§ Mr. KempTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what percentage of the workforce is unemployed in the Northern Region; [155045]
(2) what percentage of the workforce in the Northern Region was unemployed (a) in 1996 and (b) at the latest date for which figures are available; [155049]
383W(3) how many people were (a) unemployed and (b) unemployed over two years in the Northern Region (i) in 1996 and (ii) at the latest date for which figures are available. [155050]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Fraser Kemp, dated 23 March 2001:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent questions about the number of unemployed, those unemployed for over two years and the percentage of the workforce that was unemployed in the Northern region in 1996 and at the latest date for which figures are available (155045, 155049 and 155050).
Government Office Regions (GOR) are now used as the standard classification for regional analysis statistics. The one used for the Northern Region in the North East GOR
For the North East Government Office Region, the table overleaf shows the total number of International Labour Organisation (ILO) unemployed, those unemployed for over two years and ILO unemployed as a percentage of those economically active in autumn (September-November) 1996 and autumn 2000.
These figures are obtained from the Labour Force Survey (LFS), in which unemployment is defined on a consistent and internationally recognised basis set out by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). It counts as unemployed people who are (a) without a paid job (b) available to start work within the next two weeks and (c) have either looked for work in the last four weeks or are waiting to start a job already obtained.
ILO unemployment in the North East Government Office Region; autumn 1996 and autumn 2000; not seasonally adjusted 1996 2000 Unemployed (thousand) 115 90 Unemployed over two years (thousand) 40 15 Unemployed as percentage of economically active 9.6 7.5 Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey
§ Mr. KempTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many mothers in the Northern Region whose youngest child is aged under one year are in employment. [1550481
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Fraser Kemp, dated 23 March 2001
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question about mothers in the Northern region whose youngest child is under one and who are in employment (155048).
Government Office Regions (GORs) are now used as the standard classification for regional analysis of statistics. The one used for the Northern region is the North East GOR.
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) sample of mothers in employment in the North East GOR, whose youngest child was less than one year old in autumn (September-November) 2000, is too small to provide a reliable estimate of the size of this population.
People aged 16 or over are classed as in employment by the LFS if they have done at least one hour of paid work (as an employee or self-employed) in the week prior to their LFS interview or if they have a job that they are temporarily away from. People who do unpaid work in a family business and people on Government-supported training and employment programmes are also included following the International Labour Organisation (ILO) guidelines.
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§ Mr. KempTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of mothers in the Northern Region returned to work when their youngest child was(a) under six months, (b) six to 12 months, (c) one to three years and (d) over three years in each of the last five years. [1550471
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Fraser Kemp, dated 23 March 2001:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary question about the percentage of mother in the Northern region who returned to work when their youngest child was of a specified age. (155047)
Government Office Regions (GOR) are now used as the standard classification for regional analysis of statistics. The one used for the Northern Region is the North East GOR.
The table overleaf shows information on mothers in employment with a child aged under one year in the North East Government Office Region. This is taken from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The other information requested is not available.
Percentage of mothers whose youngest child is less than one-year-old who are in employment: North East region: autumn 1996 to autumn 2000; not seasonally adjusted Percentage1 1996 39 1997 47 1998 45 1999 50 2000 2— 1Percentages are based on those mothers in employment as a percentage of all mothers with youngest child under one year. 2Sample size too small for reliable estimate. Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey