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Redundancy: Hertfordshire
Mike Penning: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) how many people have been made redundant in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in the last six months; [265801]
(2) how many people identified as unemployed in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire had been out of work for 12 months or more in each of the last five months; [265804]
(3) how many people under the age of 21 years were identified as unemployed in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each of the last five years; [265806]
(4) how many people identifying themselves as disabled have been employed in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each year since 1997. [Official Report, 12 May 2009, Vol. 492, c. 10MC.] [265818]
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 March 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions asking how many people have been made redundant in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in the last six months; how many people under the age of 21 years were identified as unemployed in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each of the last five years; how many people identifying themselves as disabled have been employed in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each year since 1997; how many people identified as unemployed in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire had been out of work for 12 months or more in each of the last five months. (265801, 265806, 265818 & 265804)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles labour market statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS) and its predecessor the annual Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions. Estimates of the number of people in employment identifying themselves as disabled have been compiled from this source. However, this source does not support analysis of redundancies at these geographic levels and no alternate source is available. It is also not possible to analyse unemployment by small age groups, or for specific durations, for small geographic areas from this source. As an alternative to that, analyses of the count of claimants of Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) for the areas requested has been provided.
Table 1 shows the number of persons claiming JSA who are under the age of 19 and resident in the Hemel Hempstead constituency or Hertfordshire. Statistics of the count of claimants of persons claiming JSA are not available for persons under the age of 21.
Table 2 shows the number of persons of all ages claiming JSA for more than 12 months, who are resident in Hemel Hempstead or Hertfordshire.
Table 3 show the number of persons resident in Hertfordshire, who identified themselves as having a limiting health problem lasting more than 12 months, and were employed. Figures have been provided for periods up to June 2008, the latest period for which figures are available. Estimates for Hemel Hempstead have not been supplied as they are statistically unreliable.
As even the estimates quoted 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. A guide to the quality of the estimates is given in Table3.
National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and the claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at
| Table 1. Number of persons aged under 19 claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance resident in Hemel Hempstead Constituency and Hertfordshire | ||
| As at February each year | Hemel Hempstead | Hertfordshire |
| Source: Jobcentre Plus administrative system | ||
| Table 2. Number of persons claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance for more than 12 months resident in Hemel Hempstead Constituency and Hertfordshire | ||
| Hemel Hempstead | Hertfordshire | |
| Source: Jobcentre Plus administrative system | ||
| Table 3. Number of disabled( 1) persons in employment resident in Hertfordshire | |
| 12 months ending | Hertfordshire ( T housand) |
| (1) Persons age 16+ who had a limiting health problem lasting more than 12 months. Note: Coefficients of Variation have been calculated for the latest period as an indication of the quality of the estimates. See Guide to Quality below. 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% we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220 Key Statistical Robustness * Estimates are considered precise ** Estimates are considered reasonably precise *** Estimates are considered acceptable **** Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes Source: Annual Population Survey/Annual Labour Force Survey | |
Teenage Pregnancy: Hertfordshire
Mike Penning: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many girls under 16 years of age resident in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire became pregnant in each of the last 10 years. [265800]
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 24 March 2009:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many girls under 16 years of age became pregnant in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each of the last 10 years. (265800)
Available figures are estimates of the number of conceptions that resulted in a live birth and/or stillbirth (a maternity) or a legal termination.
Numbers of conceptions to girls under 16 years of age in Hertfordshire for the years 1998-2007 (the most recent year for which figures are available), are shown in the attached table. Figures for 2007 are provisional.
Information on conceptions is not routinely published for parliamentary constituencies. Hence figures cannot be provided for Hemel Hempstead constituency because of the risk of disclosing individual's information, due to small differences between the parliamentary constituency and local authority boundaries. Figures are instead provided for Dacorum county district for 1998-2007, in the attached table.
| Number of conceptions to girls aged under 16 by selected area of usual residence 1998 to 2007 | ||
| Hertfordshire | Dacorum CD | |
| Note: Figures for 2007 are provisional | ||
V: Gloucestershire
Mr. Drew: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what volunteering opportunities the charity v provides for young people in Gloucestershire. [265560]
Kevin Brennan: v has put in place a network of vinvolved teams across England to create new volunteering opportunities and support young people to find volunteering placements that match their passions and interests. In Gloucestershire the vinvolved team is hosted by Young Gloucestershire and expects to create around 5,700 new opportunities. In South Gloucestershire the vinvolved team is hosted by Young Bristol and expects to create around 2,700 new opportunities. Each vinvolved team has also recruited a Youth Action Team, a group of young people who promote volunteering to their peers.
Through v's youth fund vcashpoint, in partnership with HSBC, young people in Gloucestershire and elsewhere can apply directly for funds of up to £2,500 to set up
their own community project. To date four projects have been funded in Gloucestershire.
In addition there are a number of match fund projects with activity in the south-west, which covers Gloucestershire:
ITV Fixers
Community Rugby
Rugby League
Lawn Tennis Association
England and Wales Cricket Board
BTCV—Greenprints.
Home Department
Alcoholic Drinks: Crime
Mr. Evans: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of alcohol-related crimes committed between the hours of 3 am and 6 am in (a) Lancashire and (b) England in each year since 2000. [253224]
Mr. Alan Campbell [holding answer 2 February 2009]: The most recently published report, ‘The impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on levels of crime and disorder: an evaluation’ (2008) by Hough et al, found that violent offences between 3 am and 6 am had increased by 236 incidents in the first year following the introduction of the Act. These offences represent 4 per cent. of all night time offences. Overall the review found that crimes involving violence during the whole evening and night time had reduced.
To understand what is happening in the 3 am to 6 am period, we will undertake further comprehensive research into post-midnight drinking patterns and their impact on crime and disorder.
Mr. Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of alcohol-related crimes committed between the hours of 3 am and 6 am in (a) Essex and (b) England in each year since 2000. [254994]
Mike Penning: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate she has made of the number of alcohol-related crimes committed between the hours of 3am and 6am in (a) Hemel Hempstead and (b) Hertfordshire in each year since 2000. [255586]
Mr. Alan Campbell: The most recently published report, “The Impact of the Licensing Act 2003 on Levels of Crime and Disorder: An Evaluation” (2008) by Hough et al, found that violent offences between 3 am and 6 am had increased by 236 incidents in the first year following the introduction of the Act. These offences represent 4 per cent. of all night time offences. Overall the review found that crimes involving violence during the whole evening and night-time had reduced.
To understand what is happening in the 3 am to 6 am period, we will undertake further comprehensive research into post-midnight drinking patterns and their impact on crime and disorder.
Antisocial Behaviour: Public Transport
James Brokenshire: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the joint review with the Department for Transport announced on 8 May 2008 on combating anti-social behaviour on public transport will be published. [263193]
Mr. Alan Campbell: The National Centre for Social Research Omnibus Survey asked members of the public about their perceptions of safety from crime while using public transport, and personal experiences of antisocial behaviour or crime on public transport. The survey was published on 18 September 2008. In addition we undertook a review of the tools and powers. We are planning to hold events for transport stakeholders to make more effective use of antisocial behaviour tools and powers. As part of the recently launched Violence Against Women and Girls consultation, we are surveying women's and girls, personal safety at night, including local streets and public transport.
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