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Financial Inclusion Fund

Alison Seabeck: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects to receive state aids clearance from the European Commission to enable the establishment of a growth fund for third sector lenders from within the financial inclusion fund. [34957]

Mr. Plaskitt: I have been asked to reply.

Payments from the Growth Fund will provide a Service of General Economic Interest to people in areas of high financial exclusion. The fund will be paid in accordance with the appropriate rules for operation of a Block Exemption on prior notification to the EU Commission. Procurement arrangements for delivery of the service through third sector financial institutions are in hand. Delivery of the affordable loans service that the fund is to provide will commence during the first half of 2006.

Labour Force/Unemployment Rates

Mr. Weir: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) labour force and (b) unemployment rate is in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) each of the English

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regions and (iv) Northern Ireland, broken down by (A) agriculture, (B) fishing, (C) forestry, (D) fish processing, (E) manufacturing, (F) construction, (G) other industry, (H) commerce, (I) Government and public service employees, (J) transport, (K) communications, (L) utilities, (M) tourism, (N) finance and insurance, (O) business, (P) other services and (Q) other types of labour force. [39118]

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

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Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 22 December 2005:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the labour force by country and industry. (39118)

The attached table provides information showing the number of economically active people by industry, for those unemployed their previous industry has used, covering regions and countries of the UK. The table covers the three months period ending in August 2005.

These estimates from the Labour Force Survey are, as with any sample survey, subject to a margin of uncertainty.

People economically active⁽⁵¹⁾ and unemployment rates⁽⁵²⁾ by industry division, 3 months ending August 2005—United Kingdom

Total North East North West Merseyside Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands West Midlands

Economically active (thousand)

Total⁽⁵³⁾ 29,848 1,178 2,668 628 2,455 2,165 2,595

of which:

in employment 28,397 1,096 2,545 593 2,339 2,063 2,472

unemployed 1,451 81 124 34 116 102 124

A. Agriculture hunting and forestry 391 9 18 2 32 39 28

B. Fishing 12 ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾—

C. Mining quarrying 109 4 2 ⁽⁵⁵⁾— 5 9 3

D. Manufacturing 3,913 153 392 80 392 379 464

E. Electricity, gas and water supply 14 14 2 14 14 18 14

F. Construction 2,334 103 206 44 216 163 201

G. Wholesale retail and motor trade 4,534 189 446 89 375 372 397

H. Hotels and restaurants 1,294 43 124 24 102 86 96

I. Transport storage and communication 2,028 78 191 38 160 162 186

J. Financial intermediation 1,248 27 83 25 96 44 90

K. Real estate renting and business activ. 3.326 106 269 63 214 210 246

L. Public administration and defence 2,023 105 171 54 148 110 147

M. educ 2,578 93 240 60 224 182 231

N. Health and social work 3,588 162 321 99 306 244 315

O. Other community social and personal 1,616 60 135 30 119 108 117

P. Private households with employed person 131 2 9 1 10 9 5

Q. Extra-territorial organisations bodies 12 ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾—

Unemployment rate (per cent.)

Total⁽⁵⁴⁾ 4.9 6.9 4.6 5.5 4.7 4.7 4.8

A. Agriculture hunting and forestry 3.2 ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— 6.2

B. Fishing ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾—

C. Mining quarrying 1.7 ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾—

D. Manufacturing 4.6 7.0 4.0 3.9 4.8 5.1 4.9

E. Electricity gas and water supply 2.7 ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾—

F. Construction 3.1 3.0 2.9 ⁽⁵⁵⁾— 2.9 2.3 1.7

G. Wholesale retail and motor trade 4.1 6.0 3.2 5.8 4.5 4.1 3.7

H. Hotels and restaurants 7.3 12.5 7.2 13.4 5.8 9.3 5.0

I. Transport storage and communication 3.2 5.5 4.0 5.5 4.6 3.2 4.2

J. Financial intermediation 2.5 7.9 ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— 4.1 5.0 3.0

K. Real estate renting and business activ. 3.0 6.4 2.6 2.7 2.3 2.6 4.0

L. Public administration 1.7 3.2 1.8 ⁽⁵⁵⁾— 1.4 2.3 2.5

M. educ. 2.1 2.7 1.6 ⁽⁵⁵⁾— 2.3 1.1 1.2

N. Health and social work 2.0 2.5 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.2

O. Other community social and personal 3.3 3.4 3.0 ⁽⁵⁵⁾— 2.1 3.6 1.9

P. Private households with employed person 2.6 ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾—

Q. Extra-territorial organisations bodies ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾—

Eastern London South-east South-west Wales Scotland Northern Ireland

Economically active (thousand)

