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The table attached provides the numbers of deaths where bowel cancer was the underlying cause of death in (a) Jarrow parliamentary constituency, (b) South Tyneside local authority, (c) North East government office region and (d) the UK from 1997 to 2006 (the latest year available).
| Table 1: Number of deaths where bowel cancer was the underlying cause of death( 1) Jarrow parliamentary constituency. South Tyneside local authority. North East Government Office Region, and UK, 1997-2006( 2, 3, 4) | ||||
| Deaths (persons) | ||||
| Jarrow | South Tyneside | North East | UK | |
| (1) Cause of death for bowel cancer was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) codes 153-154 and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes C18-C21. The introduction of ICD-10 in 2001 means that the numbers of deaths from this cause before 2001 are not completely comparable with later years. (2) Based on parliamentary constituency and local authority boundaries as of 2007. (3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. (4) Figures include data provided by the Registrars General for Scotland and Northern Ireland. The 2006 figures provided by the Registrar General for Northern Ireland are provisional. | ||||
Departmental NDPBs
Mrs. May: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) budget and (b) remit is of each non-departmental public body sponsored by his Department; who the chairman is of each; and to what salary, including bonuses and expenses, each chairman is entitled. [163603]
Angela Eagle: The annual budget for the Statistics Commission, the Treasury’s only NDPB, is £1.35 million. Its remit is “to help ensure that National Statistics are trustworthy and responsive to public needs”. The Commission’s chairman is Professor David Rhind who is paid £28,000 a year for 60 days work. He receives no bonus but can claim expenses to cover costs incurred while on Commission business.
Foreign Workers: Eastern Region
Mr. Spring: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people who have entered the UK in the last 10 years are included in the figures for employment in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk. [162588]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 15 November 2007:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the number of people who entered the UK in the last ten years are included in the figures for employment in (a) the East of England and (b) Suffolk. I am replying in her absence. (162588)
The table attached gives the number of people resident of working age in East of England and Suffolk who entered the UK in the last ten years; and of those who are in employment for the three months ending June 2007.
When interpreting these figures, it is important to bear in mind that the Labour Force Survey (LFS) is not designed to cover everyone who is present in the UK. The survey may undercount the numbers of people who were born overseas. The reasons are set out in the table footnote.
The LFS estimates at this detailed level are only consistent with the UK population estimates published in February and March 2003 and they do not incorporate the more recent population estimates that are used in the headline labour market series.
The data for analysing migrant workers comes from the LFS. The National Statistics method for estimating the number of migrant workers employed in the UK is routinely based on the number of people at a given time who were born abroad, are of working age (16-64 for men, 16-59 for women), and in employment. This question has been answered on this basis.
Estimates are taken from the LFS; as with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
| People of working age( 1) who were born overseas and came to the UK in the last 10 years, living in Suffolk and East of England, and in employment, United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted | |||
| Thousand | |||
| Three months ending June 2007 | Total foreign born population | In employment | Employment rates( 2) |
| (1) Includes men aged 16-64 and women aged 16-59. (2) In employment as a percentage of total population. Notes: It should also be noted that the country of birth question in the LFS is an undercount because: it excludes those who have not been resident in the UK for 6 months. it excludes students in halls who do not have a UK resident parent. it excludes people in most other types of communal establishments (eg hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites, etc). it is grossed to population estimates that only include migrants staying for 12 months or more. microdata is only grossed to population estimates consistent with those published in spring 2003 which are significantly lower than the latest population estimates. Source: ONS Labour Force Survey (LFS) | |||
Government Buildings: Access
Danny Alexander: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the answer of 29 October 2007, Official Report, column 889W, which buildings occupied by his Department (a) are and (b) are not considered main areas of the Treasury; and which buildings not considered main areas are not fully accessible to disabled people. [163913]
Angela Eagle: The term “main areas” referred to in the answer given on 29 October excluded the non-public areas such as plant rooms, roofs and other maintenance areas within the Treasury buildings where access may be restricted because of the configuration of machinery and plant, low ceiling heights, etc.
Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
Mr. Meacher: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the estimated extra annual revenue to the Exchequer would be if income tax were levied at (a) 50 per cent. on incomes over £100,000, (b) 60 per cent. on incomes over £250,000 and (c) 70 per cent. on incomes over £500,000; and how many people would be subject to each of these tax rates. [163336]
Jane Kennedy [holding answer 14 November 2007]: Estimates of the information requested can be found as follows.
| Income bands (£) | Tax band (%) | Extra revenue (£ billion) | Number of individuals affected (thousand) |
These estimates are based on the 2004-05 Survey of Personal Incomes projected forward to 2007-08 using pre-Budget 2007 assumptions and include Budget 2007 changes. These figures exclude any estimate of behavioural response which could be significant given the scale of the change.
Migrant Workers
Keith Vaz: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many self-employed Romanian and Bulgarian migrant workers there are in the UK. [163167]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 15 November 2007:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the number of self-employed Romanian and Bulgarian migrant workers who are currently employed in the United Kingdom. (163167)
The attached table gives the estimated number of self-employed Romanian and Bulgarian people of working age for April to June 2007.
The data for analysing migrant workers comes from the Labour Force Survey. The National Statistics preferred method for estimating the number of migrant workers employed in the UK is based on the number of people at a given time who were born abroad, are of working age (16-64 for men, 16-59 for women), and in employment. This is the basis on which this PQ has been answered.
When interpreting the figures in the table, it is important to bear in mind that the Labour Force Survey (LFS) is not designed to cover everyone who is present in the UK. The survey may undercount the numbers of people who were born overseas, a detailed breakdown of the reasons are set out in the table footnote.
As with any sample survey, estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
| Number of working age( 1) Romanian and Bulgarian self-employed workers, April to June 2007, United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted | ||
| Thousand | ||
| Country of birth | Self-employed | Total in employment |
| (1) Men aged 16 to 64 and women aged 16 to 59. Note: It should be noted that the above estimates: exclude those who have been resident in the UK for less than 6 months exclude students in halls of residence who do not have a UK resident parent exclude people in most types of communal establishment (eg hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc) are grossed to population estimates that only include migrants staying 12 months or more are grossed to population estimates consistent with those published in spring 2003 which are significantly lower than the latest population estimates as used in the Labour Market Statistics monthly First Release. Source: Labour Force Survey | ||
Keith Vaz: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many skilled public sector jobs have been filled by Romanian and Bulgarian migrant workers since the accession of their countries to the EU. [163168]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 15 November 2007:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many skilled public sector jobs have been filled by Romanian and Bulgarian migrant workers since the accession of their countries to the EU. I am replying in her absence. (163168)
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Annual Population Survey (APS) provide estimates of the number of public sector employees by occupation, country of birth and nationality, at a given time. However, the LFS and APS samples are too small to provide the information requested.
Public Sector: Manpower
Chris Grayling: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of public sector employees in the UK have been (a) British-born UK nationals, (b) overseas-born UK nationals, (c) nationals of other EU member states and (d) nationals of countries outside the EU in each year since 1996. [162052]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 15 November 2007:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the proportion of public sector employees in the UK who are a) British-born UK nationals, b) Overseas-born UK nationals, c) nationals of other EU member states and d) nationals of countries outside the EU in each year since 1996. I am replying in her absence. (162052)
The attached table gives the proportion of public sector employees in the categories requested for the three month period ending June each year, from 1997 to 2007. Comparable estimates are not available for 1996, 1998 and 2000.
The data for analysing migrant workers come from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The National Statistics method for
estimating the number of migrant workers employed in the UK is routinely based on the number of people at a given time who were born abroad, are of working age (16-64 for men, 16-59 for women), and in employment. However, you have requested data based on foreign nationality and this is the basis on which this question has been answered.
When interpreting the figures in the table, it is important to bear in mind that the LFS is not designed to cover everyone who is present in the UK. The survey may undercount the numbers of people who were born overseas, for the reasons which are set out in the table footnotes. It should also be noted that the categorisation of employment in the public sector is based on individual responses in LFS interviews which often do not correspond to the National Accounts definition of public sector employment.
As reported by ONS in an article, “Characteristics of Pubic Sector Workers”, published in the May 2007 edition of Economic and Labour Market Review , LFS public/private sector classifications suffer from some reporting error and the data do not correspond to the National Accounts definition, which is used for the official public sector employment statistics mainly based on returns from public sector organisations.
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