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Unemployment

Bob Spink: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the registered unemployed in Castle Point were aged (a) 25 years and under, (b) 26 to 35 years, (c) 36 to 45 years, (d) 46 to 55 years and (e) over 55 years in the last year for which figures are available. [42890]

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 19 January 2006:


Age bandPercentage
25 and under49
Over 2551
Base—total unemployed1,300




Source:
Annual Population Survey




Table 2: Percentage of claimants of jobseekers allowance by age bands resident in the Castle Point constituency; 12 month average for December 2004 to November 2005

Age bandPercentage
25 and under35
26 to 3520
36 to 4518
46 to 5518
Over 5510
Base—total JSA claimants705




Source:
Jobcentre Plus Administrative system



Tim Farron: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the rate of (a) unemployment, (b) long-term unemployment and (c) youth unemployment was inWestmorland and Lonsdale in each year since 1997; and how many individuals this represented in each case. [43385]

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the national statistician who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 19 January 2006:


 
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Table 1: Unemployed persons resident in the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency

All
12 months ending February:Level (Thousand)Rate (Percentage)
1998(22)(22)
199913
200013
200125
200225
2003(22)(22)
200424


(22)Estimate not available, sample size less than three could be disclosive.
Source:
Annual local area Labour Force Survey.




Table 2: JSA claimants resident in the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency

All
Long-term
(claiming over 12 months)
Youth (aged 18 to 24)(23)
Annual averagesLevelProportion(24) (Percentage)LevelProportion(24) (Percentage)LevelProportion(24) (Percentage)
19979571.9165n/a245n/a
19987531.590n/a190n/a
19996791.375n/a155n/a
20005691.155n/a130n/a
20014630.920n/a115n/a
20023720.715n/a90n/a
20033820.820n/a85n/a
20043280.615n/a70n/a
20052960.615n/a75n/a




n/a=Not available.
(23)Computerised claims only. Data rounded to nearest 5 for disclosure control.
(24)Proportion of the resident working age population. Denominators based on 2001 census data adjusted to be consistent with 2001 mid-year population estimates for local authorities.
Source:
Jobcentre Plus Administrative system.




Valuation Office Agency

Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many requests have been made to the Valuation Office Agency under the Freedom of Information Act since the Act's commencement. [42825]

Dawn Primarolo: As at 30 September 2005, the date at which the last full set of statistics was collated by the Department for Constitutional Affairs, the Valuation Office Agency had received 175 requests under the Freedom of Information Act.

Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will place in the Library copies of the (a) software manual, (b) external guidance and (c) internal guidance for the digital mapping software purchased by the Valuation Office Agency from the company Tenet. [42838]

Dawn Primarolo: I refer the hon. Lady to the answer she received from the Minister of State (Local Government) on 9 January 2006, Official Report, column 250W.

Mrs. Spelman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much the Valuation Office Agency spent on (a) foreign travel, (b) subsistence and (c) hospitality in each year since 1997–98. [42842]

Dawn Primarolo: The Valuation Office Agency spent the following amounts on foreign travel, subsistence and hospitality in the years 2000–01 to 2004–05.
£000

Foreign TravelSubsistenceHospitality
2000–01n/a1,0505
2001–02n/a1,0414
2002–0331,0407
2003–04201,1646
2004–0541,2556

Records prior to 2000–01 are not readily available.

MINISTER FOR WOMEN

Private Members' Clubs

21. Ms Keeble: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality if she will introduce measures to end discrimination against women in private members' clubs. [43248]

Meg Munn: Discrimination in mixed-sex private members' clubs will be considered under the Government's current review of discrimination legislation. This review will lead to a Single Equality Bill, which the Government have made a manifesto commitment to introduce in the lifetime of this Parliament.
 
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Licensing Act (Domestic Violence)

22. Mr. Andrew Turner: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality whether she has discussed with her Home Office and Department for Culture, Media and Sport colleagues the impact on domestic violence of the Licensing Act 2003. [43249]

Meg Munn: My right hon. Friend the Minister for Women has discussed this issue with Home Office colleagues in the context of the Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy. She does not anticipate an increase in domestic violence as a direct result of the Act, though it is too early for an impact assessment. Indeed its extra powers and review mechanisms may reduce excessive drinking outside the home.


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