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No such estimate is available for 2002-03.
(c ), (d) and (e) The requested information is not available.
6. Over 60,000 account holders have told HMRC they have a disclosure to make. Most of these individuals will pay a penalty of 10 per cent. of the tax they are disclosing. Higher penalties will also be required for those who HMRC hold information on but chose not to notify that they had a disclosure to make.
7. The cost of inheritance tax relief for transfers on death to non-domiciled spouses is estimated to be less than £1 million a year.
Taxation: Gambling
Harry Cohen: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the estimated turnover and profit of spread betters based in the UK was in 2006-07; how much tax was paid by them in that year; and whether any of them paid no tax in that year. [152614]
Angela Eagle: Revenues from general betting duty are published in the HM Revenue and Customs Betting, Gaming and Lottery Duties Bulletin, available at http:// www.uktradeinfo.co.uk/index.cfm?task=bullbett but are not broken down by type of betting.
Unemployment
Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the rate of (a) youth and (b) adult (i) employment and (ii) unemployment was in (A) Jarrow constituency, (B) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (D) the UK in each year since 1997; [151944]
(2) how many (a) adults, (b) women and (c) single parents were (i) in work and (ii) unemployed in (A) Jarrow constituency, (B) South Tyneside, (C) the North East and (D) the UK in each year since 1997. [151945]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 26 July 2007:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions asking what the level of (a) youth and (b) adult (i) employment and (ii) unemployment has been in (A) Jarrow constituency, (B) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (D) the UK in each year since 1997 and how many (a) adults, (b) women and (c) single parents were (i) in work and (ii) unemployment in (A) Jarrow constituency, (B) South Tyneside, (C) the North East and (D) the UK in each year since 1997. (151944, 151945).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles employment statistics for local areas from the annual local area Labour Force Survey (LFS) and the Annual Population Survey (APS) following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.
Table 1, attached, shows the number of males, females and people, who were (i) aged 16 and over, (ii) young persons aged 16 to 24 and (iii) persons aged 25 and over, resident in the Jarrow constituency, who were in employment, for the 12 months ending in February for 1997 to 2004 from the local area LFS and for the 12 months ending in March for 2005 and 2006, from the APS. The table also shows employment rates which allow changes to be seen in the context of changing population numbers. Tables 2 to 4 show data for South Tyneside metropolitan borough, the North East and Great Britain respectively.
For unitary and local authorities, the ONS produces estimates of total unemployment, following ILO definitions, from a statistical model. Annual estimates for other areas and breakdowns are compiled from the annual local area LFS and the APS following ILO definitions.
Table 5, attached, shows the number of males, females and people, who were (i) aged 16 and over, (ii) young persons aged 16 to 24 and (iii) persons aged 25 and over, resident in the Jarrow constituency, who were unemployed, for the 12 months ending in February for 1997 to 2004 from the local area LFS and for the 12 months ending in March for 2005 and 2006, from the APS. The table also shows unemployment rates which allow changes to be seen in the context of changing population numbers. Tables 6 to 8 show data for South Tyneside metropolitan borough, the North East and Great Britain respectively.
Table 9, attached, shows employment levels, unemployment levels and rates for lone parents aged 16 and over and employment rates for lone parents of working age, resident in the South Tyneside metropolitan borough, the North East and Great Britain, for the three months ending in June, for the years 1997 to 2006 from the LFS household datasets. Data for the Jarrow constituency are unavailable as Parliamentary Constituency markers are not held in this dataset.
The estimates in Tables 1-9 are for a subset of the population in small geographical areas, they are based on small sample sizes, and are therefore subject to large margins of uncertainty. In this case, the sample sizes for the Jarrow constituency and South Tyneside metropolitan borough are not sufficient to give an accurate estimate of even the direction of the change over time.
ONS also compiles statistics for local areas of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA). Table 10, attached, shows the annual average number of males, females, people, young persons aged 18 to 24 and persons aged 25 and over, resident in the Jarrow constituency, claiming JSA for 1997 to 2006. Also shown are the total numbers of claimants as percentages of the resident working age population for males, females and all people. These percentages are not readily available for ages 18 to 24 and 25 and over. Tables 11 to 13 show data for South Tyneside metropolitan borough, the North East region and the United Kingdom respectively. Data for single parents are not available in this dataset.