Total⁽⁵³⁾ 2,837 3,725 4,297 2,553 1,375 2,578 795

of which:

in employment 2,722 3,473 4,133 2,456 1,311 2.438 757

unemployed 115 252 163 96 65 140 38

A. Agriculture hunting and forestry 41 11 66 44 29 39 34

B. Fishing ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— 1 2 ⁽⁵⁵⁾— 6 1

C. Mining quarrying 6 2 8 11 5 51 3

D. Manufacturing 352 265 515 332 199 285 105

E. Electricity, gas and water supply 14 9 22 17 9 20 2

F. Construction 237 240 322 205 103 214 81

G. Wholesale retail and motor trade 445 475 650 404 202 375 115

H. Hotels and restaurants 111 178 168 124 78 129 31

I. Transport storage and communication 209 274 303 138 78 170 41

J. Financial intermediation 140 263 201 94 40 127 19

K. Real estate renting and business activ. 347 662 599 248 105 205 54

L. Public administration and defence 177 265 265 199 102 187 93

M. educ 251 299 374 216 129 223 57

N. Healthand social work 311 382 465 326 199 347 110

O. Other community social and personal 134 264 256 142 73 146 33

P. Private household with employed person 17 19 28 18 6 7 ⁽⁵⁵⁾—

Q. Extra-territorial organisations bodies 3 4 ⁽⁵⁵⁾— 2 ⁽⁵⁵⁾— 2 ⁽⁵⁵⁾—

Unemployment rate (per cent.)

Total⁽⁵⁴⁾ 4.1 6.8 3.8 3.8 4.7 5.4 4.8

A. Agriculture hunting and forestry 6.3 ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— 5.9 3.4

B. Fishing ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾—

C. Mining quarrying ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾—

D. Manufacturing 3.0 5.8 3.4 3.7 5.2 6.4 5.6

E. Electricity gas and water supply ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾—

F. Construction 3.7 5.0 2.8 3.5 2.5 3.6 4.7

G. Wholesale retail and motor trade 2.4 6.5 3.5 2.8 3.7 6.0 3.5

H. Hotels and restaurants 8.8 9.1 7.2 4.9 7.0 6.2 3.2

I. Transport storage and communication 1.6 4.3 2.9 5.1 3.8 3.1 6.6

J. Financial intermediation 1.3 2.6 2.8 ⁽⁵⁵⁾— 3.4 1.8 ⁽⁵⁵⁾—

K. Real estate renting and business activ. 2.8 3.7 2.3 2.6 2.7 3.4 3.5

L. Public administration 0.8 1.8 1.4 1.0 2.1 2.0 1.3

M. educ. 2.3 3.7 1.5 2.2 3.5 1.2 1.9

N. Health and social work 2.4 2.3 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.6 1.1

O. Other community social and personal 3.2 4.3 2.7 3.0 3.9 4.6 ⁽⁵⁵⁾—

P. Private households with employed person ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾—

Q. Extra-territorial organisations bodies ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾— ⁽⁵⁵⁾—

⁽⁵¹⁾ Economically active is the sum of people in employment by their current industry and those unemployed by their previous industry
⁽⁵²⁾ Unemployment rate is the number of unemployed people by their previous industry as a percentage of those economically active.
⁽⁵³⁾ Includes those who did not state their industry.
⁽⁵⁴⁾ Includes those who did not state their previous industry.
⁽⁵⁵⁾ Figures not shown as it is based on small sample size, and subject to a margin of uncertainty.
Source :
ONS Labour Force Survey

