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New Deal

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his estimate is of public expenditure on the new deal for each year from 1997–98 to 2008–09; and if he will make a statement. [36163]

Margaret Hodge: The available information is in the following table.
New deal expenditure £ million

		Amount
1997–98	Outturn	43
1998–99	Outturn	314
1999–2000	Outturn	536
2000–01	Outturn	596
2001–02	Outturn	672
2002–03	Outturn	736
2003–04	Outturn	655
2004–05	Outturn	639
2005–06	Forecast outturn	557
2006–07	Plans	536
2007–08	Plans	538

Notes:
1.Figures comprise: programme expenditure; allowance payments, and the New Deal 50 plus Employment Credit (which was subsumed in the Working Tax Credit from 2003–04).
2.Figures also include total administrative expenditure up to 2002–03 but only the staff cost element of administrative expenditure from 2003–04.
3.Figures for 2006–07 and 2007–08 are indicative and subject to change.
4.Figures for 2008–09 are not available.
Source:
DWP Financial Strategy Division




 
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Older Workers

Mr. Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number and proportion of (a) men and (b) women aged between 50 years and state pension age who (i) changed jobs, (ii)changed careers, (iii) reduced their hours of work, (iv) took up educational courses, (v) retired early due to ill-health and (vi) retired early for reasons other than ill-health over the last 20 years; and if he will make a statement. [40483]

Margaret Hodge: The available information is in the tables.
Number of people aged 50 to state pension age changing occupation or employer since 1986

	Changed occupation or employer in last year			Changed occupation in last year
	Male	Female	All	Male	Female	All
1986	135,000	76,000	211,000	102,000	59,000	160,000
1987	157,000	89,000	246,000	119,000	72,000	191,000
1988	184,000	99,000	283,000	142,000	79,000	222,000
1989	217,000	128,000	345,000	167,000	103,000	270,000
1990	227,000	131,000	358,000	175,000	98,000	273,000
1991	197,000	113,000	309,000	141,000	90,000	232,000
1992	169,000	91,000	260,000	127,000	68,000	195,000
1993	152,000	91,000	242,000	115,000	65,000	180,000
1994	154,000	98,000	252,000	108,000	75,000	182,000
1995	179,000	108,000	287,000	129,000	83,000	212,000
1996	192,000	113,000	306,000	133,000	75,000	207,000
1997	221,000	118,000	339,000	158,000	85,000	243,000
1998	213,000	138,000	352,000	148,000	100,000	248,000
1999	223,000	135,000	358,000	157,000	97,000	254,000
2000	230,000	145,000	375,000	153,000	114,000	268,000
2001(26)	238,000	155,000	393,000	110,000	74,000	184,000
2002	227,000	147,000	374,000	109,000	69,000	179,000
2003	225,000	133,000	359,000	100,000	65,000	165,000
2004	237,000	155,000	392,000	112,000	75,000	188,000
2005	240,000	150,000	391,000	114,000	77,000	191,000

⁽²⁶⁾Since 2001, it has been necessary to use a different method to assess whether people have changed occupation. Direct comparisons can therefore not be made with figures in previous years.
Notes:
1.The Labour Force Survey is a sample survey of private households, student halls of residence and NHS accommodation and is subject to statistical variation.
2.Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand.
Source:
Labour Force Survey





 
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Percentage of people aged 50 to state pension age changing occupation or employer since 1986

	Changed occupation or employer in last year			Changed occupation in last year
	Male	Female	All	Male	Female	All
1986	3.1	2.6	2.9	2.4	2.0	2.2
1987	3.7	3.0	3.4	2.8	2.4	2.6
1988	4.3	3.3	3.9	3.3	2.7	3.1
1989	5.1	4.3	4.8	3.9	3.5	3.7
1990	5.3	4.5	5.0	4.1	3.3	3.8
1991	4.7	3.9	4.3	3.3	3.1	3.2
1992	4.0	3.1	3.6	3.0	2.3	2.7
1993	3.6	3.1	3.4	2.7	2.2	2.5
1994	3.6	3.2	3.4	2.5	2.5	2.5
1995	4.1	3.5	3.9	3.0	2.7	2.9
1996	4.4	3.6	4.1	3.0	2.4	2.7
1997	4.9	3.6	4.3	3.5	2.6	3.1
1998	4.6	4.1	4.4	3.2	3.0	3.1
1999	4.7	3.9	4.4	3.3	2.8	3.1
2000	4.7	4.1	4.5	3.2	3.2	3.2
2001(27)	4.9	4.3	4.6	2.3	2.0	2.2
2002	4.6	4.0	4.3	2.2	1.9	2.1
2003	4.5	3.6	4.1	2.0	1.8	1.9
2004	4.7	4.2	4.5	2.2	2.0	2.1
2005	4.7	4.0	4.4	2.2	2.1	2.2

