House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 21 Jun 2004 (pt 7)

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Departmental Annual Report

Norman Lamb: To ask the Solicitor-General how much the production of the Law Officers' Department's latest annual report cost; how many copies were printed; how many copies of it were sold at its cover price; to whom copies of the report have been provided free of charge; and how many copies were provided free of charge. [171148]

The Solicitor-General: The Law Officers' Departmental Report 2004 was presented to Parliament on 30 April 2004.

The Stationery Office (TSO) provided the Law Officers' Departments with 240 copies of the Report, at a cost of £5,160. Other costs of printing further copies are met directly by TSO as the publisher, and do not fall to the Government.

The Law Officers' Departments will send a small number of copies free of charge to other Government Departments and to members of the public on request.

The Departmental Report is being made available on the Law Officers' Departmental websites and is on sale at TSO at a cover price of £12.25.

There has been insufficient time since publication for TSO to provide any meaningful information on the number of reports sold at cover price.

The Crown Prosecution Service also published an Annual Report from the Director of Public Prosecutions to the Attorney-General. The 2002–03 Annual Report from the Director of Public Prosecutions to the Attorney-General cost the Crown Prosecution Service £35740.80 to produce 4,000 copies. Copies of the Annual Report were distributed throughout the Crown Prosecution Service's 42 geographical Areas in England and Wales. In addition, copies of the Annual Report were sent by the Director, the Chief Executive and others at

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CPS Headquarters, to other Government Departments and criminal justice system partners. Free copies of the Annual Report will also have been distributed to key members of the community in local Areas, visitors to Crown Prosecution Service offices and as part of publicity or careers campaigns in our Areas.

The most recent report published by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate covered the period 1 October 2001 to 30 September 2002. It was published on 5 February 2003. Publication of the report was handled by TSO who met the costs of printing and publication. Information about those costs is not available to HMCPSI. The company used its commercial judgment as to the total number of copies printed.

TSO supplied 650 copies to HMCPSI at a cost of £11,580.40—a small number remain in stock. The rest were distributed free of charge. The majority were distributed within the Crown Prosecution Service, Government Departments, other organisations and individuals associated with the criminal justice system such as the judiciary and Chief Constables. Copies were also sent to national media organisations, several academic institutions and other individuals with an interest in the CPS. Additionally, the report is available for download free of charge from the HMCPSI website. HMCPSI does not record how many times or by whom the report has been downloaded.

It is estimated that 260 copies were sold at cover price (£15.70) by TSO. None were sold by HMCPSI.

The cost of producing the Serious Fraud Office Annual Report 2002–03 was £31,243: 2,200 copies were printed. Of these 350 were retained by The Stationery Office limited for sale mostly to a subscription list, at a cover price of £13.60: 186 were sold. The remaining 1,850 copies were used by the SFO throughout the year.

Complementary copies were sent by the SFO on the publication date to police organisations and selected Government authorities and judicial bodies in the UK and overseas and to appropriate educational establishments and members of the press.

Sufficient copies are held in stock for distribution throughout the year.

Genocide

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Solicitor-General what definition the Government use of the crime of genocide. [179539]

The Solicitor-General: By virtue of section 51 of the International Criminal Court Act 2001 it is an offence under the law of England and Wales for a person to commit genocide. "Genocide" is defined in section 50(1) of the 2001 Act by reference to the definition of genocide in Article 6 of the Statute of the International Criminal Court, done at Rome on 17 July 1998. Article 6 of the ICC Statute, which is set out in Schedule 8 to the 2001 Act, states that "genocide" means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in

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part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:

(a) killing members of the group;

(b) causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;

(c) deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;

(d) imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;

(e) forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.

Equivalent provision is made in relation to Northern Ireland by section 58 of the 2001 Act and in relation to Scotland by section 1 of the International Criminal Court (Scotland) Act 2001.

TREASURY

Rochdale Constituency

Mrs. Fitzsimons: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the level of unemployment was in each year since 1997 in the parliamentary constituency of Rochdale, broken down by (a) age, (b) gender and (c) ethnicity; [178550]

(2) if he will make a statement on the levels of long-term (a) adult and (b) youth employment in the parliamentary constituency of Rochdale over the last seven years; and what percentage of long-term (i) adult and (ii) youth employed are (A) women and (B) of Asian origin; [178540]

(3) if he will make a statement on the levels of long-term (a) adult and (b) youth employment of people of ethnic minorities in the parliamentary constituency of Rochdale over the last seven years. [178541]

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

Letter from Len Cook to Ms Lorna Fitzsimons, dated 21 June 2004:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions about unemployment in the Parliamentary Constituency of Rochdale. (178550, 178540 and 178541).

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles statistics of unemployment from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation definitions.

Table 1 overleaf gives the available information for levels of unemployment by gender in the Rochdale Parliamentary Constituency covering the 12 months ending February of 1997 and of each year from 2000 to 2003.

Estimates are taken from the Office for National Statistics' Labour Force Survey (LFS). As with any statistical sample survey, estimates for the LFS are subject to sampling variability.

