Mr. Robert AinsworthTo ask the Chancellor of Exchequer what was the average duration of claims for unemployment-related benefits in(a) each standard region of England, (b) Wales and (c) Scotland for each major group of the standard occupational classification for each year since 1982; and what proportion each represents of that section of the work force. [21870]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe available information in contained in the following table. Occupational data for the claimant unemployed are not available prior to January 1995. In addition, no information is available on the proportion of the work force that these figures represent.
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Average duration of claims for unemployment-related benefits by occupation 1995 Usual occupation Mean duration of claims (weeks) All SOC Major Group 1—Managers and administrators South East 31 East Anglia 28 South West 26 West Midlands 29 East Midlands 25 Yorkshire and Humberside 26 North West 25 North 24 Wales 26 Scotland 28 SOC Major Group 2—Professional occupations South East 27 East Anglia 24 South West 26 West Midlands 26 East Midlands 20 Yorkshire and Humberside 25 North West 21 North 23 Wales 24 Scotland 20 568W
Average duration of claims for unemployment-related benefits by occupation 1995 Usual occupation Mean duration of claims (weeks) All SOC Major Group 3—Associate professional and technical occupations South East 32 East Anglia 25 South West 33 West Midlands 35 East Midlands 30 Yorkshire and Humberside 27 North West 29 North 27 Wales 27 Scotland 25 SOC Major Group 4—Clerical and secretarial occupations South East 31 East Anglia 25 South West 27 West Midlands 32 East Midlands 26 Yorkshire and Humberside 27 North West 28 North 33 Wales 30 Scotland 27 SOC Major Group 5—Craft and related occupations South East 43 East Anglia 29 South West 33 West Midlands 44 East Midlands 35 Yorkshire and Humberside 30 North West 33 North 25 Wales 32 Scotland 27 SOC Major Group 6—Personal and protective service occupations South East 31 East Anglia 24 South West 25 West Midlands 33 East Midlands 27 Yorkshire and Humberside 25 North West 29 North 28 Wales 25 Scotland 26 SOC Major Group 7—Sales occupations South East 34 East Anglia 27 South West 28 West Midlands 32 East Midlands 31 Yorkshire and Humberside 31 North West 31 North 35 Wales 28 Scotland 29 SOC Major Group 8—Plant and machine operatives South East 45 East Anglia 32 South West 33 West Midlands 43 East Midlands 36 Yorkshire and Humberside 34 North West 41
Average duration of claims for unemployment-related benefits by occupation 1995 Usual occupation Mean duration of claims (weeks) All North 32 Wales 34 Scotland 32 SOC Major Group 9—Other occupations South East 45 East Anglia 34 South West 38 West Midlands 50 East Midlands 45 Yorkshire and Humberside 41 North West 52 North 46 Wales 44 Scotland 47 No previous occupation South East 31 East Anglia 26 South West 24 West Midlands 33 East Midlands 27 Yorkshire and Humberside 25 North West 27 North 28 Wales 25 Scotland 25
Mr. AinsworthTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the average duration of claims for unemployment-related benefits for(a) men aged 20 years and over and (b) women aged 20 years and over in (i) each standard region of England, (ii) Wales and (iii) Scotland for each year since 1982. [21872]
§ Mrs. KnightThe information requested is contained in the following table. No information is available prior to 1983.
