HC Deb 02 December 1996 vol 286 cc516-7W
Mr. Byers

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many men aged(a) 18 to 25, (b) 25 to 40, (c) 40 to 50 and (d) 50 to 65 years with no educational qualifications are without a job in (i) the United Kingdom, (ii) Scotland, (iii) Wales and (iv) each English region; and what percentage this represents of the relevant population. [6330]

Mrs. Angela Knight

The 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. Stephen Byers, dated 2 December 1996The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on the breakdown of men without a job who have no educational qualifications by age and region and what percentage of all men with no educational qualifications they represent. The available information for the United Kingdom is shown in the attached table.

Men with no qualifications who are not in employment by age and region1
Number (thousands) As percentage of total with no educational qualifications
18–24 25–39 40–49 50–64 18–24 25–39 40–49 50–64
United Kingdom 124 308 200 578 48.1 38.7 30.1 47.3
Great Britain 118 289 191 555 47.9 38.3 29.9 47.3
England 106 242 158 455 49.3 37.5 28.7 45.1
South East 32 80 45 124 48.2 37.8 23.5 37.7
Greater London 18 49 23 60 62.7 46.7 31.1 43.3
Rest of South East 14 31 21 64 37.0 29.1 18.5 33.6
East Anglia 2— 2— 2— 15 2— 2— 2— 34.8
South West 2— 18 11 34 2— 34.5 25.6 40.6
West Midlands 15 29 24 65 50.0 31.7 33.7 47.1
East Midlands 2— 18 13 40 2— 31.1 25.6 40.6
Yorks and Humberside 10 28 19 56 46.2 38.8 30.0 52.1
North West 20 44 29 80 55.9 43.3 41.1 60.4
North 2— 18 13 43 2—; 49.8 40.3 64.7
Wales 2— 18 14 47 2— 41.4 36.0 63.0
Scotland 2— 29 19 53 2— 44.2 38.1 59.3
Northern Ireland 2— 19 2— 23 2 — 45.4 2— 46.7

Source:

Labour Force Survey (winter 95/6), Office for National Statistics.

Notes:

1Not in employment are those ILO unemployed and inactive.

2Sample size too small for reliable estimate.