§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many individuals have not worked since leaving school. [15978]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Frank Field, dated 24 February 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on how many people have not worked since leaving school.According to the summer 1996 Labour Force Survey (LFS) an estimated 1,675,000 people in Great Britain had never had a paid job since leaving school. The breakdown of this estimate by educational and economic status is shown in the attached table. Please note that this breakdown is probably very seasonal.
People who have not had a paid job since leaving school (GB, Summer 1996, Thousands) Not seasonally adjusted All (of which:) Full-time student (not at school) Not full-time student All (of which:) 1,675 438 1,237 ILO unemployed 346 68 279 Economically inactive 1,329 371 958 Source: ONS, Labour Force.
§ Mr. William PowellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the parliamentary constituencies in which the number of people out of work and claiming benefit declined by more than 40 per cent. between December 1991 and December 1996, including in the table for each constituency the total for(a) December 1991 and £(b) December 1996, and the percentage reduction. [15731]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
15WLetter from Tim Holt to Mr. William Powell, dated 24 February 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on claimant unemployment by parliamentary constituency.Information on the numbers of people claimant unemployed by parliamentary constituency and the percentage reduction are available and can be obtained on-line from the Nomis database accessed by the House of Commons Library.