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Average duration of claims for unemployment-related benefits by region: 1983–95 Claimants aged 20 and over at end of claim Mean duration of claims (weeks) Standard region Men Women 1983 South East 28 23 East Anglia 29 24 South West 29 26 West Midlands 40 34 East Midlands 33 27 Yorkshire and Humberside 33 29 North West 36 29 Northern 34 32 Wales 34 28 Scotland 32 28 1984 South East 30 25 East Anglia 28 25 South West 29 27 West Midlands 40 34 East Midlands 32 27 Yorkshire and Humberside 32 30 North West 37 30 Northern 32 31 570W
Average duration of claims for unemployment-related benefits by region: 1983–95 Claimants aged 20 and over at end of claim Mean duration of claims (weeks) Standard region Men Women Wales 33 29 Scotland 32 29 1985 South East 30 26 East Anglia 26 24 South West 28 27 West Midlands 40 34 East Midlands 32 28 Yorkshire and Humberside 32 29 North West 38 29 Northern 34 30 Wales 36 29 Scotland 31 27 1986 South East 31 27 East Anglia 28 28 South West 29 27 West Midlands 43 35 East Midlands 36 28 Yorkshire and Humberside 35 30 North West 41 31 Northern 36 34 Wales 41 30 Scotland 33 28 1987 South East 34 28 East Anglia 31 27 South West 31 28 West Midlands 48 36 East Midlands 40 31 Yorkshire and Humberside 40 31 North West 45 33 Northern 40 33 Wales 43 30 Scotland 37 29 1988 South East 39 30 East Anglia 34 29 South West 32 28 West Midlands 56 38 East Midlands 41 31 Yorkshire and Humberside 43 31 North West 47 32 Northern 45 33 Wales 45 29 Scotland 41 30 1989 South East 42 32 East Anglia 36 28 South West 35 30 West Midlands 65 43 East Midlands 45 32 Yorkshire and Humberside 47 35 North West 57 35 Northern 55 40 Wales 51 33 Scotland 56 35 1990 South East 24 18 East Anglia 18 16 South West 19 17 West Midlands 31 23 571W
Average duration of claims for unemployment-related benefits by region: 1983–95 Claimants aged 20 and over at end of claim Mean duration of claims (weeks) Standard region Men Women East Midlands 24 19 Yorkshire and Humberside 27 21 North West 33 22 Northern 32 22 Wales 25 17 Scotland 35 22 1991 South East 20 16 East Anglia 19 16 South West 18 17 West Midlands 25 19 East Midlands 22 18 Yorkshire and Humberside 24 21 North West 30 21 Northern 28 22 Wales 23 18 Scotland 29 21 1992 South East 26 22 East Anglia 24 21 South West 25 21 West Midlands 30 25 East Midlands 27 23 Yorkshire and Humberside 28 21 North West 32 23 Northern 28 24 Wales 29 19 Scotland 30 21 1993 South East 34 26 East Anglia 30 24 South West 33 25 West Midlands 37 28 East Midlands 33 26 Yorkshire and Humberside 32 25 North West 37 26 Northern 32 26 Wales 34 24 Scotland 33 23 1994 South East 41 30 East Anglia 34 27 South West 38 28 West Midlands 44 31 East Midlands 38 30 Yorkshire and Humberside 36 26 North West 41 28 Northern 38 27 Wales 38 25 Scotland 37 26 1995 South East 42 30 East Anglia 34 23 South West 35 27 West Midlands 45 31 East Midlands 38 28 Yorkshire and Humberside 35 26 North West 41 27 Northern 35 29 Wales 38 26 Scotland 37 24
Mr. AinsworthTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many(a) men and (b) women have made (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three, (iv) four and (v) five or more claims for unemployment-related benefits in (1) each standard region of England, (2) Wales and (3) Scotland since April 1992; and what proportion each represents of the work force. [21432]
§ Mrs. Knight[holding answer 19 March 1996]: The information requested is contained in the following table. It is not possible to calculate at this level of detail what proportions these figures represent of the respective parts of the work force.
Number of claimants in Great Britain making one, two, three, four, and more than four claims since April 92 Number of claimants (000s) 1 2 3 4 5+ Total Men South East 963 433 184 78 57 1,716 East Anglia 94 43 22 11 11 180 South West 230 106 53 27 24 440 West Midlands 275 125 56 24 19 499 East Midlands 194 88 43 21 17 362 Yorkshire and Humberside 242 120 65 32 33 492 North West 321 161 78 37 35 632 North 150 81 44 22 25 322 Wales 132 69 34 16 15 266 Scotland 244 128 67 35 35 509 Women South East 574 206 75 28 19 902 East Anglia 58 22 8 4 3 94 South West 145 52 21 9 6 232 West Midlands 165 56 21 7 5 255 East Midlands 119 41 15 6 4 185 Yorkshire and Humberside 152 56 21 9 8 246 North West 197 72 28 12 9 318 North 91 35 14 5 5 149 Wales 81 31 11 5 4 132 Scotland 164 60 26 11 9 271
Mr. AinsworthTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the mean interval, excluding those with no previous claims, between claims for unemployment-related benefits for(a) men, (b) women and (c) all claimants in (i) each standard region of England, (ii) Wales and (iii) Scotland for each year since 1982. [21434]
§ Mrs. Knight[holding answer 19 March 1996]: The following tables contain information on the mean interval between the latest claim and the previous claim, by gender and region, for claims starting in each year between 1993, 1994 and 1995 respectively. Information is not available for earlier years.