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	Total	North East	North West	Merseyside	Yorkshire and Humberside	East Midlands	West Midlands
Economically active (thousand)
Total⁽⁵³⁾	29,848	1,178	2,668	628	2,455	2,165	2,595
of which:
in employment	28,397	1,096	2,545	593	2,339	2,063	2,472
unemployed	1,451	81	124	34	116	102	124
A. Agriculture hunting and forestry	391	9	18	2	32	39	28
B. Fishing	12	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—
C. Mining quarrying	109	4	2	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	5	9	3
D. Manufacturing	3,913	153	392	80	392	379	464
E. Electricity, gas and water supply	14	14	2	14	14	18	14
F. Construction	2,334	103	206	44	216	163	201
G. Wholesale retail and motor trade	4,534	189	446	89	375	372	397
H. Hotels and restaurants	1,294	43	124	24	102	86	96
I. Transport storage and communication	2,028	78	191	38	160	162	186
J. Financial intermediation	1,248	27	83	25	96	44	90
K. Real estate renting and business activ.	3.326	106	269	63	214	210	246
L. Public administration and defence	2,023	105	171	54	148	110	147
M. educ	2,578	93	240	60	224	182	231
N. Health and social work	3,588	162	321	99	306	244	315
O. Other community social and personal	1,616	60	135	30	119	108	117
P. Private households with employed person	131	2	9	1	10	9	5
Q. Extra-territorial organisations bodies	12	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—
Unemployment rate (per cent.)
Total⁽⁵⁴⁾	4.9	6.9	4.6	5.5	4.7	4.7	4.8
A. Agriculture hunting and forestry	3.2	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	6.2
B. Fishing	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—
C. Mining quarrying	1.7	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—
D. Manufacturing	4.6	7.0	4.0	3.9	4.8	5.1	4.9
E. Electricity gas and water supply	2.7	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—
F. Construction	3.1	3.0	2.9	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	2.9	2.3	1.7
G. Wholesale retail and motor trade	4.1	6.0	3.2	5.8	4.5	4.1	3.7
H. Hotels and restaurants	7.3	12.5	7.2	13.4	5.8	9.3	5.0
I. Transport storage and communication	3.2	5.5	4.0	5.5	4.6	3.2	4.2
J. Financial intermediation	2.5	7.9	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	4.1	5.0	3.0
K. Real estate renting and business activ.	3.0	6.4	2.6	2.7	2.3	2.6	4.0
L. Public administration	1.7	3.2	1.8	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	1.4	2.3	2.5
M. educ.	2.1	2.7	1.6	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	2.3	1.1	1.2
N. Health and social work	2.0	2.5	1.8	1.5	1.5	1.5	2.2
O. Other community social and personal	3.3	3.4	3.0	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	2.1	3.6	1.9
P. Private households with employed person	2.6	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—
Q. Extra-territorial organisations bodies	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—

	Eastern	London	South-east	South-west	Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland
Economically active (thousand)
Total⁽⁵³⁾	2,837	3,725	4,297	2,553	1,375	2,578	795
of which:
in employment	2,722	3,473	4,133	2,456	1,311	2.438	757
unemployed	115	252	163	96	65	140	38
A. Agriculture hunting and forestry	41	11	66	44	29	39	34
B. Fishing	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	1	2	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	6	1
C. Mining quarrying	6	2	8	11	5	51	3
D. Manufacturing	352	265	515	332	199	285	105
E. Electricity, gas and water supply	14	9	22	17	9	20	2
F. Construction	237	240	322	205	103	214	81
G. Wholesale retail and motor trade	445	475	650	404	202	375	115
H. Hotels and restaurants	111	178	168	124	78	129	31
I. Transport storage and communication	209	274	303	138	78	170	41
J. Financial intermediation	140	263	201	94	40	127	19
K. Real estate renting and business activ.	347	662	599	248	105	205	54
L. Public administration and defence	177	265	265	199	102	187	93
M. educ	251	299	374	216	129	223	57
N. Healthand social work	311	382	465	326	199	347	110
O. Other community social and personal	134	264	256	142	73	146	33
P. Private household with employed person	17	19	28	18	6	7	⁽⁵⁵⁾—
Q. Extra-territorial organisations bodies	3	4	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	2	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	2	⁽⁵⁵⁾—
Unemployment rate (per cent.)
Total⁽⁵⁴⁾	4.1	6.8	3.8	3.8	4.7	5.4	4.8
A. Agriculture hunting and forestry	6.3	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	5.9	3.4
B. Fishing	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—
C. Mining quarrying	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—
D. Manufacturing	3.0	5.8	3.4	3.7	5.2	6.4	5.6
E. Electricity gas and water supply	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—
F. Construction	3.7	5.0	2.8	3.5	2.5	3.6	4.7
G. Wholesale retail and motor trade	2.4	6.5	3.5	2.8	3.7	6.0	3.5
H. Hotels and restaurants	8.8	9.1	7.2	4.9	7.0	6.2	3.2
I. Transport storage and communication	1.6	4.3	2.9	5.1	3.8	3.1	6.6
J. Financial intermediation	1.3	2.6	2.8	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	3.4	1.8	⁽⁵⁵⁾—
K. Real estate renting and business activ.	2.8	3.7	2.3	2.6	2.7	3.4	3.5
L. Public administration	0.8	1.8	1.4	1.0	2.1	2.0	1.3
M. educ.	2.3	3.7	1.5	2.2	3.5	1.2	1.9
N. Health and social work	2.4	2.3	1.9	1.8	2.0	2.6	1.1
O. Other community social and personal	3.2	4.3	2.7	3.0	3.9	4.6	⁽⁵⁵⁾—
P. Private households with employed person	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—
Q. Extra-territorial organisations bodies	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—	⁽⁵⁵⁾—

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