Statistics (Hansard, 18 June 1996)

§ Mr. Fisher
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security which statistics his Department has discontinued(a) the collection and (b) the publication of since 1989. [32861]

§ Mr. Burt
The information is in the table:

Statistical series Date collection ceased Date publication ceased

Retirement pension (RP) movements ¹March 1989 ¹March 1989

Widows benefit (WB) movements ¹March 1989 ¹March 1989

Income support annual statistical enquiry (ASE) ²Still collected May 93

Monthly analysis of new claims for unemployment benefit ³— December 1994

Quarterly analysis of unemployed claimants. ⁴— November 1994

Half yearly analysis of unemployed claimants.

Analysis of adjudication officers' decisions—unemployment benefit ⁵— December 1991

¹ RP/WB movements were discontinued from March 1989 to September 1992 because of the change from the existing pensions system to the pensions strategy computer system. They were introduced from March 1993.

² The income support annual statistical inquiry was replaced by the IS quarterly statistical inquiry.

³ This was discontinued at the end of 1994, as the data were also collected and published by the (then) Employment Department.

⁴"These were replaced by unemployed claimants summary statistics—a quarterly publication—from February 1995.

⁵ The collection and publication of this data was transferred to the Employment Service (part of the then Employment Department) from the end of 1991.

⁶ The table excludes a number of other statistics which are no longer collected through lack of demand. However, these mainly provided extra detail on benefits for which the main statistics are still published.

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§ Mr. Hain
To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many former recipients of reduced earnings allowance are also in receipt of(a) state retirement pension and (b) income support; and what proportion of total claimants this represents. [33260]

Mr. Evans
The information is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Statistical series	Date collection ceased	Date publication ceased
Retirement pension (RP) movements	¹March 1989	¹March 1989
Widows benefit (WB) movements	¹March 1989	¹March 1989
Income support annual statistical enquiry (ASE)	²Still collected	May 93
Monthly analysis of new claims for unemployment benefit	³—	December 1994
Quarterly analysis of unemployed claimants.	⁴—	November 1994
Half yearly analysis of unemployed claimants.
Analysis of adjudication officers' decisions—unemployment benefit	⁵—	December 1991
¹ RP/WB movements were discontinued from March 1989 to September 1992 because of the change from the existing pensions system to the pensions strategy computer system. They were introduced from March 1993.
² The income support annual statistical inquiry was replaced by the IS quarterly statistical inquiry.
³ This was discontinued at the end of 1994, as the data were also collected and published by the (then) Employment Department.
⁴"These were replaced by unemployed claimants summary statistics—a quarterly publication—from February 1995.
⁵ The collection and publication of this data was transferred to the Employment Service (part of the then Employment Department) from the end of 1991.
⁶ The table excludes a number of other statistics which are no longer collected through lack of demand. However, these mainly provided extra detail on benefits for which the main statistics are still published.