⁽²⁷⁾Since 2001, it has been necessary to use a different method to assess whether people have changed occupation. Direct comparisons can therefore not be made with figures in previous years.
Note:
The Labour Force Survey is a sample survey and is subject to statistical variation.
Source:
Labour Force Survey





Number of people between 50 and state pension age who reduced their working hours and number of people who have taken up educational courses since 1986

	Reduced working hours(28)			Engaged on educational course(29)
	Male	Female	All	Male	Female	All
1986	16,000	31,000	47,000	—	—	—
1987	23,000	26,000	49,000	—	—	—
1988	23,000	26,000	48,000	—	—	—
1989	31,000	32,000	63,000	—	—	—
1990	29,000	38,000	67,000	—	—	—
1991	34,000	34,000	68,000	—	—	—
1992	32,000	29,000	61,000	—	—	—
1993	38,000	30,000	68,000	—	—	—
1994	32,000	30,000	63,000	—	—	—
1995	32,000	37,000	70,000	45,000	53,000	98,000
1996	35,000	39,000	74,000	61,000	52,000	113,000
1997	41,000	50,000	91,000	58,000	62,000	120,000
1998	43,000	55,000	98,000	51,000	67,000	118,000
1999	42,000	44,000	86,000	69,000	87,000	156,000
2000	48,000	51,000	99,000	82,000	107,000	189,000
2001	50,000	58,000	107,000	95,000	128,000	223,000
2002	54,000	56,000	110,000	82,000	124,000	206,000
2003	59,000	57,000	115,000	90,000	136,000	226,000
2004	64,000	64,000	128,000	101,000	142,000	243,000
2005	64,000	52,000	116,000	87,000	125,000	212,000

⁽²⁸⁾Consists of people who were in full time work a year before the survey interview but were in part-time work at the time of interview.
⁽²⁹⁾Consists of people who did not report being engaged on an educational course a year before the survey interview but were on a course at the time of interview.
Notes:
1.Information on people enrolling on educational courses is not available prior to 1995.
2.Data do not include people who enrolled on leisure courses or those who participated on short courses within the year ending before the survey interview.
3.The Labour Force Survey is a sample survey and is subject to statistical variation.
4.Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand.
Source:
Labour Force Survey





 
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Percentage of people between 50 and state pension age who reduced their working hours and number of people who have taken up educational courses since 1986

	Reduced working hours(30)			Enrolled on educational course(31)
	Male	Female	All	Male	Female	All
1986	0.4	1.0	0.6	—	—	—
1987	0.5	0.9	0.7	—	—	—
1988	0.5	0.9	0.7	—	—	—
1989	0.7	1.1	0.9	—	—	—
1990	0.7	1.3	0.9	—	—	—
1991	0.8	1.2	1.0	—	—	—
1992	0.8	1.0	0.9	—	—	—
1993	0.9	1.0	0.9	—	—	—
1994	0.8	1.0	0.9	—	—	—
1995	0.7	1.2	0.9	1.0	1.7	1.3
1996	0.8	1.2	1.0	1.4	1.7	1.5
1997	0.9	1.5	1.2	1.3	1.9	1.5
1998	0.9	1.6	1.2	1.1	2.0	1.5
1999	0.9	1.3	1.1	1.5	2.5	1.9
2000	1.0	1.4	1.2	1.7	3.0	2.3
2001	1.0	1.6	1.3	2.0	3.6	2.6
2002	1.1	1.5	1.3	1.7	3.4	2.4
2003	1.2	1.5	1.3	1.8	3.7	2.6
2004	1.3	1.7	1.5	2.0	3.8	2.8
2005	1.3	1.4	1.3	1.7	3.3	2.4

⁽³⁰⁾Consists of people who were in full time work a year before the survey interview but were in part-time work at the time of interview.
⁽³¹⁾Consists of people who did not report being engaged on an educational course a year before the survey interview but were on a course at the time of interview.
Notes:
1.Information on people enrolling on educational courses is not available prior to 1995.
2.Data do not include people who enrolled on leisure courses or those who participated on short courses within the year ending before the survey interview.
3.The Labour Force Survey is a sample survey and is subject to statistical variation.
Source:
Labour Force Survey





Number of people between 50 and state pension age recorded as retiring early due to ill health and number of people recorded as retiring early for other reasons

