HC Deb 20 May 2004 vol 421 c1173W
Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether his Department plans to contribute financially to the establishment of the second phase of the Central Point of Expertise on Timber. [167622]

Jane Kennedy

The Department is keen to ensure that all its timber is procured from legal and sustainable sources, and is developing a supply chain mechanism to track these sources and their levels of certification. DEFRA will set out the current position regarding the CPET in their reply on behalf of Her Majesty's Government.

Percentage of non-working single people between age 50 and state pension age by each decile group of income distribution
Decile
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9&10
Before housing costs
Male 24 16 16 14 9 9 6 3 3
Female 25 21 16 11 10 7 6 3 3
After housing costs
Male 27 18 15 10 10 6 6 3 5
Female 28 23 9 13 5 8 5 5 4

Number of non-working people between age 50 and state pension age by decile of income distribution
Thousand
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Before housing costs
Male 390 240 240 190 170 130 120 80 80 50
Female 250 180 170 140 140 120 110 80 80 80
After housing costs
Male 370 260 200 220 160 130 120 90 100 50
Female 240 180 130 180 120 130 110 100 80 100

Proportion of non-working people between age 50 and state pension age by each decile of income distribution
Decile
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Before housing costs
Male 23 14 14 11 10 8 7 5 5 3
Female 18 13 12 11 10 9 8 6 6 6