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Departmental Energy
Greg Clark: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much (a) electricity, (b) gas and (c) other fuel was used by (i) the Cabinet Office and (ii) each of its agencies in each of the last 10 years. [267323]
Kevin Brennan: The Cabinet Office introduced comprehensive utility monitoring arrangements in 2004-05. Accurate data are not available prior to this period. Complete information for the current financial year will not be available until the accounts are closed.
| KWh | |||
| Gas | Electricity | Whitehall district heating system (WDHS) | |
Departmental Recycling
Mr. Rob Wilson: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much and what proportion of its waste (a) his Department and (b) the Prime Minister's Office recycled in each of the last five years. [266617]
Kevin Brennan: The Prime Minister’s Office forms an integral part of the Cabinet Office. The Cabinet Office’s total facilities management (TFM) contract is with EcovertFM.
The Cabinet Office began recording comprehensive waste data in 2002-03. The weight and proportion of waste recycled by the Cabinet Office over the last five years is shown in the table:
| Total waste recycled (tonnes) | Proportion recycled (percentage) | |
Employment
Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, columns 1666-7W, on employment, how many and what proportion of (a) UK born UK nationals, (b) non-UK born UK nationals, (c) UK born non-UK nationals and (d) non-UK born non-UK nationals there were in the working population in each year since 1997. [267739]
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 Question asking pursuant to the Answer of 9 March 2009, Official Report, columns 1666-7W, on employment, how many and what proportion of (a) UK born UK nationals, (b) non-UK born UK nationals, (c) UK born non-UK nationals and (d) non-UK born non-UK nationals there were in the working population in each year since 1997. (267739)
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. This is assessed in a footnote to the table.
The figures in the table are derived from the LFS microdata which are weighted using the official population estimates published
in autumn 2007. Consequently the 2007 and 2008 estimates are not entirely consistent with the figures published in the monthly Labour Market Statistics First Release, or the non-UK born employment figures published every quarter, which are weighted using more up-to-date population estimates.
| People aged 16 and over in employment by nationality and country of birth, three month period ending December, 1997-2008—United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted | ||||||||
| UK born UK nationals | Non-UK born UK nationals | UK born non-UK nationals | Non-UK born non-UK nationals | |||||
| Number (thousand) | As a percentage of all people in employment | Number (thousand) | As a percentage of all people in employment | Number (thousand) | As a percentage of all people in employment | Number (thousand) | As a percentage of all people in employment | |
| — = Sample size too small for reliable estimates. (1) Coefficients of Variation have been calculated as an indication of the quality of the estimates, as described 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 per cent. we would expect the population total to be within the range 180-220. Key Coefficient of Variation (CV) (%) Statistical Robustness * 0 [le] CV < 5 Estimates are considered precise. ** 5 [le] CV < 10 Estimates are considered reasonably precise. *** 10 [le] CV < 20 Estimates are considered acceptable. **** CV ≥20 Estimates are considered too unreliable for practical purposes and have not been provided. Note: It should be noted that 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 | ||||||||
Energy: Conservation
Greg Clark: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in green industries in the UK. [266633]
Joan Ruddock: I have been asked to reply.
Independent consultants commissioned by DBERR estimate that there were 881,300 people employed in the low carbon and environmental goods and services sector in the UK during 2007-08.
The full report is available on the BERR website.
Unemployment: Essex
Bob Spink: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what the average rate of unemployment was in (a) Castle Point and (b) Essex in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [267055]
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 Question asking what the average rate of unemployment was in (a) Castle Point and (b) Essex in each of the last five years. (267055)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles unemployment 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.
Reliable estimates for the Castle Point parliamentary constituency are not available due to small sample sizes.
Estimates have been provided for Essex for the 12 month period ending February 2004 from the annual LFS, and for the 12 month periods ending in March for 2005 to 2008 from the APS. An estimate has also been provided for the 12 month period ending June 2008, which is the latest period for which figures for local areas are available. The level of unemployment has also been provided for the latest period, in order to attach an indication of the quality of the estimates.
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.
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