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Jobseeker's Allowance: Great Yarmouth
Brandon Lewis: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the claimant count in Great Yarmouth constituency was on the most recent date for which figures are available. [6208]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated July 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what the claimant count in Great Yarmouth constituency was on the most recent date for which figures are available. (6208).
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles the number of claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) from the Jobcentre Plus administrative system.
There were 3,112 people resident in the Great Yarmouth constituency claiming Jobseeker's Allowance in May 2010.
National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at
Lone Parents
Ann McKechin: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many lone parents there are in (a) Glasgow North and (b) Ealing Central and Acton constituency. [5997]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated 7 July 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many lone parents there are in (a) Glasgow North and (b) Ealing Central and Acton constituencies. (5997)
The number and type of families in the UK can be estimated using the Annual Population Survey (APS). Estimates are provided for lone parent families which include at least one child aged under 16.
The table below shows the latest available figures which are for 2008 on the 2008 parliamentary constituency boundaries. Data are provided for:
(a) Glasgow North - boundaries unchanged since 2008, and
(b) Ealing, Acton and Shepherds Bush - this contained 12 electoral wards in 2008, four more than the current parliamentary constituency for Ealing Central and Acton. The breakdown of the data available is not sufficiently detailed to determine whether the newly constituted parliamentary constituency contains the lone parent families.
| Geographical area | Number of lone parent families-with at least one child under 16 (thousands) |
| n/a = not available. Source: APS January to December 2008 | |
Fiona Mactaggart: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many lone parents there are in (a) Slough, (b) Salisbury and (c) Scarborough and Whitby constituency. [6012]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated 7 July 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many lone parents there are in (a) Slough, (b) Salisbury and (c) Scarborough and Whitby constituencies. (6012)
The number and type of families in the UK can be estimated using the Annual Population Survey (APS). Estimates are provided for lone parent families which include at least one child aged under 16.
The table below shows the latest available figures which are for 2008 on the 2008 parliamentary constituency boundaries. Data are provided for:
(a) Slough - boundaries unchanged since 2008,
(b) Salisbury - this contained 27 electoral wards in 2008, six more than the current parliamentary constituency for Salisbury. The breakdown of the data available is not sufficiently detailed to determine whether the newly constituted parliamentary constituency contains the lone parent families, and
(c) Scarborough and Whitby - boundaries unchanged since 2008.
| Geographical area | Number of lone parent families-with at least one child under 16 (thousands) |
| n/a = not available. Source: APS January to December 2008 | |
Lone Parents: Ashton-in-Makerfield
Yvonne Fovargue: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many lone parents there are in Makerfield constituency. [6200]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated July 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, 1 have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many lone parents there arc in Makerfield constituency. (6200)
The number and type of families in the UK can be estimated using the Annual Population Survey (APS). Estimates are provided for lone parent families which include at least one child aged under 16.
The table below shows the latest available figures which are for 2008 on the 2008 parliamentary constituency boundaries. Makerfield as constituted in 2008 comprised 13 electoral wards, five more than the current constituency. The breakdown of the data available is not sufficiently detailed to determine whether the newly constituted parliamentary constituency contains the lone parent families.
| Geographical area | Number of lone parent families with at least one child under 16 (thousand) |
| n/a = not available Source: APS January to December 2008 | |
Lone Parents: Worsley
Barbara Keeley: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many lone parents there are in Worsley and Eccles South constituency. [6139]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated July 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many lone parents there are in Worsley and Eccles South constituency. (6139)
The number and type of families in the UK can be estimated using the Annual Population Survey (APS). Estimates are provided for lone parent families which include at least one child aged under 16.
The table below shows the latest available figures which are for 2008 on the 2008 parliamentary constituency boundaries. Data are provided for the two separate parliamentary constituencies ('Worsley' and 'Eccles') as constituted in 2008. These two combined are substantially larger than the current parliamentary constituency ('Worsley and Eccles South'). The breakdown of the data available is not sufficiently detailed to determine whether the newly constituted parliamentary constituency contains the lone parent families.
| Geographical area | Number of lone parent families-with at least one child under 16 (thousand) |
| n/a = not available Source: APS January to December 2008 | |
Migration
Mr Clappison: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate his Department has made of the volume of population growth (a) directly and (b) indirectly attributable to migration in each year since 1990. [5300]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated June 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your question asking what estimate has been made of the volume of population growth (a) directly and (b) indirectly attributable to migration in each year since 1990 (5300).
(a) Table 1 shows the volume of UK population growth directly attributable to migration in each year since mid-1990.
(b) ONS does not have the necessary information to provide an estimate of the volume of population growth indirectly attributable to migration.
National Citizen Service
Stephen Mosley: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what the planned implementation date is of the pilot of the national citizen service for 16-year-olds. [5883]
Mr Hurd: Full details of this programme will be announced by the Cabinet Office later this year, with a launch expected in 2011.
New Businesses
Graham Evans: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many new businesses have been started in (a) Weaver Vale constituency, (b) West Cheshire and Chester unitary authority, (c) Halton borough council, (d) the North West and (e) the UK in each year since 1997. [6281]
Mr Hurd: I have been asked to reply.
he information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated 7 July 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning how many new businesses have been started in (a) Weaver Vale constituency, (b) West Cheshire and Chester Unitary Authority, (c) Halton Borough Council, (d) the North West and (e) the UK in each year since 1997. [6281]
Annual statistics on business births, deaths and survival are available from the ONS release on Business Demography at www.statistics.gov.uk from 2002 onwards. The table below contains the latest statistics available on enterprise births in a) Weaver Vale constituency, (b) West Cheshire and Chester Unitary Authority, (c) Halton Borough Council, (d) the North West and (e) the UK in each year since 2002.
| Enterprise births from 2002-08 | |||||
| Weaver Vale constituency | West Cheshire and Chester UA | Halton UA | North West | United Kingdom | |
New Businesses: Greater London
Nick de Bois: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many new businesses have been started in (a) London, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) Enfield North constituency in each year since 2005. [5592]
Mr Hurd: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Stephen Penneck, dated June 2010:
As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning how many new businesses have been started in (a) London, (b) the London Borough of Enfield and (c) Enfield North constituency in each year since 2005. [5592]
Annual statistics on business births, deaths and survival are available from the ONS release on Business Demography at
The table below contains the latest statistics available on enterprise births in Enfield North parliamentary constituency, the London Borough of Enfield and London over the past four years.
| The count of enterprise births from 2005- 08 in Enfield North parliamentary constituency, the London b orough of Enfield and London | ||||
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
Public Bodies Bill
John Healey: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many officials of his Department are working on preparations for the Public Bodies Bill. [5112]
Mr Maude: Within the Cabinet Office, 3.5 whole-time equivalent officials are involved in preparations for the Public Bodies Bill.
Well-being
Jo Swinson: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will take steps to (a) promote and (b) measure general well-being during the current Parliament; and if he will make a statement. [6676]
Mr Maude: Within the civil service health and well-being is one of our corporate priorities. The Cabinet Office is working with other Government Departments to promote health and well-being at work and has published a cross Civil Service Health and Wellbeing Framework that is available to all Departments via the Civil Pages.
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