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| Percentage | |||||
| Standard Industrial Classification (1992) | |||||
| G-H: Distribution hotels and restaurants | I: Transport and communication | J-K: Financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities | L-N: Public admin, education and health | O-Q: Other services | |
| (1) Includes those whose industry sector was not known. Note: The above estimates exclude people in most types of communal establishment (e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc). Source: Labour Force Survey | |||||
Personal Income
Mr. Evans: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the median income per capita was in (a) Ribble Valley constituency, (b) the north west and (c) the United Kingdom in the latest period for which figures are available. [230933]
Mr. McNulty [holding answer 27 October 2008]: I have been asked to reply.
Specific information regarding incomes and circumstances of households in the United Kingdom is available in the “Family Resources Survey 2006-07”.
The data source does not allow us to provide robust numbers for estimates below the level of the north west Government office region.
For the north west, three survey year averages are given. This is because robust single year estimates for regions cannot be produced because of the volatility in estimates.
Over the period 2004-05 to 2006-07, the median income per capita in 2006-07 prices for the north west is £218 per week. The equivalent figure for the United Kingdom over the same period is £228 per week in 2006-07 prices.
Notes:
1. These statistics are based on Family Resources Survey data.
2. Small differences should be treated with caution as these will be affected by sampling error and variability in non-response.
3. The reference period for Family Resources Survey figures is single financial years. Three sample years have been combined for the north west as regional single year estimates are subject to volatility, so statistics for the north west cover the period 2004-05 to 2006-07, and are presented in 2006-07 prices. A three-year average has also been presented for statistics covering the United Kingdom, so these statistics are comparable to the statistics for the north west.
4. Incomes have been rounded to the nearest pound sterling.
Unemployment: Young People
Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many (a) UK national and (b) UK-born 16 to 24-year-olds were unemployed in each of the last four quarters for which figures are available; what the percentage change in each category was over the previous quarter; what the employment rate in each category was; and what the percentage change was between the second quarter of 1997 and the most recent quarter for which figures are available in each category. [233531]
Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated November 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many (a) UK national and (b) UK-born 16 to 24 year olds were unemployed in each of the last four quarters for which figures are available; what the percentage change in each category was over the previous quarter; what the employment rate in each category was; and what the percentage change was between the second quarter of 1997 and the most recent quarter for which figures are available in each category. (233531)
The requested information is shown in the attached tables.
The estimates are derived from the Labour Force Survey. As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
The figures in the table are derived from the LFS microdata which are weighted using the official population estimates published in autumn 2007. They are not entirely consistent with the figures published in the monthly Labour Market Statistics First Release which are weighted using more up-to-date population estimates.
| Table 1: Unemployment( 1) levels far 16 to 24-year-olds for UK nationals and UK born United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted | |||||
| Thousands and percentage | |||||
| UK nationals aged 16 to 24 | UK born aged 18 to 24 | ||||
| Unemployment level | Change on previous quarter (%) | Unemployment level | Change on previous quarter (%) | ||
| (1 )Number of unemployed people measured using the internationally agreed definition recommended by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). (2 )Coefficients of variation have been calculated for the levels for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates, as described as follows: Guide to Quality: The Coefficient of Variation (CV) indicates the quality of an estimate, the smaller the CV value the higher the quality. The true value is likely to lie within +/- twice the CV—for example, for an estimate of 200 with a CV of 5 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220. Key Coefficient of Variation (CV) (%) Statistical Robustness * 0 < CV< 5 Estimates are considered precise ** 5 < CV < 10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise *** 10 < CV < 20 Estimates are considered acceptable **** CV ≥20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes Note: It should be noted that the aforementioned estimates exclude people in most types of communal establishment(e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc) Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS) | |||||
| Table 2: Employment rates for 18 to 24-year-olds by nationality and country of birth United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted | |||
| Percentage | |||
| UK nationals | UK born | ||
| Note: It should be noted that the aforementioned estimates exclude people in most types of communal establishment (e.g. hotels, boarding houses, hostels, mobile home sites etc.) . Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS) | |||
Children, Schools and Families
Children in Care: National Curriculum Tests
Michael Gove: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many and what percentage of children in care scheduled to take key stage (a) 2 and (b) 3 tests were (i) marked as absent, (ii) took the tests but failed to register a level, (iii) reached level 2, (iv) reached level 3, (v) reached level 4, (vi) reached level 5 and (vii) reached level 6 in each of the last five years. [232330]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The numbers and percentages of children looked after continuously for 12 months, who attained the expected level at key stage 2 and 3, are shown in the following Statistical First Releases:
Outcome Indicators for Looked after Children, Twelve months to 30 September 2004—England (years 2002 to 2004 are shown in table B)
Outcome Indicators for Children Looked After, Twelve months to 30 September 2007—England (years 2005 to 2007 are shown in table B)
More detailed information is unavailable.
Departmental Lost Property
Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what (a) equipment and (b) data were lost by his Department in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. [231448]
Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The information is as follows:
(a) Equipment reported as lost, missing or stolen in the financial year 2007-08 is as follows:
| (a) All equipment | |
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