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The total number of national insurance numbers registered in 2006-2007 was 1,539,000. This includes all
adult registrations and those registered via the juvenile registration process just prior to age 16. There may be a small number of young foreign nationals who obtain a national insurance number through the juvenile registration process, and these will not appear in the foreign nationals total for adult national insurance number registrations. However, the majority of the juvenile registrations are for UK nationals.
It is not possible to provide a direct comparison between the top 10 nationality figures and the total number of national insurance numbers registered because the former figures relate only to adults and some foreign nationals will obtain a national insurance number through the juvenile registration process, for which no nationality breakdown is available. Also, the data for adult foreign nationals and total NINO registrations are derived in different ways and captured over different periods.
The number of foreign nationals registered with NINOs does not indicate either the number of migrants coming to the UK or the number of foreign nationals in employment. The national insurance figures count all foreign nationals, including those who stay only briefly. ONS immigration statistics define a migrant as someone who stays in the UK for at least a year. Equally, ONS figures are not restricted to arrivals allocated a NINO, for example, non-working students, and family members not requiring a national insurance number.
Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the change was in the number of national insurance registrations issued to (a) UK citizens and (b) foreign citizens in each year since 2002; and what the percentage change was in each period in each category. [162690]
Mr. Timms: [holding answer 12 November 2007]: The information is not available in the format requested.
The available information is provided as follows:
National insurance number registrations to UK citizens
The majority of UK nationals are registered with national insurance numbers (NINOs) as part of the juvenile registration process just prior to the age of 16. Some UK nationals apply for a NINO as adults and would go through the adult NINO allocation process. The data are not held in a format which allows us to extract a figure for UK nationals.
The number of foreign nationals registered with NINOs does not indicate either the number of migrants coming to the UK or the number of foreign nationals in employment. The national insurance figures count all foreign nationals, including those who stay only briefly. Office for National Statistics immigration statistics define a migrant as someone who stays in the UK for at least a year. Equally, ONS figures are not restricted to arrivals allocated a NINO, for example, non-working students, and family members not requiring a national insurance number.
Figures for the juvenile registration process are in the following table:
Adult national insurance number re gistrations to foreign citizens
Figures for national insurance numbers registered to foreign nationals under the adult national insurance number process are in the following table. The numbers in the table are sourced from figures already in the public domain. They are published via DWP's National Statistics First Release ‘National Insurance Number Allocations to Overseas Nationals entering the UK 2006/07’.
| Period | Foreign nationals registration volumes (thousand) | Percentage change |
| Notes: 1. Source data is the 100 per cent DWP extract from the National Insurance Recording system. 2. Annual periods relate to 6 April to 5 April. 3. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. Some additional disclosure control has been applied. Totals may not sum due to rounding method used. | ||
National Insurance: Foreigners
Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many national insurance numbers were held by non-UK citizens in (a) 1997, (b) 2002 and (c) the most recent year for which figures are available; and what each figure was as a percentage of total national insurance registrations. [162348]
Mr. Timms: Information on the totality of national insurance numbers held is not available broken down by nationality.
The number of new national insurance number registrations for adult foreign nationals by year of registration for 2002-03 and 2006-07 is published in Table 2 on page 16 of the report “National Insurance Number Allocations to Overseas Nationals entering the UK (previously Migrant Workers Statistics) 2007: Full Report” on the Department's website at:
No figures are available for 1997
The total number of national insurance numbers registered in 2006-07 was 1,539,000. This includes all adult registrations and those registered via the juvenile registration process just prior to age 16.
It is not possible to provide a direct comparison between the number of national insurance numbers
registered to foreign nationals and the total number of national insurance numbers registered because some foreign nationals will obtain a national insurance number through the juvenile registration process and no numbers are available for this. Also, the data for adult foreign nationals and total NINO registrations are derived in different ways and captured over different periods.
The number of foreign nationals registered with NINOs does not indicate either the number of migrants coming to the UK or the number of foreign nationals in employment. The national insurance figures count all foreign nationals, including those who stay only briefly. Office for National Statistics immigration statistics define a migrant as someone who stays in the UK for at least a year. Equally, ONS figures are not restricted to arrivals allocated a NINO, for example, non-working students, and family members not requiring a national insurance number.
Partnership Agreement
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will publish the partnership agreement between his Department and Citizens Advice signed in September 2007. [185838]
Mrs. McGuire: The partnership agreement is between Jobcentre Plus and Citizens Advice; a copy has been placed in the Library.
Social Security Benefits
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the number of households receiving benefits of in excess of (a) £30,000 and (b) £25,000 in the most recent year for which figures are available. [181640]
Mr. Plaskitt: It is estimated that there are around 20,000 households receiving either in-work or out-of-work benefits in excess of £30,000 per annum.
It is estimated that there are around 70,000 households receiving either in-work or out-of-work benefits in excess of £25,000 per annum.
