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Full-time Jobs (Manchester)
Mr. Kaufman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the (a) change and (b) percentage change was in full-time permanent jobs in Manchester, Gorton from 1997 to 31 December 2003; [167476]
(2) how many new jobs have been created in Manchester, Gorton since 1997. [167477]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Gerald Kaufman, dated 26 April 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about full-time jobs and jobs created in Manchester, Gorton.
While statistics of new jobs created are not available explicitly, statistics from surveys enable comparisons to be made of net changes in numbers of jobs, from year to year.
The following table shows the annual average numbers of jobs, and full-time jobs, in Manchester, Gorton for 1997 and 2002, the latest year for which information is available. No information is available about whether these jobs were permanent.
| Full-time | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of employees | ||
| 1997 | 9,800 | 15,100 |
| 2002 | 11,300 | 17,800 |
| Change from 1997 to 2002 | ||
| Absolute | 1,500 | 2,600 |
| Percentage | 14.7 | 17.5 |
(14) Employee jobs only, not self-employed jobs.
Source:
1997; Annual Employment Survey, rescaled.
2002; Annual Business Inquiry (ABI).
Gershon Report
Mr. Dawson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when the Gershon Report will be published. [168399]
Mr. Boateng: All Departments continue to work closely with Sir Peter Gershon to prepare detailed efficiency proposals for consideration in the 2004 Spending Review. Departments' agreed efficiency programmes will be published in parallel with the Spending Review settlement.
Gilts
Mr. Willetts: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the value of gilts maturing in each year from now on. [167337]
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Ruth Kelly: The UK Debt Management Office publishes the gilt redemptions profile each quarter in its Quarterly Review. The next issue, for first quarter of 2004, will be available in the week beginning 26 April 2004.
Job Vacancies
Mr. Pike: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many job vacancies there were in Burnley in (a) 1997 and (b) 2003. [167904]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Peter Pike, dated 26 April 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about job vacancies in Burnley. (167904)
According to Jobcentre Plus administrative records, the number of unfilled vacancies in the Burnley travel-to-work area was 817 on average during 1997. This represents only a proportion of all the vacancies available, as not all vacancies are notified to Jobcentres.
Jobcentre vacancy statistics were withdrawn from National Statistics in September 2001 as a result of distortions to the data, which occurred following the introduction of new administrative procedures by Jobcentre Plus. Comparable figures for vacancies in 2003 are therefore unavailable.
Results from the ONS Vacancy Survey were released as National Statistics from July 2003, but are not available for local areas.
Mr. Kaufman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many job vacancies there were in Manchester, Gorton in (a) 1997 and (b) 2003. [167471]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Gerald Kaufman, dated 26 April 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about job vacancies in Manchester Gorton. [167471]
According to Jobcentre Plus administrative records the number of unfilled vacancies in the Manchester travel-to-work area was 9,767 on average during 1997. This represents only a proportion of all the vacancies available, as not all vacancies are notified to Jobcentres.
Figures are not available for Manchester Gorton alone because the vacancies are allocated to local Jobcentres, not according to constituency boundaries, and because of the practice of notifying some vacancies centrally with one Jobcentre taking vacancies for others in the same district.
Jobcentre vacancy statistics were withdrawn from National Statistics in September 2001 as a result of distortions to the data, which occurred following the introduction of new administrative procedures by Jobcentre Plus. Comparable figures for vacancies in 2003 are therefore unavailable.
Results from the ONS Vacancy Survey were released as National Statistics from July 2003, but are not available for local areas.
Life Expectancy
Mr. Webb: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the life expectancy at age 65 of (a) a man and (b) a woman (i) 30 years ago, (ii) now and (iii) in 30 years' time. [167279]
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Ruth Kelly: The following table gives actual and projected expectations of life at age 65 for men and women in the United Kingdom for the calendar years 1974, 2002, 2004 and 2034. 2002 is the latest year for which the data required to calculate actual expectations of life are available. Figures for 2004 and 2034 are calculated using projected mortality rates taken from the latest, 2002-based, population projections for the United Kingdom.
The expectation of life figures shown are based on the mortality rates experienced (or projected) by age and gender in the years stated and are the number of years people would be expected to live from age 65 if they experienced those mortality rates throughout their remaining lifetimes.
| Based on data for year | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 (Actual) | 12.3 | 16.2 |
| 2002 (Actual) | 16.1 | 19.1 |
| 2004 (Projected) | 16.6 | 19.4 |
| 2034 (Projected) | 20.3 | 23.0 |
Source:
Government Actuary's Department.
London Marathon (Sponsorship)
Bob Russell: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether charitable and voluntary organisations in receipt of sponsorship money raised by participants in the London Marathon on 18 April 2004 will be required to pay value added tax; and if he will make a statement. [167283]
John Healey: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Southwark, North and Bermondsey (Simon Hughes) on 19 March 2004, Official Report, column 25W.
Donations to a charity, for which nothing is received in return, are VAT-free, even if a charity asks individuals to 'pledge' or 'commit' to raise a certain amount of sponsorship.
Some charities insist that their runners in the London Marathon pay a registration fee or a minimum amount of sponsorship, before they take part in the race. These charities are, in effect, selling places in the race, so VAT is due, but only on any registration fee or the minimum amount runners have to pay. Any money raised above the minimum amount or registration fee will be free from VAT.
So, as they have always been able to do, charities can choose whether to organise their activities in this manner, enabling them to recover some of the VAT on the costs associated with the race, or in such a way that no VAT is due on the amount paid to them by runners.
National Minimum Wage
Jim Dobbin: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many workers in Heywood and Middleton have benefited from the national minimum wage. [168528]
Ruth Kelly:
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. Jim Dobbin, dated 26 April 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question about the number of workers in Heywood and Middleton who have benefited from the national minimum wage (NMW). [168528]
Estimates for Parliamentary Constituencies are not available.
However, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) calculates estimates of the number of jobs paid less than NMW rates for the United Kingdom and Government Office Regions. A guide to measuring low pay and associated articles and data can be found on the National Statistics website at: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=5837&Pos=l&ColRank=1&Rank =272
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