile | 273 | 469 | 379 | 263 | 286 | 231 | 231 | 248 | 202 |
| 40th percentile | 309 | 518 | 423 | 300 | 311 | 269 | 262 | 278 | 228 |
| Median | 350 | 572 | 480 | 341 | 345 | 299 | 293 | 313 | 250 |
| 60th percentile | 404 | 621 | 531 | 384 | 396 | 337 | 329 | 349 | 283 |
| 70th percentile | 470 | 691 | 600 | 433 | 448 | 384 | 369 | 399 | 308 |
| 80th percentile | 558 | 854 | 702 | 507 | 507 | 448 | 428 | 473 | 350 |
| 90th percentile | 715 | 1,110 | 900 | 643 | 613 | 577 | 525 | 614 | 450 |
| Max (last percentile) | 1,493 | 1,910 | 1,856 | 1,299 | 957 | 1,167 | 980 | 1,069 | 802 |
Notes:
1. Earnings data are based on information from about two fifths of all respondents.
2. Respondents whose hourly pay is £100 or more are excluded from the sample.
3. Gross weekly and hourly earnings data are known to be underestimated in the LFS, principally because of proxy responses.
Source:
Labour Force Survey (LFS), autumn (September 2001 to November 2001)
European Agency Workers Directive
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will make a statement on the effect of the European Agency Workers Directive on schools. [59364]
Mr. Miliband: An initial regulatory impact assessment of the proposed directive on agency workers prepared by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has been placed in the Library of both Houses.
The Commission's proposal would, as it stands, require that agency workers in schools did not receive less favourable basic working and employment conditions than comparable permanent workers. The proposal contains limited derogations from this requirement, which may be applicable in some cases. The proposal is subject
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to the co-decision procedure and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry remains in dialogue with other member countries and the Commission.
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