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Departmental Marketing

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what products featuring departmental or Government branding were procured by (a) his Department and (b) its agencies in each of the last five years. [179918]

Angela Eagle: The Chancellor’s Department and its agencies have procured a number of Government and departmental branded products over the last five years including pens, mugs, carrier bags, mouse mats in relation to agency re-branding, awareness campaigns and conferences. However, it is not possible to provide comprehensive details as these could be supplied only at disproportionate cost.

Departmental Redundancy

Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost of redundancies was to his Department in each month since 30 June 2006. [180486]

Angela Eagle: I refer to the answer given to the hon. Member on 7 January 2008, Official Report, column 313W. The cost of redundancies in 2006-07 was £1,140,000. Monthly data could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Departmental Wines

Mike Penning: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to ensure that English wine is served exclusively or at the request of guests at meals, parties and receptions hosted by his Department; and if he will make a statement. [164286]

Angela Eagle: I am pleased that the changes secured by the UK in negotiating the new CAP wine regime will enable the UK wine production sector to continue the rapid expansion seen in recent years in response to strong consumer demand.

All public procurement procedures must comply with the EC Treaty. The key principles of the treaty, from a public procurement point of view, are the free movement of goods and services, and non-discrimination on the grounds of nationality.

English wines, however, can be supplied upon request.

Employment

Hugh Bayley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people were (a) employed (i) full-time and (ii) part-time and (b) unemployed in (A) City of York constituency, (B) City of York Council area, (C) Yorkshire and the Humber region and (D) the United Kingdom (1) at the latest date for which figures are available and (2) at the same date in each of the previous 10 years. [183405]

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

Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 4 February 2008:

The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about how many people were (a)
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employed (i) full-time (ii) part time and (b) unemployed in (A) City of York constituency, (B) City of York council area, (C) Yorkshire and The Humber and (D) the United Kingdom (1) at the latest date for which figures are available and (2) at the same date in each of the previous 10 years. I am replying in her absence. (183405)

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles employment statistics for local areas from the annual Labour Force Survey (LFS) and the Annual Population Survey (APS) following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.

Table 1 attached, shows the number of people, aged 16 and over, resident in the City of York constituency, who were in full-time and part-time employment, for the 12 months ending in February from 1997 to 2004 from the annual LFS and for the 12 months ending in March from 2005 to 2007, and for the latest period, the 12 months ending in June 2007, from APS. The table also shows corresponding data for residents of the City of York Unitary Authority, Yorkshire and The Humber and Great Britain.

For unitary and local authorities, the ONS produces estimates of total unemployment, following ILO definitions, from a statistical model. Annual estimates for other areas are compiled from the annual LFS and APS following ILO definitions.

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Table 2 attached, shows the number of people, aged 16 and over, resident in the City of York constituency, who were unemployed, for the 12 months ending in February from 1997 to 2004 from the annual LFS and for the 12 months ending in March from 2005 to 2007, and for the latest period, the 12 months ending in June 2007, from APS. The table also shows corresponding data for residents of the City of York Unitary Authority, Yorkshire and The Humber and Great Britain. Corresponding headline unemployment rates, for persons of working age (males aged 16 to 64 and females aged 16 to 59), are also provided. The rates allow changes to be seen in the context of changing population numbers.

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. In this case, for the City of York constituency and the City of York Unitary Authority, the sample sizes are not sufficient to give an accurate estimate of even the direction of the change over the period.

ONS also compiles statistics for local areas of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA). Table 3, attached, shows the annual average number of people, resident in the City of York constituency, the City of York Unitary Authority, Yorkshire and The Humber and the United Kingdom, claiming JSA from 1997 to 2007. The number of claimants is also shown as a percentage of the resident working age population.

Table 1: Full-time and part-time employment; city of York constituency, city of York unitary authority, Yorkshire and the Humber and Great Britain
In employment (Thousand)
	City of York constituency			City of York unitary authority			Yorkshire and the Humber			Great Britain
12 months ending	Full-time	Part-time	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Total
February 1997	32	12	44	59	23	82	1,590	560	2,151	18,974	6,379	25,355
February 1998	31	14	45	57	20	77	1,594	576	2,170	19,224	6,448	25,678
February 1999	33	15	48	59	24	83	1,616	595	2,212	19,454	6,520	25,981
February 2000	34	12	45	61	22	83	1,620	591	2,211	19,600	6,610	26,218
February 2001	36	15	51	64	29	93	1,634	624	2,259	19,743	6,739	26,492
February 2002	36	15	51	66	27	93	1,658	606	2,265	19,957	6,767	26,734
February 2003	37	16	54	65	28	93	1,664	616	2,280	19,931	6,902	26,848
February 2004	37	16	53	65	27	92	1,671	641	2,312	19,971	7,078	27,063
March 2005	39	16	55	65	27	92	1,696	623	2,320	20,274	7,019	27,313
March 2006	37	15	52	67	26	93	1,691	630	2,322	20,310	7,046	27,371
March 2007	36	14	50	65	24	90	1,684	560	2,245	20,092	6,313	26,405
June 2007	32	14	46	66	28	94	1,702	610	2,312	20,456	7,115	27,571
Notes: 1. Data subject to sampling variability. 2. Changes in the estimates over time should be treated with particular caution. Source: Annual Labour Force Survey; Annual Population Survey.

Table 2: Unemployed aged 16 and over, resident in the city of York constituency, city of York unitary authority, Yorkshire and the Humber and Great Britain
Thousand
	City of York constituency		City of York unitary authority		Yorkshire and the Humber		Great Britain
12 months ending	Level( 1)	Rate( 2) (Percentage)	Level( 3)	Rate( 2, 3) (Percentage)	Level( 1)	Rate( 2) (Percentage)	Level( 1)	Rate( 2) (Percentage)
February 1997	4	8.0	5	5.9	198	8.4	2,136	7.8
February 1998	4	7.3	5	5.7	172	7.3	1,851	6.7
February 1999	3	6.4	5	5.2	164	6.9	1,673	6.1
February 2000	2	5.2	4	4.5	152	6.4	1,641	5.9
February 2001	3	4.9	4	4.0	140	5.9	1,468	5.3
February 2002	2	4.3	3	3.6	121	5.1	1,404	5.0
February 2003	2	3.9	3	3.4	119	5.0	1,450	5.1
February 2004	3	4.7	4	3.7	121	5.0	1,399	4.9
March 2005	2	3.1	3	2.8	105	4.3	1,343	4.7
March 2006	2	3.9	3	3.2	124	5.1	1,445	5.0
March 2007	4	7.3	4	4.3	134	5.6	1,546	5.3
June 2007	4	7.1	4	4.2	135	5.5	1,528	5.2
(1) Annual Labour Force Survey and Annual Population Survey data subject to sampling variability. (2) Unemployed as a percentage of the economically active population. (3) Model-based estimates subject to random variability. Note: Changes in the estimates overtime should be treated with particular caution. Source: Annual Labour Force Survey; Annual Population Survey.

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