§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the figures for(a) adult and (b) youth long-term unemployment in Liverpool, Walton were in each year between 1997 and 2003. [166973]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Peter Kilfoyle, dated 26 April 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about unemployment. (166973)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles statistics of unemployment from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation definitions. However, the LFS sample size is too small to give reliable estimates of unemployment in the Liverpool, Walton Parliamentary Constituency.
ONS also compiles statistics of those claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (ISA) for local areas including parliamentary constituencies.
The attached table gives the annual average number of people claiming ISA for over 12 months, and the annual average number of these claimants aged 18 to 24 years, in the Liverpool, Walton constituency, for each year since 1997. The data are not seasonally adjusted.
Annual average numbers of people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) for at least 12 months1—Liverpool, Walton
parliamentary constituency, 1997–2003
All claimants Claimants aged 18–24 1997 2,229 472 1998 1,814 323 1999 1,398 114 2000 1,060 32 2001 866 21 2002 774 38 2003 660 38 1Computerised claims only. Source: Office for National Statistics.
§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many job vacancies there were in Liverpool, Walton in each year from 1997 to 2003. [166965]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len cook to Mr. peter Kilfoyle, date 26 April 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about job vacancies in Liverpool, Walton parliamentary constituency. [166965]
According to Jobcentre Plus administrative records the numbers of unfilled vacancies in the Liverpool travel-to-work area on average for the years 1997 to 2000 and for the latest available 12-month period, to April 2001, were as follows. These figures represent only a proportion of all the vacancies available, as not all vacancies are notified to Jobcentres.
748W
Average number of unfilled vacancies recorded at Jobcentres in Liverpool travel-to-work area 1997–2000, and 12 month period
ending April 2001
Number of vacancies 1997 4,330 1998 5,472 1999 5,795 2000 5,926 May 2000 to April 2001 3,328 Source: Jobcentre Plus administrative records. Figures are not available for the Liverpool, Walton constituency alone because of the practice of notifying some vacancies centrally, with one Jobcentre taking vacancies for others in the same district.Jobcentre vacancy statistics for May 2001 onwards were withdrawn from Nation. Statistics in September 2001 as a result of distortions to the data which occurred following the introduction of new administrative procedures by Jobcentre Plus. Comparable figures for vacancies for later years are therefore unavailable. Results from the ONS Vacancy Survey were released as National Statistics from July 2003, but are not available for local areas.
§ Mr. KilfoyleTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in Liverpool, Walton were registered unemployed in each year between 1997 and 2003. [166966]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Peter Kilfoyle, dated 26 April 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about unemployment. (166966)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles statistics of unemployment from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation definitions. However, the LFS sample size is too small to give reliable estimates of unemployment in the Liverpool, Walton Parliamentary Constituency.
ONS also compiles statistics of those claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) for local areas including parliamentary constituencies.
The table below gives the annual average number of JSA claimants for the Liverpool, Walton constituency for each year since 1997 to 2003.
Number of claimants of Jobseeker's Allowance in the Liverpool, Walton parliamentary constituency, 1997–2003
Number of claimants 1997 5,260 1998 4,745 1999 4,242 2000 3,858 2001 3,538 2002 3,328 2003 3,077
§ Jim DobbinTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many job vacancies there were in Heywood and Middleton in(a) 1997 and (b) 2003. [168515]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
749WLetter from Len Cook to Mr. Jim Dobbin, dated 26 April 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about job vacancies in Heywood and Middleton. (168515)
According to Jobcentre Plus administrative records the number of unfilled vacancies notified to Jobcentres in Heywood and Middleton was 378 on average during 1997. This represents only a proportion of all the vacancies available, as not all vacancies are notified to Jobcentres.
Jobcentre vacancy statistics were withdrawn from National Statistics in September 2001 as a result of distortions to the data, which occurred following the introduction of new administrative procedures by Jobcentre Plus. Comparable figures for vacancies in 2003 are therefore unavailable.
Results from the ONS Vacancy Survey were released as National Statistics from July 2003, but are not available for local areas.
§ Jim DobbinTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of unemployment was in each year since 1997 in Heywood and Middleton. [168519]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Jim Dobbin, dated 26 April 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about unemployment. (168519)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles statistics of unemployment from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) following International Labour Organisation definitions. However, the LFS sample size is too small to give reliable estimates of unemployment in the Heywood and Middleton Constituency.
ONS also compiles statistics of those claiming Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) for local areas including parliamentary constituencies.
The table below gives the annual average number of ISA claimants for the Heywood and Middleton constituency for each year since 1997.
Number of claimants 1997 2,772 1998 2,393 1999 2,077 2000 1,804 2001 1,680 2002 1,640 2003 1,462 Source: Office for National Statistics.
§ Jim DobbinTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the(a) change and (b) percentage change was in full-time permanent jobs in Heywood and Middleton from 1997 to 31 December 2003; [168520]
(2) how many new jobs have been created in Heywood and Middleton since 1997. [168521]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Jim Dobbin, dated 26 April 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about full-time jobs and jobs created in Heywood and Middleton. (168520, 168521)
750WWhile statistics of new jobs created are not available explicitly, statistics from surveys enable comparisons to be made of net changes, in numbers of jobs, from year to year.
The following table shows the information requested, relating to all jobs and full-time jobs, in Heywood and Middleton, for 1997 and the latest year available, 2002. No information is available about whether the jobs were permanent.
Number of full-time employees and total number of employees1 in Heywood and Middleton parliamentary constituency: 1997 and
2002
Full-Time Total Number of employees 1997 22,600 31,300 2002 23,800 32,300 Change from 1997 to 2002 Absolute 1,200 1,000 Percentage 5.4% 3.1% 1Employee jobs only, not self-employed jobs. Source: 1997; Annual Employment Survey, rescaled 2002; Annual Business Inquiry (ABI).
§ Jim DobbinTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people were employed in tourism-related jobs in Heywood and Middleton on the latest date for which figures are available. [168522]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Jim Dobbin, dated 26 April 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about tourism-related jobs in Heywood and Middleton. (168522)
The latest available data, from the 2002 Annual Business Inquiry, shows that the total number of jobs in tourism related industries in Heywood and Middleton was 2,700. This total is obtained by combining figures for those working in the following industries, as identified by Standard Industrial Classification 2003:
- hotels
- restaurants
- bars
- activities of travel agencies
- library, archives, museums etc.
- sporting activities
- other recreational activities.
§ James PurnellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many job vacancies there were in Stalybridge and Hyde in(a) 1997 and (b) 2003. [168767]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. James Purnell, dated 26 April 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about job vacancies in Stalybridge and Hyde. (168767)
According to Jobcentre Plus administrative records the number of unfilled vacancies notified to Jobcentres in Stalybridge and Hyde was 316 on average during 1997. This represents only a proportion of all the vacancies available, as not all vacancies are notified to Jobcentres.
751WJobcentre vacancy statistics were withdrawn from National Statistics in September 2001 as a result of distortions to the data, which occurred following the introduction of new administrative procedures by Jobcentre Plus. Comparable figures for vacancies in 2003 are therefore unavailable.
Results from the ONS Vacancy Survey were released as National Statistics from July 2003, but are not available for local areas.