Source:
Family Resources Survey, United Kingdom 2005-06
Social Security Benefits: Fraud
Danny Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will publish the findings of the voice risk analysis pilot scheme run by Harrow council in relation to claims for (a) housing and (b) council tax benefit. [193974]
Mr. Plaskitt: Seven local authority sites are currently testing voice risk analysis technology through pilots that are due to finish at the end of March 2008. The results from the local authorities—including Harrow—will be collated and analysed with a view to making the findings available in the summer.
Unemployment
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (1) what steps a jobseeker is required to take to provide proof that he or she is actively seeking work whilst on holiday; [185886]
(2) what the maximum time is that someone on jobseekers allowance may spend on holiday each year; [185887]
(3) what requirements there are for a person on jobseeker’s allowance on holiday to register with their local jobcentre whilst on holiday if it is different from their local jobcentre whilst at their normal residential address. [186122]
Mr. Timms: Jobseekers are allowed to go on holiday in Great Britain for two weeks in a 12-month period without having to actively seek work. As they do not need look for work during this period no proof of jobsearch is required. There is also no requirement for the jobseeker to register with the Jobcentre local to their holiday residence while away.
The jobseeker must remain within Great Britain, must be available for work during their absence and must provide information to Jobcentre Plus before leaving home concerning the duration of the absence and details of how they may be contacted while away. They must also be willing and able to return home immediately to take up a job if one is offered.
A jobseeker may take longer and more frequent holidays in a 12-month period if they wish. However, if a jobseeker takes more than two weeks holiday in a 12- month period, they will have to continue to demonstrate that they are available for and actively seeking work and to attend the Jobcentre local to their holiday residence at least fortnightly.
Communities and Local Government
Bridging Newcastle Gateshead: Finance
Jim Cousins: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much the Government have contributed through Bridging Newcastle Gateshead to costs for (a) the strategic housing staff capacity of the city of Newcastle and (b) (i) the EDAW consultancy and (ii) other consultancy costs incurred in (A) the preparation of the north central plan and (B) in relation to the Benwell Scotswood plan. [191626]
Mr. Iain Wright: The Bridging Newcastle Gateshead (BNG) contribution to work on strategic housing capacity in Newcastle city council, by providing financial contributions for the preparation of area action plans, is projected to be £396,566 in the year up to 31 March 2008.
BNG have contributed £200,000 towards the cost of the north central plan that has been led by consultants. This amount is the overall budget and includes costs other than consultancies fees such as the hiring of venues to undertake public consultation.
In relation to the Benwell Scotswood plan, BNG have contributed £227,000 towards the cost of this project that has been led by EDAW. This amount is the overall budget and includes costs other than consultancies fees such as the hiring of venues to undertake public consultation.
Casinos: Manchester
Robert Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government if she will allocate funding to Manchester city council for costs incurred in relation to preparation for the regional casino. [192405]
John Healey: The decision to apply to the casino advisory panel was a matter for the local authorities concerned.
Council Housing: Overcrowding
Mr. Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what recent assessment her Department and its agencies have made of the level of overcrowding in social housing; and what statistical measures are used to quantify that level. [194507]
Mr. Iain Wright: Levels of overcrowding are measured through the Survey of English Housing and assessed against the “bedroom standard”, based on the ages and composition of a household. The ‘Survey of English Housing Preliminary Results: 2006-07’ were published on 18 December 2007
Table 9 indicates that the rate of overcrowding in the social rented sector is 5.8 per cent. across England.
In December, the Department published ‘Tackling overcrowding in England: an action plan’ to assist local authorities in developing their own strategies to tackle overcrowding.
Home Information Packs
Robert Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 28 January 2008, Official Report, column 117W, on ipsos MORI, if she will place in the Library a copy of the research on post implementation of home information packs; [191635]
(2) pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 15 January 2008, Official Report, column 781, to the hon. Member for Welwyn, Hatfield, on home information packs, whether Ipsos MORI has provided an interim report or initial conclusions to her Department. [191671]
Caroline Flint: The home information pack area trials—research report was published on 6 March 2008. Copies are available in Library of the House.
Robert Neill: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Brentwood and Ongar of 29 January 2008, Official Report, column 230W, on home information packs, whether the unique property reference number (UPRN) used to identify a property in a home condition report is the same UPRN used to identify a property by (a) the Valuation Office Agency and (b) the National and Land Property Gazetteer. [191670]
Caroline Flint: The Valuation Office Agency and National Land and Property Gazetteer have their own unique reference property numbers, which are not the same as those generated by the home information pack register.
Lembit Öpik: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many complaints the home information pack redress scheme has received since it was established; how many of these have been upheld; and if she will make a statement. [192629]
Caroline Flint: Communities and Local Government does not hold data on the number of complaints made to home information pack redress schemes. Such data will be included in each scheme's annual report.
Lembit Öpik: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many estate agents have been fined for non-compliance with the home information pack regulations since the packs became mandatory; and if she will make a statement. [192630]
Caroline Flint: Local authority weights and measures authorities and the Office of Fair Trading are responsible for enforcing the home information pack duties through s.166 and s.175 of the Housing Act 2004. The OFT has not received notice of any penalty charges having been served.
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