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Emigration
Stephen Hesford: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people emigrated from (a) the UK and (b) Merseyside between 2001 and 2007. [196924]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Jil Matheson, dated 31 March 2008:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your question about how many people emigrated from (a) the UK and (b) Merseyside between 2001 and 2007. I am replying in her absence. (196924)
The latest available estimates of Total International Migration (TIM) are for the calendar year 2006. In the six-year period, 2001 to 2006, emigration of UK residents from the UK for at least a year is estimated to have totalled 2,127,000.
TIM estimates are not available on this basis for geographical areas below the level of Government Office Region. However figures on international migration, used to calculate the annual mid-year population estimates, are available for local areas. These cover the period from one mid-year to the next. Between mid-2001 and mid-2006, emigration of UK residents from Merseyside for at least a year is estimated to have totalled 30,000 (compared to 1,768,000 from the UK as whole in this five-year period).
Employment Agencies
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2008, Official Report, column 1365W, on Employment Agencies, what recruitment agencies his Department has used in each of the last 10 years. [189367]
Angela Eagle: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him on 18 June 2007, Official Report, column 1496W by the then Financial Secretary my hon. Friend the Member for Wentworth (Mr. Healey).
Employment: Wales
Chris Ruane: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people were in employment in Vale of Clwyd constituency in each of the last 11 years. [196176]
Angela Eagle [holding answer 25 March 2008]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Jil Matheson, dated 31 March 2008:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many people were in employment in Vale of Clwyd constituency in each of the last 11 years. I am replying in her absence. (196176)
The Office for National Statistics compiles employment statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS) and its predecessor the annual Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation definitions.
Table 1, attached, shows the number of people aged 16 and over, resident in the Vale of Clwyd constituency, who were in employment in each of the last 11 years. Estimates are obtained from the annual LFS for each 12 month period from 1997 to 2004. For time series comparisons, the APS estimates from 2005
to 2007 are provided covering the 12 month periods ending in March, but the most recently released estimate is also included, which covers the 12 month period ending in June 2007.
As these estimates are for a subset of the population in a small geographical area, they are based on small sample sizes, and are therefore subject to large margins of uncertainty.
In order to produce estimates for small geographical areas, APS and annual LFS estimates are provided based on survey microdata. These are consistent with the UK population estimates published in February and March 2003, whereas the regional and national estimates published in the Labour Market Statistics First Release are based on more up-to-date population figures, so the two are not directly comparable.
| Table 1: People of 16+ in employment in Vale of Clwyd constituency for the past 11 years | |
| Thousand | |
| 12 months ending | In employment |
| (1) Labour Force Survey data. (2) Annual Population Survey data. | |
Employment: York
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many (a) full and (b) part-time jobs there were in the City of York in each year since 1997. [197132]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Jil Matheson, dated 31 March 2008:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question on how many (a) full and (b) part-time jobs there were in the City of York in each year since 1997.1 am replying in her absence. (197132).
The Office for National Statistics compiles employment statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS) and its predecessor the annual Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation definitions. This is the preferred source for estimates at the detailed level requested. Employment estimates are distinct from the number of jobs, which come from the Annual Business Inquiry.
Table 1 attached provides estimates based on people aged 16 and over, in full and part-time employment, resident in the City of York.
Estimates based on the most recent parliamentary constituency boundaries are only available from 2001. Figures for 2001-2004 are for the twelve months ending February that year. Figures for 2005-2007 are for the twelve months ending March the same year.
As these estimates are for a subset of the population in a small geographical area, they are based on small sample sizes, and are therefore subject to large margins of uncertainty.
In order to produce estimates for small geographical areas, APS and annual LFS estimates are provided based on survey microdata. These are consistent with the UK population estimates published in February and March 2003, whereas the regional and national estimates published in the Labour Market
Statistics First Release are based on more up-to-date population figures, so the two are not directly comparable.
| Table 1: Full-time( 1) and part-time( 2) employment for people aged 16 and over, resident in the City of York( 3) | |||
| Thousand | |||
| 12 months ending | Full-time | Part-time | Total |
| (1, 2) Includes those full-time and part-time on New Deal. (3) 2005 parliamentary constituency boundary revision. (4) Based on annual Labour Force Survey (LFS). (5) Based on Annual Population Survey (APS). Notes: 1. In order to produce estimates for small geographical areas, APS and annual LFS estimates are provided based on survey microdata. These are consistent with the UK population estimates published in February and March 2003, whereas the regional and national estimates published in the Labour Market Statistics First Release are based on more up-to-date population figures, so the two are not directly comparable. 2. As these estimates are for a subset of the population in a small geographical area, they are based on small sample sizes, and are therefore subject to large margins of uncertainty. 3. Due to rounding the totals may not sum. Source: Annual Population Survey and annual Labour Force Survey. | |||
Excise Duties: Motor Vehicles
Mr. Goodwill: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the annual cost to the Exchequer of resuming the rolling exemption from vehicle excise duty for historic vehicles over 35 years of age in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12. [197404]
Angela Eagle: I refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer I gave on 30 January 2008, Official Report, column 403W. Licensing data does not completely disaggregate by applicable vehicle excise duty rate the population of vehicles manufactured prior to 1974, 1975 and 1976. It is therefore not possible to determine the cost to the Exchequer of extending the exemption on a rolling 35-year basis.
Food: Expenditure
Mr. Jamie Reed: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the average annual salary was spent on food at the most recent date for which figures are available. [196200]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Jil Matheson, dated 31 March 2008:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking what percentage of the average annual salary was spent on food at the most recent date for which figures are available. I am replying in her absence. (196200)
Figures on the percentage of the annual average salary spent on food are not available. However, information on household income and expenditure is available. In 2005/06 the average United Kingdom household spent 9 per cent of their disposable income on food and non-alcoholic drinks.
This estimate is based on data collected through the Expenditure and Food Survey, which is a sample survey covering
approximately 7,000 households in the UK. Spending on food and non-alcoholic drinks excludes expenditure on take-away meals and snacks, and meals purchased in restaurants. Disposable income includes income from all sources including salaries, self-employment income, benefits, and pensions after the deduction of income tax, council tax and employees’ national insurance contributions.
Foreign Workers: Enfield
Joan Ryan: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his most recent estimate is of the number of migrant workers in Enfield North constituency in each of the last 10 years. [196799]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Jil Matheson dated 31 March 2008:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question on what the most recent estimate is of the number of migrant workers in Enfield, North in each of the last ten years. I am replying in her absence. (196799)
The Office for National Statistics compiles statistics on migrant workers for local areas from the Annual Population survey (APS) and its predecessor the annual 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. 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 table attached shows the numbers of people of working age in employment who were not born in the UK and were resident in Enfield, North Parliamentary Constituency. Estimates are obtained from the annual LFS for each 12 months period ending in February from 1998 to 2004. For time series comparisons, the APS estimates from 2005 to 2007 are provided covering the 12 month periods ending in March, but the most recently released estimate is also included, which covers the 12 month period ending in September 2007.
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.
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 order to produce estimates for small geographical areas, APS and annual LFS estimates are provided based on survey microdata. These are consistent with the UK population estimates published in February and March 2003, whereas the regional and national estimates published in the Labour Market Statistics First Release are based on more up-to-date population figures, so the two are not directly comparable.
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