	Number of people in work a year earlier now recorded as being inactive due to long-term sickness or disability			Number of people in work a year earlier now recorded as being inactive due to retirement or not needing/ wanting work
	Male	Female	All	Male	Female	All
1986	39,000	12,000	51,000	76,000	49,000	125,000
1987	47,000	12,000	60,000	70,000	41,000	112,000
1988	30,000	16,000	45,000	49,000	39,000	88,000
1989	32,000	15,000	47,000	54,000	39,000	93,000
1990	30,000	14,000	44,000	58,000–	43,000	101,000
1991	32,000	14,000	46,000	63,000	47,000	110,000
1992	—	18,000	—	—	28,000	—
1993	59,000	16,000	75,000	58,000	33,000	91,000
1994	48,000	22,000	70,000	43,000	32,000	75,000
1995	40,000	22,000	62,000	47,000	24,000	71,000
1996	30,000	19,000	50,000	40,000	37,000	77,000
1997	35,000	21,000	56,000	51,000	33,000	84,000
1998	23,000	21,000	44,000	61,000	39,000	100,000
1999	29,000	17,000	46,000	59,000	32,000	91,000
2000	29,000	16,000	45,000	52,000	34,000	86,000
2001	28,000	18,000	46,000	62,000	32,000	93,000
2002	33,000	18,000	50,000	63,000	28,000	91,000
2003	25,000	13,000	38,000	54,000	24,000	77,000
2004	24,000	16,000	40,000	58,000	29,000	87,000
2005	27,000	14,000	41,000	49,000	30,000	79,000

Notes:
1.Consists of individuals who recall being in work or laid off or on short-time working one year earlier, who said they were now economically inactive due to long-term sickness or disability in particular year. These individuals are not necessarily 'retired' and could have subsequently returned to work.
2.Consists of individuals who recall being in work or laid off or on short-time working one year earlier, who said they were now economically inactive due to being retired or not needing or wanting work. Some of these individuals may have left their last job due to sickness or disability.
3.Information for men and for the 'All' category in1992 is not included as data are not available on the categories of economic inactivity for 60 to 64-year-old men at this point.
4.The structure of the economic activity questions on the Labour Force Survey was changed in 1992 and data may not necessarily be entirely consistent with future years.
5.The Labour Force Survey is a sample survey and is subject to statistical variation.
6.Figures are rounded to the nearest thousand.
Source:
Labour Force Survey





 
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	Percentage of people in work a year earlier now recorded as being inactive due to long-term sickness or disability			Percentage of people in work a year earlier now recorded as being inactive due to retirement or not needing/ wanting work
	Male	Female	All	Male	Female	All
1986	0.9	0.4	0.7	1.8	1.7	1.7
1987	1.1	0.4	0.8	1.6	1.4	1.5
1988	0.7	0.5	0.6	1.1	1.3	1.2
1989	0.7	0.5	0.6	1.3	1.3	1.3
1990	0.7	0.5	0.6	1.4	1.4	1.4
1991	0.8	0.5	0.7	1.5	1.6	1.5
1992	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.9	0.0
1993	1.4	0.5	1.0	1.4	1.1	1.3
1994	1.1	0.7	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.0
1995	0.9	0.7	0.8	1.1	0.8	1.0
1996	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.9	1.2	1.0
1997	0.8	0.7	0.7	1.1	1.0	1.1
1998	0.5	0.6	0.6	1.3	1.1	1.2
1999	0.6	0.5	0.6	1.2	0.9	1.1
2000	0.6	0.5	0.5	1.1	1.0	1.0
2001	0.6	0.5	0.5	1.3	0.9	1.1
2002	0.7	0.5	0.6	1.3	0.8	1.1
2003	0.5	0.3	0.4	1.1	0.6	0.9
2004	0.5	0.4	0.5	1.1	0.8	1.0
2005	0.5	0.4	0.5	1.0	0.8	0.9

Notes:
1.Consists of individuals who recall being in work or laid off or on short-time working one year earlier, who said they were now economically inactive due to long-term sickness or disability in particular year. These individuals are not necessarily 'retired' and could have subsequently returned to work.
2.Consists of individuals who recall being in work or laid off or on short-time working one year earlier, who said they were now economically inactive due to being retired or not needing or wanting work. Some of these individuals may have left their last job due to sickness or disability.
3.Information for men and for the 'All' category in1992 is not included as data are not available on the categories of economic inactivity for 60 to 64-year-old men at this point.
4.The structure of the economic activity questions on the Labour Force Survey was changed in 1992 and data may not necessarily be entirely consistent with future years.
5.The Labour Force Survey is a sample survey and is subject to statistical variation.
Source:
Labour Force Survey

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