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Judicial Appointments
Paddy Tipping: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time judicial appointments have been made to the Appeal Service and its predecessors in each year since 1975, broken down by gender. [223067]
Mr. Leslie: I have been asked to reply.
The gender split for full-time and part-time appointments to the appeals service for each year between 1999–2004 is set out in the following table. These figures are obtained from the Judicial Appointments Annual Report to Parliament for each of the financial years covering this period. The figures originate from the judicial database and reflect the information held on the database at the time of obtaining the statistical report.
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Only partial figures between 1975 and 1998 are available, and those can be determined only at disproportionate cost.
| 1 April to 31 March: | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | (23)1,371 | (23)730 | (23)2,101 |
| 2000–01 | 83 | 48 | 131 |
| 2001–02 | 52 | 37 | 89 |
| 2002–03 | 55 | 47 | 102 |
| 2003–04 | 32 | 11 | 43 |
(23)Figures include the appointment of in-post Independent Tribunal Service officers as judicial officers for the Appeal Service.
| 1 April to 31 March: | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–2000 | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2001–02 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2002–03 | — | — | — |
| 2003–04 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
Low-income Households
Mr. Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many (a) pensioners have and (b) children are in families with an income of less than (i) 40 per cent., (ii) 50 per cent. and (iii) 60 per cent. of average earnings in (A) the UK, (B) Scotland, (C)England and (D) Wales. [222914]
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Mr. Pond: Robust estimates of the number of individuals in low income, within all countries of Great Britain, are not available. We have therefore presented all estimates as proportions.
The following table shows the proportion of pensioners living in households with income below thresholds of national mean income in Great Britain in 2002–03.
The following table shows the proportion of children living in households with income below thresholds of national mean income in Great Britain in 2002–03.
Notes:
1.Figures in the 'below 40 per cent. mean' column should be treated with caution and are considered less robust than results using higher thresholds.
2.The estimates are based on sample counts, which have been adjusted for non-response using multipurpose grossing factors that control for tenure, council tax band and a number of other variables. Estimates are subject to both sampling error, and to remaining variability in non-response which is not corrected by the grossing regime.
Further information regarding low income for the United Kingdom is available in 'Households Below Average Income 1994–95 to 2002–03', a copy of which is held in the Library.
Mr. Salmond: To ask the Secretary of State for Workand Pensions how many people in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England and (d) Wales live in households with income less than (i) £8,000, (ii) £10,000, (iii) £12,000, (iv) £14,000 and (v) £16,000. [222913]
Mr. Pond:
The information available is in the tables.
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| Total household income at 2002–03 prices | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Less than | |
| £8,000 | 6 |
| £10,000 | 12 |
| £12,000 | 17 |
| £14,000 | 23 |
| £16,000 | 28 |
Source:
2002–03 Family Resources Survey, United Kingdom
| Total household income at 2002–03 prices | Scotland | England | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than | |||
| £8,000 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| £10,000 | 14 | 12 | 14 |
| £12,000 | 20 | 17 | 22 |
| £14,000 | 27 | 23 | 28 |
| £16,000 | 32 | 28 | 35 |
Notes:
1.All figures are estimates and are taken from the Family Resources Survey (FRS). Due to regional volatility, regional estimates are based on a three year average from 2000–01 to 2002–03. The UK estimate is for 2002–03 only, as the FRS did not cover Northern Ireland until 2002–03.
2.Results are presented as percentages as these can be estimated more reliably.
3.Figures are based on a total income at 2002–03 prices.
4.The FRS is not designed to collect information on annual income. Earnings figures are based on last usual pay. Annual income is estimated by assuming that the income for the relevant period applied for the whole year.
5.The figures relate to the percentage of individuals, including both adults and children, in households whose household income was in the band shown.
6.The estimates are based on sample counts that have been adjusted for non-response using multi-purpose grossing factors. Estimates are subject to sampling error and remaining response bias.
7.Total weekly household income consists of total income from all sources before deduction of income tax and national insurance. This includes all tax credits.
8.Total income has not been adjusted for family size.
Source:
2000–01, 2001–02 and 2002–03 Family Resources Survey, Great Britain
Unemployment Programme
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Perth (Annabelle Ewing) of 10 March 2005, Official Report, column 2021W, on Unemployment Programme, if he will provide the figures for the (a) new deal for lone parents, (b) new deal for 25 plus or long-term unemployed, (c) new deal for partners and (d) new deal for disabled people for each year since 1997. [223066]
Jane Kennedy: The information requested is in table 7 on page 171 of the 2004 DWP departmental report, which is available in the Library.
Unemployment
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what he estimates the cost of benefits paid to people who were unemployed and seeking work in the City of York was in (a) 1996–97 and (b) 2004–05, at 2004–05 prices. [222310]
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Mr. Pond: The information is not available in the format requested. The information for housing benefit and council tax benefit is not available at this level. The available information is in the table.
Notes:
1.All figures have been rounded to the nearest £100,000.
2.The information relates to the City of York local authority area.
3.Figures are consistent with the pre-Budget report 2004 and with expenditure information published on the internet at http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd4/expenditure.asp (table 1)
Source:
Expenditure has been taken from departmental accounting systems and has been apportioned using 5 per cent. sample data for the relevant benefits.
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