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Mental Illness
Jo Swinson: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what assessment he has made of the recommendations relevant to his Department's policy responsibilities made in the Foresight report on Mental Capacity and Well-Being; and if he will make a statement. [244018]
Kevin Brennan: The Government are committed to supporting people with mental health problems. Indeed, health and wellbeing is one of the Cabinet Secretary's corporate priorities. The Cabinet Office is working with other Government Departments to improve wellbeing at work to achieve some of the associated benefits such as a reduction in absenteeism.
Additionally, the Social Exclusion Task Force in the Cabinet Office is working closely with other Government Departments to deliver the socially excluded adults public service agreement (PSA 16). PSA 16 aims increase the proportion of four client groups into accommodation and education, employment or training work. These groups are:
People receiving secondary mental health services
People with moderate to severe learning disabilities
Young people who have experienced care
Offenders under probation supervision
Migration
Chris Huhne: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the Office of National Statistics’ most recent estimate is of the number of (a) EU nationals living in the UK and (b) UK nationals living in other EU member states. [246245]
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 January 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to respond to your questions concerning what the Office for National Statistics’ most recent estimate is of the number of (a) EU nationals living in the UK and (b) UK nationals living in other EU member states (246245).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) collects data on nationality on the Annual Population Survey which covers residents of the UK. The ONS does not routinely collect information regarding UK nationals resident outside the UK.
Estimates from the Annual Population Survey for the time period April 2007 March 2008 show that 1.65 million EU nationals were resident in the UK. This estimate has a margin of error of +/- 53 thousand.
Migration: Australia
Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) what recent estimate he has made of the number of Australian nationals who were born in the UK; [244048]
(2) what recent estimate he has made of the number of UK nationals who were born in Australia. [244049]
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 16 December 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to respond to your questions concerning (a) the number of Australian nationals who were born in the UK (244048) and (b) the number of UK nationals who were born in Australia (244049).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) collects data on country of birth and nationality on the Annual Population Survey (APS) which is a household survey of UK residents. The APS covers only those people who are resident in the UK at the time of the survey. The estimates provided therefore exclude all Australian nationals who were born in the UK but were not living in the UK at the time of the survey and all UK nationals who were resident elsewhere at that time.
Estimates from the APS for the time period April 2007 - March 2008 show that there were:
10 thousand Australian nationals resident in the UK who were born in the UK. This estimate has a margin of error of +/- 4 thousand.
40 thousand resident UK nationals who were born in Australia. This estimate has a margin of error of +/- 8 thousand.
Minimum Wage and Benefits
Jenny Willott: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how many married couples without children are unemployed and in receipt of jobseeker's allowance and are (a) local authority tenants and (b) private tenants (i) in total and (ii) broken down by the smallest geographical area for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement; [246632]
(2) how many married couple families without children have the head of the family working up to (a) 16 hours a week and (b) 30 hours a week on no more than the national minimum wage, broken down by those that are (i) local authority tenants and (ii) private tenants (A) in total and (B) broken down by the smallest geographical area for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement; [246633]
(3) how many married couple families with (a) one child and (b) two children are unemployed and in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance and are (i) local authority tenants and (ii) private tenants (A) in total and (B) broken down by the smallest geographical area for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement; [246634]
(4) how many lone parents with (a) one child and (b) two children are working up to (i) 16 hours a week and (ii) 30 hours a week on no more than the national minimum wage, broken down by those that are (A) local authority tenants and (B) private tenants (1) in total and (2) broken down by the smallest geographical area for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [246637]
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 January 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions.
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many married couples without children are unemployed and in receipt of jobseeker's allowance and are (a) local authority tenants and (b) private tenants (i) in total and (ii) broken down by the smallest geographical area for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. (246632)
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many married couple families without children have the head of the family working up to (a) 16 hours a week and (b) 30 hours a week on no more than the national minimum wage, broken down by those that are (i) local authority tenants and (ii) private tenants (A) in total and (B) broken down by the smallest geographical area for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. (246633)
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many married couple families with (a) one child and (b) two children are unemployed and in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance and are (i) local authority tenants and (ii) private tenants (A) in total and (B) broken down by the smallest geographical area for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. (246634)
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many lone parents with (a) one child and (b) two children are working up to (i) 16 hours a week and (ii) 30 hours a week on no more than the national minimum wage, broken down by those that are (A) local authority tenants and (B) private tenants (1) in total and (2) broken down by the smallest geographical area for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. (246637)
The number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) are taken from the Jobcentre Plus administrative system. This system does not collect the family characteristics of claimants nor does it collect information on whether the family is in private or local authority rented accommodation. It is therefore not possible to use this source to provide estimates for the groups requested. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) collects information on individuals claiming JSA but reliable estimates for the groups requested are not available.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) is the principal source of statistics of the earnings of low paid employees. However, the ASHE does not collect information about family characteristics therefore can not provide estimates of the number of families on the national minimum wage.
