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Manufacturing Industry
Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what the average age is of an employee in the manufacturing industry in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK; and what it has been in each year since 1997; [166768]
(2) how many people employed in the (a) manufacturing industry and (b) service sector have been over 50 years old in (i) the Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in each year since 1997; [166769]
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(3) how many (a) men and (b) women have been employed in the service sector in (i) the Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in each year since 1997; [166770]
(4) how many (a) women and (b) people have been employed in the manufacturing industry in (i) the Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in each year since 1997; [166771]
(5) what the average age has been of an employee in the service sector in (a) the Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. [166772]
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 Hepburn, dated 29 April 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about employment in Jarrow constituency and at regional and national level. (166768, 166769, 166770, 166771, 166772)
The attached tables give the information requested for
Jarrow Parliamentary Constituency,
South Tyneside Local Authority,
the North East, and
the UK
for the twelve month periods ending February each year from 2000 to 2002.
Information is not currently available for earlier or later periods, although the data for the twelve month period ending in February 2003 is to be published by ONS on 28 April 2004. Estimates are taken from the Labour Force Survey (LFS), carried out by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). As with any statistical sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to sampling variability.
(15) Manufacturing and service sectors are based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 1992.
(16) Sample size too small for reliable estimate.
Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey .
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| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing sector(18) | |||
| All employees | |||
| Jarrow Constituency | (19)— | (19)— | (19)— |
| South Tyneside | (19)— | 2 | 2 |
| North East | 31 | 36 | 36 |
| United Kingdom | 947 | 920 | 922 |
| Service sector(18) | |||
| Jarrow Constituency | (19)— | 4 | 4 |
| South Tyneside | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| North East | 126 | 129 | 136 |
| United Kingdom | 3,378 | 3,520 | 3,676 |
(17) Includes employees aged 50 to 99.
(18) Manufacturing and service sectors are based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 1992.
(19) Sample size too small for reliable estimate.
Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey.
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing sector(20) | |||
| Jarrow Constituency | 37 | 37 | 38 |
| South Tyneside | 37 | 38 | 39 |
| North East | 37 | 39 | 39 |
| United Kingdom | 39 | 39 | 40 |
| Service sector(20) | |||
| Jarrow Constituency | 38 | 39 | 39 |
| South Tyneside | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| North East | 38 | 38 | 38 |
| United Kingdom | 38 | 38 | 38 |
(20) Manufacturing and service sectors are based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 1992.
Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey.
Miners' Compensation
John Mann:
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the average payment made to
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solicitors was in (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful cases for (i) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (ii) vibration white finger claims. [168475]
Nigel Griffiths [holding answer 26 April 2004]: The solicitors' costs are paid on a tariff basis, under the terms of the Claims Handling Agreements (CHA). Costs are only payable for successful claims, there are no costs payable for unsuccessful claims.
Under the CHA the basic costs are:
| Costs (£) 1 | |
|---|---|
| COPD | |
| Settled expedited offers | 955 |
| Settled full and final offers | 1,856 |
| Settled chronic bronchitis only | 531 |
| VWF(22) | |
| General damages claims in Group 1 occupations(23) | 652 |
| General damages claims in Group 2 occupations(24) | 760 |
(21) Plus VAT plus disbursements.
(22) Costs for handling services claims are not yet agreed.
(23) Group 1 occupations incorporates the occupations where generally in the coal mining industry the use of hand held vibratory or percussive tools was recognised as a substantial part of the occupation.
(24) Group 2 occupations incorporates the occupations where in the coal mining industry the use of hand held vibratory or percussive tools was not necessarily a substantial part of the job, however use by individuals within the group, may well have been significant.
Note:
In addition solicitors receive additional payments for handling Grant of Probates, disputes procedures and posthumous claims.
National Allocation Plan
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what energy assumptions have influenced her Department's policy on the appropriate carbon dioxide reduction target relative to 1990 levels within the National Allocation Plan to implement the EU Emissions Trading Directive. [167755]
Mr. Timms:
The draft National Allocation Plan (NAP) indicated that the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) would be responsible for delivering the remaining savings of 1.5 million tonnes of Carbon (MtC) (equivalent to 5.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide) from 1990 levels by 2010 envisaged under the UK Climate Change Programme from emissions trading for which there are no policies currently in place. With the exception of the power generation sector, allowances to installations have been allocated on the basis of their projected emissions for the first phase of the scheme, which runs from 2005–07. These projections take account of updated estimates of the impacts and policy measures set out in the Climate Change Programme which have already been implemented or for which there are firm plans. Allowances to the power generation sector have been allocated on the basis that this sector will be responsible for the emissions trading savings of 1.5 MtC to be delivered by the EU ETS. This reflects the fact that the power generation sector faces limited international competition and has relatively good low-cost abatement opportunities.
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Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the carbon dioxide emissions reduction targets in (a) the draft National Allocation Plan and (b) the climate change programme. [167762]
Mr. Timms: The UK Climate Change Programme envisaged that emissions trading would deliver carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) reductions of 2 million tonnes of Carbon (MtC) (equivalent to 7.3 million tonnes of CO 2 ) by 2010. As the UK Emissions Trading Scheme is expected to lead to CO 2 reductions of about 0.5 MtC (1.8 MtCO 2 ), the draft National Allocation Plan (NAP) indicated that the Government had decided that the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) would be used to achieve the remaining savings of 1.5 MtC (5.5 MtCO 2 ) by 2010.
The draft NAP confirmed that the UK is firmly committed to its domestic goal set out in the 2000 Climate Change Programme of moving towards a 20 per cent. reduction in CO 2 emissions below 1990 levels by 2010. Subject to a review of the effectiveness of the EU ETS as a vehicle for delivering cost effective emissions reductions, it is intended that the total quantity of allowances to be issued for the second phase of the Scheme running from 2008 to 2012 will be set to ensure that installations covered by the Scheme make an appropriate contribution to that goal. This will be taken into account in the review of the Climate Change Programme which will take place later this year.
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to what extent the requirements of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive with regard to energy efficiency have been taken into account in future energy projections for the UK. [167763]
Mr. Timms: In practice, the impact of this Directive is likely to vary according to the installation considered and there is a good deal of uncertainty about how the Directive will impact in overall terms. In general, the DTI energy model does not make projections for installations to this level of detail. In modelling the power station sector, a modest improvement in energy efficiency has been assumed to take place at existing coal fired power stations.
Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will reconcile her revised growth projections for the UK iron and steel industry with the increases set out in the draft National Allocation Plan. [167764]
Mr. Timms:
Following publication for consultation of the draft National Allocation Plan for the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) in January, work to refine our energy and emissions projections has continued. We will be publishing a working paper on overall emissions projections in May and a final set of emissions projections for the iron and steel and other sectors covered by the EU ETS in June or soon after. These projections will be used in determining the revised sectoral allocations to be included in the National Allocation Plan.
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