ONS also compiles statistics of those claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (ISA) for local areas including Parliamentary Constituencies. Table 2 overleaf gives the annual average number of ISA claimants, and the average number claiming for over 12 months by gender and age group in the Rochdale Constituency for each year since 1997 to 2003.

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Table 1: Unemployment levels in the Rochdale parliamentary constituency, 12 months ending February of the years 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 (not seasonally adjusted) thousands

Total Male Female

1997 ⁽⁸⁾— ⁽⁸⁾— ⁽⁸⁾—

2000 ⁽⁸⁾— ⁽⁸⁾— ⁽⁸⁾—

2001 3 2 ⁽⁸⁾—

2002 3 2 ⁽⁸⁾—

2003 4 2 ⁽⁸⁾—

⁽⁸⁾ Estimates not shown owing to the small sample size.
Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey

Table 2: Annual average number of JSA claimants, and those claiming for over 12 months, by gender and age group Rochdale parliamentary constituency, 1997–2003

Male

All ages 18 to 24 years 25 to 49 years 50 plus years

All claimants
1997 2,448 678 1,451 294

1998 2,297 651 1,344 281

1999 2,128 560 1,278 268

2000 1,782 491 1,052 217

2001 1,598 445 963 177

2002 1,672 451 1,006 198

2003 1,685 483 960 215

People claiming for over 12 months (computerised claims only)

1997 669 107 462 100

1998 571 82 391 99

1999 474 23 343 108

2000 338 7 263 69

2001 237 ⁽⁹⁾— 185 49

2002 218 ⁽⁹⁾— 164 51

2003 223 ⁽⁹⁾— 156 65

Female

All ages 18 to 24 years 25 to 49 years 50 plus years

All claimants
1997 597 288 216 77

1998 583 267 225 75

1999 536 230 221 69

2000 464 207 191 53

2001 409 179 165 47

2002 442 195 183 52

2003 470 207 186 57

People claiming for over 12 months (computerised claims only)

1997 103 37 42 23

1998 90 36 38 17

1999 67 8 41 19

2000 51 ⁽⁹⁾— 34 15

2001 35 ⁽⁹⁾— 24 10

2002 25 ⁽⁹⁾— 15 8

2003 33 ⁽⁹⁾— 21 11

All

All ages 18 to 24 years 25 to 49 years 50 plus years

All claimants
1997 3,045 966 1,667 371

1998 2,880 918 1,568 355

1999 2,663 789 1,498 337

2000 2,246 697 1,244 270

2001 2,007 625 1,128 224

2002 2,114 646 1,189 250

2003 2,155 690 1,146 272

People claiming for over 12 months (computerised claims only)

1997 772 145 504 123

1998 661 117 428 115

1999 541 30 384 127

2000 389 9 296 84

2001 272 5 209 58

2002 242 ⁽⁹⁾— 179 59

2003 256 ⁽⁹⁾— 177 75

⁽⁹⁾ These figures are not shown to protect the confidentiality of individuals.
Source:
Jobcentre Plus administrative system.

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	Total	Male	Female
1997	⁽⁸⁾—	⁽⁸⁾—	⁽⁸⁾—
2000	⁽⁸⁾—	⁽⁸⁾—	⁽⁸⁾—
2001	3	2	⁽⁸⁾—
2002	3	2	⁽⁸⁾—
2003	4	2	⁽⁸⁾—

		Male
	All ages	18 to 24 years	25 to 49 years	50 plus years
All claimants
1997	2,448	678	1,451	294
1998	2,297	651	1,344	281
1999	2,128	560	1,278	268
2000	1,782	491	1,052	217
2001	1,598	445	963	177
2002	1,672	451	1,006	198
2003	1,685	483	960	215

People claiming for over 12 months (computerised claims only)
1997	669	107	462	100
1998	571	82	391	99
1999	474	23	343	108
2000	338	7	263	69
2001	237	⁽⁹⁾—	185	49
2002	218	⁽⁹⁾—	164	51
2003	223	⁽⁹⁾—	156	65

		Female
	All ages	18 to 24 years	25 to 49 years	50 plus years
All claimants
1997	597	288	216	77
1998	583	267	225	75
1999	536	230	221	69
2000	464	207	191	53
2001	409	179	165	47
2002	442	195	183	52
2003	470	207	186	57

People claiming for over 12 months (computerised claims only)
1997	103	37	42	23
1998	90	36	38	17
1999	67	8	41	19
2000	51	⁽⁹⁾—	34	15
2001	35	⁽⁹⁾—	24	10
2002	25	⁽⁹⁾—	15	8
2003	33	⁽⁹⁾—	21	11

		All
	All ages	18 to 24 years	25 to 49 years	50 plus years
All claimants
1997	3,045	966	1,667	371
1998	2,880	918	1,568	355
1999	2,663	789	1,498	337
2000	2,246	697	1,244	270
2001	2,007	625	1,128	224
2002	2,114	646	1,189	250
2003	2,155	690	1,146	272

People claiming for over 12 months (computerised claims only)
1997	772	145	504	123
1998	661	117	428	115
1999	541	30	384	127
2000	389	9	296	84
2001	272	5	209	58
2002	242	⁽⁹⁾—	179	59
2003	256	⁽⁹⁾—	177	75

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