The LFS can provide estimates of the characteristics of low paid workers but reliable estimates of the number of families on the minimum wage by housing tenure are not available.
Jenny Willott: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how many single people aged 25 or over are unemployed and in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance and are (a) local authority tenants and (b) private tenants (A) in total and (B) broken down by the smallest geographical area for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement; [246813]
(2) how many single people aged 25 or over are working an average of (a) 16 hours a week and (b) 30 hours a week on the national minimum wage, broken down by those that are (i) local authority tenants and (ii) private tenants (A) in total and (B) broken down by the smallest geographical area for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement; [246814]
(3) how many married couple families with (a) one child and (b) two children have the head of the family working (i) 16 hours a week and (ii) 30 hours a week on no more than the national minimum wage, broken down by those that are (A) local authority tenants and (B) private tenants (1) in total and (2) broken down by the smallest geographical area for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement; [246635]
(4) how many lone parents with (a) one child and (b) two children are unemployed and in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance and are (i) local authority tenants and (ii) private tenants (A) in total and (B) broken down by the smallest geographical area for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. [246636]
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 January 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many married couple families with (a) one child and (b) two children have the head of the family working (i) 16 hours a week and (ii) 30 hours a week on the national minimum wage, broken
down by those that are (A) local authority tenants and (B) private tenants (1) in total and (2) broken down by the smallest geographical area for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. (246635)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone parents with (a) one child and (b) two children are unemployed and in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance and are (i) local authority tenants and (ii) private tenants (A) in total and (B) broken down by the smallest geographical area for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. (246636)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single people aged 25 or over are unemployed and in receipt of jobseeker’s allowance and are (a) local authority tenants and (b) private tenants (A) in total and (B) broken down by the smallest geographical area for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. (246813)
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many single people aged 25 or over are working an average of (a) 16 hours a week and (b) 30 hours a week on the national minimum wage, broken down by those that are (i) local authority tenants and (ii) private tenants in total and broken down by the smallest geographical are for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement. (246814)
The number of people claiming Job Seekers Allowance (JSA) is taken from the Jobcentre Plus administrative system. This system does not collect the family characteristics of claimants nor does it collect information on whether the family is in private or local authority rented accommodation. It is therefore not possible to use this source to provide estimates for the groups requested. The Labour Force Survey (LFS) collects information on individuals claiming JSA but reliable estimates for the groups requested are not available.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) is the principle source of statistics of the earnings of low paid employees. However, the ASHE does not collect information about family characteristics and therefore can not provide estimates of the number of families on the national minimum wage.
The LFS can provide estimates of the characteristics of low paid workers but reliable estimates of the number of families on the minimum wage by housing tenure are not available.
Productivity
Chris Ruane: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the productivity level per worker was in each region in the latest period for which figures are available. [244215]
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 16 December 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question on what productivity level per worker was in each region in the latest period for which figures are available. (244215)
The Office for National Statistics does not produce output per worker estimates at a regional level. Output per worker productivity estimates are only available at the UK level with base year 2003=100. Annual productivity statistics at Government Office Region are available for GVA per hour, GVA per job and GVA per head. These are produced with the base being UK=100.
Table 1 attached provides estimates of the index value with UK=100 of GVA per filled job at Government Office Region level for 2006.
| Table 1 | |
| Region | GVA per filled job |
Public Consultation
Mr. Harper: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what guidance he has issued to Departments on the minimum length of consultations outside an election period; and if he will make a statement. [243557]
Ian Pearson [holding answer 15 December 2008]: I have been asked to reply.
The Department is responsible for the Government's Code of Practice on Consultation. This Code sets out how central Government Departments should run their formal, written consultation exercises. Criterion 2 of the Code states that:
“Consultations should normally last for at least 12 weeks with consideration given to longer timescales where feasible and sensible”.
Unemployed
Mr. Clappison: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how many and what proportion of people aged over 50 years old were unemployed in (a) each year since 1997 and (b) each of the last eight quarters for which figures are available; [244313]
(2) how many and what proportion of people aged 16 to 24 were unemployed in (a) each year since 1997 and (b) each of the last eight quarters for which figures are available. [244314]
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, 17 December 2008:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions asking how many and what proportion of people aged over 50 years old were unemployed in (a) each year since 1997 and (b) each of the last eight quarters for which figures are available. (244313); and how many and what proportion of people aged 16 to 24 were unemployed in (a) each year since 1997 and (b) each of the last eight quarters for which figures are available. (244314)
The requested information 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.
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