Mr. Clappison:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions pursuant to the answer of 22 July 2008, Official Report, column 1180W, on employment, what the figures are for the second quarter of 2008 on the same basis as the figures contained in the Answer. [225148]
Mr. McNulty [holding answer 8 October 2008]: The information requested is in the following table.
Quarter 2 2008
(i) Employment r ate (percentage)
(ii) Working age employment
(iii)16+ Employment
Foreign nationals
68.9
2,270,000
2,300,000
EU nationals
79.5
1,060,000
1,080,000
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Non-EU nationals
61.7
1,200,000
1,220,000
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10,000.
2. The figures provided in the tables are not seasonally adjusted. This means direct comparisons between different quarters are not possible.
3. Nationals from all 27 member states (excluding UK) are included in EU figures.
4. The totals for foreign nationals may not be equal to the sum of the corresponding numbers shown for EU and non-EU nationals due to rounding.
5. As these figures are based on a sample survey they are also subject to sampling variability.
6. It should be noted that the nationality question in the LFS is an undercount because:
a. it excludes those who have not been resident in the UK for six months;
b. it excludes students in halls who do not have a UK resident parent;
c. it excludes people in most other types of communal establishments (e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites, etc);
d. it is grossed to population estimates that only include migrants staying for 12 months or more.
7. Column (i) refers to the employment rate of working age people, that is the employment level of the working age population as a proportion of the total working age population. Column (ii) refers to the employment level of people of working age, females aged 16-59 and males aged 16-64. Column (iii) refers to the employment level of people aged 16 or over.
Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS)
Industrial Health and Safety: Cemeteries
John Mann:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he plans to issue new guidance on health and safety in graveyards. [224600]
Jonathan Shaw:
The Health and Safety Executive is supporting the Ministry of Justice and representatives from across the burial industry in finalising guidance on how to manage the risk associated with unstable memorials. The final guidance is due to be discussed at this month’s meeting of the Ministry of Justice’s Burials and Cemeteries Advisory Group. Subject to agreement there, the intention is to publish in the coming weeks.
Social Security Benefits: Pensioners
Mr. Willetts:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much was spent on each type of benefit for pensioners in each year from 1997 to 2007; and how much is forecast to be spent on each type of benefit in each year from 2008 to 2030. [209354]
Ms Rosie Winterton:
The information requested is in the following tables.
£ million
Outturn
Great Britain, Nominal Terms
1997-98
1998-9 9
1999-2000
2000- 0 1
2001-0 2
2002-03
State Pension
33,586
35,603
37,802
38,745
41,922
44,367
Income Support for people over 60/Minimum Income Guarantee/ Pension Credit
3,721
3,566
3,725
4,035
4,417
4,405
Housing Benefit
3,781
3,842
3,926
4,108
4,378
4,728
Council Tax Benefit
1,080
1,125
1,162
1,228
1,324
1,418
Disability Living Allowance
1,373
1,529
1,685
1,847
2,045
2,184
Attendance Allowance
2,521
2,680
2,823
2,955
3,124
3,251
Invalid Care Allowance/Carer's Allowance
37
38
38
57
61
46
Widows'/Bereavement Benefits
139
135
129
120
119
152
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Winter Fuel Allowance
191
194
759
1,749
1,681
1,705
Age Related Payments
0
0
0
0
0
0
TV Licence
0
0
0
306
365
374
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefits
288
290
290
305
315
324
Severe Disablement Allowance
136
144
144
163
165
163
Christmas Bonus
123
124
118
119
120
120
Social Fund
22
22
22
36
28
29
Incapacity Benefit (basic and earnings related)
668
431
161
3
0
0
Total Expenditure
47,666
49,724
52,786
55,775
60,064
63,268
£ million
Outturn
Estimat ed Outturn
Forecas t
Great Britain, Nominal Terms
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
State Pension
46,506
48,802
51,422
53,663
57,406
61,313
Income Support for people over 60/Minimum Income Guarantee/ Pension Credit
