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Staff Recruitment

Matthew Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what media outlets are used for the recruitment of each level of staff in his Department; and if he will make a statement. [187087]

Ruth Kelly: The Treasury uses a wide variety of different publications for recruitment advertising, tailored according to the nature of the vacancy to be filled. This includes the use of professional journals and magazines, national and local newspapers, and websites.

Matthew Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how vacancies are publicised within his Department; how non-fast streamers are recruited to work in his Department; and if he will make a statement. [187088]

Ruth Kelly: HM Treasury publicises its internal vacancies on the Treasury's intranet site, and the Civil Service Recruitment Gateway. For external recruitment of non-fast streamers, HM Treasury uses a wide variety of different publications for advertising, tailored according to the nature of the vacancy to be filled. This includes the use of professional journals and magazines, national and local newspapers, and other relevant websites, including HM Treasury's website (www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/careers). Recruitment in HM Treasury is based upon the Civil Service Commissioners Recruitment Code of fair and open competition, and selection on merit.

Matthew Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the Treasury spent on recruitment in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. [187089]

Ruth Kelly: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave him on 5 March 2004, Official Report, column 1211W. The costs of recruiting staff fall largely to individual teams, and are charged to team budgets.
 
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Therefore, information on the total cost of recruiting staff is not available centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Matthew Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people the Treasury recruited in each of the last three years. [187090]

Ruth Kelly: The number of new recruits to HM Treasury, as recorded in the Treasury's Departmental Report, can be found in the following table:
200120022003
Permanent appointments13580103
Fixed-term appointments20913
Permanent transfers/reinstatements202
Secondments in171519
Casual appointments423245
Total212136182

Unemployment Payments

Chris Ruane: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the cost of unemployment payments (a) in total and (b) as a percentage of national income in each of the last 25 years. [186102]

Mr. Pond: I have been asked to reply.

The information is in the table.
Unemployment benefits
(£ million)
Nominal
terms1, 2
2004–05
prices1, 2
Percentage of gross domestic product(95)
1979–801,1763,7520.6
1980–812,0745,6000.9
1981–823,2147,9231.2
1982–834,0679,3641.4
1983–844,75310,4641.5
1984–855,30811,1041.6
1985–865,80311,5191.6
1986–876,07011,6761.6
1987–885,4539,9341.3
1988–894,1527,0700.9
1989–903,3645,3520.6
1990–913,8105,6180.7
1991–925,8048,0711.0
1992–937,1399,6151.2
1993–947,3899,6931.1
1994–956,4828,3810.9
1995–965,9257,4450.8
1996–975,1126,2150.7
1997–983,8934,6150.5
1998–993,5584,0990.4
1999–20003,2553,6700.4
2000–012,8823,2130.3
2001–022,6062,8320.3
2002–032,6242,7600.2
2003–042,5482,6060.2


(95) Unemployment benefits totals are rounded to the nearest million; the percentage of gross domestic product has been rounded to nearest 0.1 per cent.
(96) Unemployment benefits include: unemployment benefit, which was replaced by jobseeker's allowance contribution-based in October 1996; supplementary benefit paid to unemployed people, which was replaced by income support for the unemployed in April 1988, and was further replaced by jobseeker's allowance (income-based) in October 1996.



 
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Women Workers

Mr. Woodward: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimates the Government have made of the percentage of women in (a) full-time and (b) part-time employment in (i) St Helens and (ii) the UK, broken down by region, in each year since 1997. [186926]

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. Sean Woodward dated 7 September 2004:
 
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Female employment: percentages in full and part-time 3 months ending May each year from 1997 to 2004 not seasonally adjusted
March to May

19971998199920002001200220032004
Full Time(97)
United Kingdom55.155.255.655.555.655.955.655.6
Great Britain55.055.055.355.455.455.855.555.4
England54.754.755.255.555.455.755.41 55.3
North East51.454.152.252.953.553.953.856.3
North West:55.755.255.756.657.157.557.257.4
St Helens (Local Authority)(98)n/an/an/a4456565963
Yorkshire and Humberside52.551.351.052.951.552.852.152.3
East Midlands51.051.852.853,052.752.454.053.7
West Midlands54.254.853.854.754.854.754.953.6
Eastern54.454.055.353.053.953.855.152.1
London65.664.366.265.666.366.965.966.1
South East53.453.753.854.654.454.352.653.5
South West47.949.250.050.648.449.348.949.5
Wales53.654.855.053.353.755.356.154.2
Scotland57.957.656.555.556.857.656.657.8
Northern Ireland61.361.663.658.561.858.859.062.5
Part Time(97)
United Kingdom44.944.844.444.544.444.144.344.3
Great Britain45.045.044.644.644.544.144.444.5
England45.345.244.744.544.644.344.644.7
North East48.645.947.747.146.546.146.243.6
North West:44.344.844.343.442.942.542.842.6
St Helens (Local Authority)(98)n/an/an/a5644444137
Yorkshire and Humberside47.548.748.947.048.547.247.947.7
East Midlands49.048.247.247.047.347.645.946.3
West Midlands45.845.146.245.345.245.345.046.4
Eastern45.546.044.747.046.146.144.947.9
London34.435.633.734,433.733.133.933.8
South East46.646.246.245.345.645.747.446.4
South West52.150.850.049.451.650.751.050.4
Wales46.345.245.046.746.344.643.845.8
Scotland42.142.443.544.543.142.443.442.1
Northern Ireland38.638.236.441.538.241.141.037.4
Total in employment (thousands)
United Kingdom12,00012,09212,29412,47112,61712,76412,84712,971
Great Britain11,69711,79211,98412,17512,30712,44212,52012,647
England10,09110,17910,35910,53410,63610,76410,76710,893
North East485469469483489507489515
North West:1,3391,3221,3461,3651,4181,4201,4331 ,445
St Helens (Local Authority)(98)n/an/an/a3534373535
Yorkshire and Humberside9861,0061,0061,0391,0441,0341,0561,077
East Midlands881884891908886919918944
West Midlands1,0451,0671,0861,0821,0861,0991,1091,119
Eastern1,1181,1441,1641,1901,2251,2211,2281,265
London1,4661,4741,5371,5541,5571,5761,5341,543
South East1,7311,7681,7901,8331,8391,8591,8831,856
South West1,0401,0461,0701,0811,0911,1281,1181,128
Wales551545555560560559625605
Scotland1,0541,0681,0701,0811,1111,1191,129.1,149
Northern Ireland304300310296310321327324




n/a no available data
(97) Percentage of all women in employment. Percentages are based on total that includes people who did state whether they were full or part-time who did not answer the full or part time question
(98) Estimates for St. Helens Local Authority are based on smaller sample sizes and are therefore subject to a higher degree of sampling variability. They should therefore be treated with caution and, in particular, changes from year to year should not be used in isolation from the figures for a run of years.
Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey





 
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