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Departmental Written Questions
Mr. Gibb: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many Questions for written answer were tabled to his Department in Session (a) 2002-03, (b) 2003-04, (c) 2004-05, (d) 2005-06, (e) 2006-07 and (f) 2007-08 to date; and how many were (i) answered substantively and (ii) not answered on grounds of disproportionate cost. [235401]
Kevin Brennan: The number of ordinary written and named day questions received by the Cabinet Office in each session since 2002-3 is set out in the following table:
| Session | Number |
Details of how many of these questions were (i) answered substantively and (ii) not answered on grounds of disproportionate cost are not recorded.
Employment
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people were (a) employed (i) full-time and (ii) part-time and (b) unemployed in (A) City of York constituency, (B) the City of York local authority area, (C) Yorkshire and the Humber and (D) the UK (1) on the latest date for which figures are available and (2) on the same date in each of the previous 10 years. [237046]
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, November 2008:
‘As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about how many people were (a) employed (i) full-time (ii) part time and (b) unemployed in (A) City of York constituency, (B) City of York local authority 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.
(237046)
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 who were in full-time and part-time employment, and those people who were unemployed, in the City of York Parliamentary Constituency, York Unitary Authority, Yorkshire and The Humber and the UK. Estimates are provided for the 12 months ending in February from 1998 to 2004 from the annual LFS, and for the 12 months ending in March from 2005 to 2008, from the APS.
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.
| Table 1: Persons in full-time and part-time employment( 1) and unemployment( 1) in City of York parliamentary constituency, York unitary authority, Yorkshire and the Humber and UK | ||||||
| thousand | ||||||
| City of York | York UA | |||||
| Full-time | Part-time | Unemployment | Full-time | Part-time | Unemployment | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | UK | |||||
| Full-time | Part-time | Unemployment | Full-time | Part-time | Unemployment | |
| (1) Levels of employment and unemployment are provided for persons aged 16 and over. The figures presented are weighted to population estimates published in 2007 (2) Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates. See Guide to Quality 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 Source: Annual Labour Force Survey/ Annual Population Survey | ||||||
Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many (a) UK nationals, (b) UK born people, (c) foreign nationals, (d) non-UK EU nationals, (e) EU A8 nationals and (f) non-EU nationals of working age were in employment in the UK in (i) July to September 2006 and (ii) July to September 2008; and what the employment rate was in each group. [237717]
Kevin Brennan [holding answer 20 November 2008]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many (a) UK nationals, (b) UK born people, (c) foreign nationals, (d) non-UK EU nationals, (e) EU A8 nationals and (f) non-EU nationals of working age were in employment in the UK in (i) July to September 2006 and (ii) July to September 2008; and what the employment rate was in each group. (237717)
The information requested is shown in the attached table. 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, or the migrant worker figures published every quarter, which are weighted using more up-to-date population estimates.
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