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Matthew Taylor: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what gross annual earnings were in (a) Cornwall, (b) the South West and (c) England in each year since 1979. [140557]

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

Letter from Dennis Roberts, dated 4 June 2007:

Gross annual earnings for all full-time employee( 1) jobs
£ thousand
Cornwall South West England
Mean Median Mean Median Mean Median

1999(3)

15.3

13.4

19.2

16.7

21.6

17.9

2000

16.6

14.5

20.5

17.8

23.3

19.1

2001

17.2

15.4

21.5

18.5

24.5

20.0

2002

18.6

16.4

22.7

19.2

25.5

20.7

2003

19.9

16.8

23.7

20.0

26.5

21.5

2004 excl.

20.2

17.2

24.4

20.7

27.7

22.4

2004 inc.(2)

20.3

17.3

24.4

20.7

27.7

22.4

2005

21.6

17.9

25.4

21.3

28.9

23.3

2006

21.9

18.8

26.5

22.0

30.1

23.9

(1 )Employees on adult rates, pay not affected by absence.
(2 )In 2004 additional supplementary surveys were introduced to improve the coverage of the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Figures are presented both excluding and including the additional surveys for
(3 )Estimates of Gross Annual Earnings are not available prior to 1999.
Source:
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for National Statistics.

Departments: Public Appointments

Mr. Gauke: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what consideration he has given to enhancing the role of Parliament in appointing (a) the chairman and chief executive of the Financial Services Authority, (b) members of the Statistics Board, including the Chairman and the National Statistician, and (c) the Chairman of HM Revenue and Customs. [139762]

Mr. Timms: The Statistics and Registration Service Bill, which is currently before Parliament, makes provision for the appointment of members of the Statistics Board. Permanent Secretary level appointments, including the Executive Chairman of HM Revenue and Customs, and appointments to the Board of the Financial Services Authority are conducted in accordance with the code of practice issued by the Commissioner for Public Appointments.

Members: Correspondence

Danny Alexander: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he expects the Financial Secretary to respond to the letter from the hon. Member
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for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey of 19 March 2007, reference SP2271, on Chernobyl children's life-line. [140447]

John Healey: I have replied to the hon. Member.

Older Workers

Mrs. Maria Miller: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many and what percentage of (a) men aged 65 years and (b) women (i) aged over 60 years and (ii) over 65 years were (A) employed and (B) unemployed in each of the last 10 years. [140445]

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


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People in employment or unemployed by age and gender, United Kingdom, 1997 to 2006, not seasonally adjusted
In employment Unemployment
3 months ending December each year Level (thousand) Rate (percentage)( 1) Level (thousand) Rate (percentage)( 2)

1997

Men

65 and over

277

7.5

9

3.1

Women

60 and over

509

7.8

9

1.8

65 and over

167

3.3

2

1.3

1999

Men

65 and over

291

7.8

7

2.3

Women

60 and over

537

8.2

13

2.3

65 and over

172

3.4

5

2.7

2001

Men

65 and over

298

7.8

7

2.3

Women

60 and over

591

9.0

9

1.5

65 and over

175

3.4

2

1.1

2002

Men

65 and over

314

8.1

6

1.9

Women

60 and over

583

8.8

13

2.3

65 and over

173

3.4

2

1.4

2003

Men

65 and over

331

8.4

10

3.0

Women

60 and over

636

9.6

11

1.6

65 and over

194

3.8

5

2.3

2004

Men

65 and over

343

8.6

11

3.1

Women

60 and over

658

9.8

9

1.4

65 and over

195

3.8

4

1.8

2005

Men

65 and over

382

9.5

12

3.1

Women

60 and over

727

10.8

12

1.6

65 and over

214

4.2

4

2.0

2006

Men

65 and over

402

9.9

8

1.9

Women

60 and over

795

11.6

15

1.9

65 and over

235

4.6

3

1.3

(1) Total in employment as a percentage of all persons in the relevant age group.
(2) Total unemployed as a percentage of all economically active persons in the relevant age group.
Note:
Comparable data are not available for 1998 or 2000.
Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey (LFS)

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