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Employment Statistics
Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what the (a) actual and (b) percentage change in private sector employment was in each month since 1997; [146143]
- (2) how many people have been employed in (a) the public and (b) the private sector in each quarter over the last ten years. [148188]
Ruth Kelly: I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
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Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Stephen O'Brien, dated 20 January 2004:
- As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about jobs in the public and private sectors. (146143, 148188)
- Job levels for the private and public sectors are obtained from administrative returns from public bodies and the Labour Force Survey, and are available only on an annual basis. The attached table shows the number of UK jobs in the public and private sectors for each of the ten years from 1993 to 2002, the latest year for which data are available. The table also shows the actual and percentage annual changes.
| Number of jobs | Annual change | Annual percentage change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public | Private | Public | Private | Public | Private | |
| 1993 | 5,477 | 20,791 | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 5,292 | 21,229 | -185 | 438 | -3.4 | 2.7 |
| 1995 | 5,211 | 21,995 | -81 | 766 | -1.5 | 3.6 |
| 1996 | 5,069 | 22,307 | -142 | 312 | -2.7 | 1.4 |
| 1997 | 4,954 | 22,811 | -115 | 504 | -2.3 | 2.3 |
| 1998 | 4,944 | 23,083 | -10 | 272 | -0.2 | 1.2 |
| 1999 | 5,094 | 23,272 | 150 | 189 | 3.0 | 0.8 |
| 2000 | 5,094 | 23,537 | 0 | 265 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| 2001 | 5,212 | 23,521 | 118 | -16 | 2.3 | -0.1 |
| 2002 | 5,298 | 23,610 | 86 | 89 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
Source:
Labour Force Survey and administrative returns from public bodies
Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people were in (a) public and (b) private sector employment, broken down by (i) salary and (ii) employment type for each of the last ten years. [148187]
Ruth Kelly: I have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Stephen O'Brien, dated 20 January 2004:
- As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions about jobs in the public and private sectors. (148187)
- The Labour Force Survey (LFS) provides information on earnings and employment type by sector. However, these figures are based on respondents' own perception of the sector in which they work, and may not correspond to the official classifications of the public and private sector.
- Table 1 shows the average gross weekly earnings of full-time employees in the UK, split by sector. Table 2 shows the proportions of full-time and part-time employees in both the public and private sectors. In both cases, data are for twelve month periods ending in November in the years 1994–2003.
- Information on the number of jobs in the public and private sectors in each year from 1993–2002 has been provided in an answer to another recent Parliamentary Question that you have asked (148188). However, please note that this information is provided for calendar years and is derived from other sources besides the LFS. It is therefore not consistent with the information on earnings and employment type given in this answer.
(10) 12 month period ending in November of given year
Source:
Labour Force Survey
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| Private Sector | Public Sector | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year(11) | Full Time | Part Time | Full Time | Part Time |
| 1994 | 78 | 22 | 73 | 27 |
| 1995 | 78 | 22 | 72 | 28 |
| 1996 | 77 | 23 | 71 | 29 |
| 1997 | 77 | 23 | 70 | 30 |
| 1998 | 77 | 23 | 70 | 30 |
| 1999 | 77 | 23 | 71 | 29 |
| 2000 | 77 | 23 | 70 | 30 |
| 2001 | 77 | 23 | 70 | 30 |
| 2002 | 77 | 23 | 70 | 30 |
| 2003 | 76 | 24 | 70 | 30 |
(11) 12 month period ending in November of given year
Source:
Labour Force Survey
Energy Bill
Malcolm Bruce: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether the Energy Bill has been notified to the European Commission. [149620]
Mr. Timms: The Energy Bill is a public document. There is no requirement to notify the Energy Bill as such to the European Commission. In accordance with Article 88(3) of the European Treaty establishing the European Community, the Government notified to the Commission on 19 December 2003 the state aid that would be involved in the funding of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) under the Bill.
Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Energy Bill will implement Directives 2003/54/EC and 2003/55/EC and we shall be notifying the commission when the relevant clauses come into force.
We shall consider whether we need to notify to the commission of the changes arising from the introduction of the Renewable Obligation in Northern Ireland, planned for 1 April 2005.
Management Consultants
Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the cost to her Department of using management consultants has been in each of the last five years. [148028]
Ms Hewitt: Central records indicate that contracts for management consultants amounted to the following:
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| Financial year | Management consultant contracts |
|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | 21 |
| 2000–01 | 36 |
| 2001–02 | 64 |
| 2002–03 | 42 |
The higher figure for 2001–02 includes £25 million for Consignia/Post Office in connection with the Government General Practitioner/Your Guide pilot.
Data for 1998–99 are not readily available and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Miners' Compensation
Jeff Ennis: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list the 10 firms of solicitors who have received the most in fees for dealing with miners' compensation claims; and how much each has received. [146657]
Nigel Griffiths: As of 7 January 2004 the figures are:
| Top 10 solicitors | Total solicitors costs |
|---|---|
| Hugh James Ford Simey | 35.8 |
| Thompsons Solicitors | 34.6 |
| Raleys Solicitors | 23.7 |
| Browell Smith and Co | 13.6 |
| Mark Gilbert Morse | 10.3 |
| Graysons Solicitors | 8.7 |
| Union of Democratic Mineworkers | 8.0 |
| Watson Burton Solicitors | 7.6 |
| Towells Solicitors | 7.6 |
| Beresfords Solicitors | 6.3 |
Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what amounts were paid to (a) firms of solicitors and (b) the Union of Democratic Mineworkers for cases undertaken under the miners' compensation schemes in 2003. [148286]
Nigel Griffiths: The figures are as follows:
| COPD | VWF | |
|---|---|---|
| Solicitors cost | 119.6 | 18.0 |
| UDM | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| Total | 123.5 | 18.9 |
Adam Price: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which trade unions have applied to pursue claims directly under the miners' compensation schemes; and what the reasons were for (a) granting and (b) rejecting such an application in each case. [148310]
Nigel Griffiths [holding answer 15 January 2004]: The Department has signed agreements with those bodies appointed by or on behalf of claimants to act for them. In May 1998, my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds, West (Mr. Battle) the then Minister for Energy, invited the mining unions to contribute to these arrangements through their solicitors.
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The UDM were themselves dealing with claims and a Claims Handling Agreement was signed with them. The compensation terms were identical to the agreement with the miners' solicitors.
The NUM inquired about having a direct agreement. This was not pursued beyond initial discussions.
Mr. Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many firms of solicitors are handling coal health claims in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland; and how many are involved with the Claimants Solicitors Group. [147201]
Nigel Griffiths: To date the figures are:
| CSG solicitors | Non-CSG solicitors | Total number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 353 | 200 | 553 |
| Scotland | 24 | 41 | 65 |
| Wales | 56 | 40 | 96 |
| Total | 433 | 281 | 714 |
Mr. Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many training days the insurers handling the coal health claims have held for solicitors to date; and how many firms have attended. [147202]
Nigel Griffiths: As of 13 January the figures are:
| Training | Number of days | Number of firms attending |
|---|---|---|
| Planning days | 2 | 32 |
| Regional workshops | 5 | 69 |
| Solicitors training day, Sheffield Office | 2 | 41 |
| Solicitors Training Day, Edinburgh Office | 1 | 8 |
| Solicitors Training Day, Cardiff Office | 1 | 6 |
| Informal in house operational training | 17 | 10 |
Mr. Clapham: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much money has been paid to date by the Department to (a) the insurers handling the coal health claims and (b) the company carrying out the medical assessments. [147204]
Nigel Griffiths: As of mid January 2004 nearly £158 million has been paid to IRISC, the Department's claim handlers and nearly £212 million to the companies who provide the medical assessments.
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