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Intergovernmental Conference
Mr. Jenkin: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the Prime Minister’s statement of 22 October 2007, Official Report, columns 19-24, on the intergovernmental conference, and with reference to the answer of 15 December 2003, Official Report, column 674W, that three million British jobs are linked to trade with the EU, what estimate he has made of (a) the volume of goods and services exported to the UK by other EU states and (b) the returns received by other EU states on investments in the UK in each of the last two years; what proportion of gross domestic product each represented for each EU state; and what estimate he has made of the number of jobs in each state which were linked directly or indirectly to trade with the UK. [168706]
Angela Eagle [holding answer 27 November 2007]: Annual UK goods import volumes from the EU27 have grown by 13 per cent. on average over the last two years. Comparable import volumes of services figures are not available. A country specific breakdown is not available for import volumes to the UK. Using current price imports, the two biggest EU27 countries exporting to the UK in 2005 were Germany and France exporting €71.5 billion and €44.2 billion respectively, the country that exported the least to the UK is Estonia (€0.4 billion). The returns received by the EU27 on investments in the UK in 2006 were £89.8 billion. This was 1.4 per cent. of total EU27 (excluding the UK) GDP. This was up from £70.2 billion, 1.1 per cent. of EU27 GDP, in 2005. The estimate of jobs linked to trade with the EU is not available on a country-by-country basis.
Maternal Mortality: Suffolk
Mr. Spring: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many maternity deaths there were in Suffolk in each of the last five years. [169569]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 3 December 2007:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many maternity deaths there were in Suffolk in each of the last five years. (169569)
There was only one death where pregnancy or childbirth was the underlying cause(1), in Suffolk county(2), in the years 2002 to 20063 (the latest year available). This was in 2004.
(1) Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes 000-099 (pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium). Deaths were included where one of these causes was the underlying cause of death.
(2) Based on boundaries as of 2007.
(3) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.
Migrant Workers: East of England
Mr. Vara: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the number of migrant workers in (a) North West Cambridgeshire, (b) Cambridgeshire, (c) the East of England and (d) the UK in each of the last five years. [169392]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 3 December 2007:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what estimate has been made of the number of migrant workers there were in (a) North West Cambridgeshire, (b) Cambridgeshire, (c) the East of England and (d) the UK in each of the last five years. (169392)
The Office for National Statistics compiles statistics on employment for local areas from the annual Labour Force Survey (LFS) and the Annual Population Survey (APS) following International Labour Organisation definitions.
The data for analysing migrant workers also come from the above surveys. 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. It means, for example, that some people who are UK nationals will be included in the total of “foreign born” and that people who are working but are above state pension age are not included.
The National Statistics 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 these figures, it is important to bear in mind that the APS 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 and APS estimates at this detailed level are only available consistent with population estimates published in February and March 2003 and are not comparable with the estimates published in the Labour Market Statistics First Release on 14 November 2007, which are based on latest population estimates.
Table 1, attached, shows the numbers of working age in employment who were not born in the UK and were resident in the North West Cambridgeshire constituency, for the twelve month periods ending in February 2003 and February 2004, from the annual LFS, and for the twelve month periods ending in March 2005, March 2006 and December 2006 from the APS (the January to December 2006 APS dataset is the most recent for which information on country of birth is currently available). The table also shows the numbers of non-UK born persons in employment as percentages of all persons of working age in employment, in the area. Tables 2, 3 and 4 show the same information for Cambridgeshire, the East of England Government Office Region, and the UK, respectively.
As these estimates are from a sample survey they are subject to margins of uncertainty. In particular the estimates for North West Cambridgeshire, and Cambridgeshire will be based on small sample sizes. Changes over time should be treated with particular caution.
| Table 1: Number of non-UK born persons of working age( 1) in employment in the North West Cambridgeshire constituency | ||
| 12 months ending | Employment l evel( 2) ( thousand ) | Non-UK born persons in employment as percentage of all in employment |
| (1) Includes males aged 16-64 and females aged 16-59 (2) Does not include respondents who did not answer the question on country of birth. Estimates are subject to sampling variability. It should also be noted that the country of birth question in the LFS gives an undercount because: it excludes certain people 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 which exclude migrants staying for less than 12 months. microdata are grossed to population estimates consistent with those published in spring 2003 which are significantly lower than the latest population estimates. Source: Annual Labour Force Survey; Annual Population survey. | ||
| Table 2: Number of non-UK born persons of working age( 1) in employment in Cambridgeshire | ||
| 12 months ending | Employment l evel( 2 ) ( thousand ) | Non-UK born persons in employment as percentage of all in employment |
| (1) Includes males aged 16-64 and females aged 16-59 (2) Does not include respondents who did not answer the question on country of birth. Estimates are subject to sampling variability. It should also be noted that the country of birth question in the LFS gives an undercount because it excludes certain people 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 which exclude migrants staying for less than 12 months. microdata are grossed to population estimates consistent with those published in spring 2003 which are significantly lower than the latest population estimates. Source: Annual Labour Force Survey; Annual Population survey. | ||
| Table 4: Number of non-UK born persons of working age( 1) in employment in the UK | ||
| 12 months ending | Employment l evel( 2 ) ( thousand ) | Non-UK born persons in employment as percentage of all in employment |
| (1) Includes males aged 16-64 and females aged 16-59 (2) Does not include respondents who did not answer the question on country of birth. Estimates are subject to sampling variability. It should also be noted that the country of birth question in the LFS gives an undercount because : it excludes certain people 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 which exclude migrants staying for less than 12 months. microdata are grossed to population estimates consistent with those published in spring 2003 which are significantly lower than the latest population estimates. Source: Annual Labour Force Survey; Annual Population survey. | ||
Minimum Wage: Greater London
Tom Brake: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in each London borough were paid less than the minimum wage in the latest period for which figures are available. [169241]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 3 December 2007:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many people in each London borough were paid less than the minimum wage in the latest period for which figures are available. (169241)
Estimates for the number of jobs paid below the national minimum wage by London borough are not available. However, I attach a table showing the number of jobs earning less than the national minimum wage by Government Office Region.
A guide to measuring low pay and associated articles can be found on the National Statistics website at:
| Estimates of UK jobs paid below the national minimum wage by Government Office Region in 2007 | ||
| Government Office Region | Thousands | Percentage |
| Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Office for National Statistics. | ||
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