As the information provided is extensive, a copy of the tables has been placed in the House of Commons Library.
Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) 20 Parliamentary constituencies and (b) 20 local authorities were with the lowest employment rates in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the employment rate was in each case. [152642]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 26 July 2007:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what the (a) 20 Parliamentary constituencies and (b) 20 local authorities were with the lowest employment rates in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the employment rate was in each case. (152642)
The Office for National Statistics compiles employment statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS) following International Labour Organisation definitions.
Table 1, attached, lists the 20 parliamentary constituencies, in Great Britain, with the lowest employment rates, for persons of working age, for the 12 months ending December 2006 from the APS. Table 2, attached, lists the 20 local authorities, in Great Britain, with the lowest working-age employment rates for the same period.
These statistics are published each quarter for all parliamentary constituencies and local authorities in the local area labour market statistical indicators publication (accessible from http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=14160) and in the Labour Market Statistics regional First Releases (accessible from http://www.statistics.gov.uk/onlineproducts/lms_regional.asp).
As these estimates are for a subset of the population in small geographical areas, they are based on small sample sizes, and are therefore subject to large margins of uncertainty.
| Table 1: 20 parliamentary constituencies with the lowest working-age employment rates; January 2006 to December 2006 | |
| Percentage | |
| Parliamentary constituency | Working-age employment rate |
| Note: Estimates are subject to sampling variability. Source: Annual Population Survey. | |
| Table 2: 20 local authorities with the lowest working-age employment rates; January 2006 to December 2006 | |
| Percentage | |
| Local authority | Working-age employment rate |
| Note: Estimates are subject to sampling variability. Source: Annual Population Survey. | |
Unemployment: Social Rented Housing
Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of tenants in social housing were (a) unemployed and (b) economically inactive in (i) 1997 and (ii) the most recent year for which figures are available. [152600]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 26 July 2007:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the proportion of tenants in social housing who were (a) unemployed and (b) economically inactive in (i) 1997 and (ii) the most recent year for which figures are available. (152600)
The attached table shows the numbers and rates of the unemployed and inactive tenants in social housing for 1997 and 2006. The estimates cover the three month period ending December each year, and are not seasonally adjusted. Those in social housing include people in Local Authority, Scottish Homes, New Town Developments, Housing Associations, Co-operatives and Trusts.
Estimates are taken from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
| Unemployed and economically inactive tenants in social housing( 1) 1997 and 2006, United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted | ||||
| Unemployed( 2) | Inactive( 3) | |||
| Three months ending December each year | Number (000s) | Rate (Percentage)( 4) | Number (000s) | Rate (Percentage)( 5) |
| (1 )Social housing includes local authority, Scottish homes, new town developments, housing associations, co-operatives and trusts. (2 )Includes all persons aged 16 and over. (3 )Includes men aged 16 to 64 and women age 16 to 59. (4 )Unemployed people as a percentage of all economically active people who live in social housing. (5) Economically inactive people of working age as a percentage of all persons of working age who live in social housing. Source: ONS Labour Force Survey (LFS). | ||||
Unemployment: Young People
Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many 16 to 24-year-olds not in full-time education were economically inactive in each year since 1997; and what proportion of the 16 to 24-year-old age group this represented in each year. [152647]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 26 July 2006:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question, about the levels and proportions of economically inactive people aged 16 to 24 who are not in full-time education for the period since 1997. (152647)
Each month the ONS publishes statistics showing both the level and the rates of employment, unemployment, and inactivity for people age 16-24 who are in full-time education and not in full-time education in the Labour Market Statistics First Release. Table 14 of the First Release has estimates of economically inactive people aged 16-24 who are not in full-time education in column 11, which is available in the attached link.
These estimates are seasonally adjusted and include historical data back to 1992.
Estimates are taken from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
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