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Mean interval between latest claim and previous claim Mean interval between claims (weeks) Men Women All 1993 South East 73 84 76 East Anglia 67 88 73 South West 65 87 71 West Midlands 70 90 75 East Midlands 70 90 76 Yorkshire and Humberside 62 81 67 North West 62 83 68
Mean interval between latest claim and previous claim Mean interval between claims (weeks) Men Women All Northern 60 81 65 Wales 66 81 70 Scotland 65 84 70 1994 South East 65 79 69 East Anglia 60 80 66 South West 60 84 67 West Midlands 62 85 68 East Midlands 62 91 70 Yorkshire and Humberside 57 84 64 North West 59 82 65 Northern 55 82 61 Wales 60 86 67 Scotland 60 80 66 1995 South East 63 80 68 East Anglia 61 82 67 South West 60 82 66 West Midlands 62 85 68 East Midlands 59 85 66 Yorkshire and Humberside 57 82 63 North West 60 79 65 Northern 52 78 59 Wales 61 84 67 Scotland 57 83 64
Mr. AinsworthTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many(a) men and (b) women have made (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three, (iv) four and (v) five or more claims for unemployment-related benefits in the three year period ended for each year from 1982 to 1995 in Great Britain; and what proportion each represents of the work force. [21433]
§ Mrs. Knight[holding answer 19 March 1996]: The table shows the number of men and women in Great Britain making one, two, three, four or more than four claims for unemployment-related benefits in each three-year period since 1983, together with the proportion that these represent of the total population of working age over the same time period. No information is available prior to 1983 and no information is available on the corresponding total of the work force.
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Number of claims starting within the three-year period Number of claimants (000s) 1 2 3 4 5+ Total Men 1983–85 2,592 962 403 171 138 4,268 1984–86 2,669 988 413 176 142 4,388 1985–87 12,523 1993 1422 1176 1150 14,264 1986–88 2,365 932 381 155 119 3,953 1987–89 2,162 789 298 114 81 3,444 1988–90 2,117 777 293 111 74 3,371 1989–91 2,450 955 367 135 86 3,994 1990–92 2,829 1,177 480 186 124 4,796 1991–93 2,926 1,249 512 204 141 5,033 1992–94 2,787 1,213 498 197 143 4,838 1993–95 2,596 1,120 468 186 142 4,512 Women 1983–85 1,679 541 196 69 52 2,537 1984–86 1,721 552 200 71 53 2,596 1985–87 11,753 1578 1206 177 156 12,669
Number of claims starting within the three-year period Number of claimants (000s) 1 2 3 4 5+ Total 1986–88 1,660 524 179 62 43 2,466 1987–89 1,460 406 128 40 25 2,058 1988–90 1,356 362 104 32 19 1,873 1989–91 1,420 412 128 38 21 2,019 1990–92 1,604 506 168 55 32 2,365 1991–93 1,649 534 187 63 36 2,468 1992–94 1,585 517 182 60 39 2,383 1993–95 1,506 494 170 55 37 2,263 1 Revised from previously published figures.
Number of claimants as a proportion of the working age population Percentage Number of claims starting within the three-year period 1 2 3 4 5+ Total Men 1983–85 13.8 5.1 2.1 0.9 0.7 22.7 1984–86 14.1 5.2 2.2 0.9 0.8 23.1 1985–87 13.3 5.2 2.2 0.9 0.7 22.4 1986–88 12.4 4.9 2.0 0.8 0.6 20.8 1987–89 11.4 4.1 1.6 0.6 0.4 18.1 1988–90 11.1 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.4 17.7 1990–91 12.9 5.0 1.9 0.7 0.5 21.0 1990–92 14.8 6.2 2.5 1.0 0.7 25.2 1991–93 15.3 6.5 2.7 1.1 0.7 26.4 1992–94 14.6 6.3 2.6 1.0 0.7 25.3 1993–95 13.5 5.8 2.4 1.0 0.7 23.5 Women 1983–85 9.8 3.2 1.1 0.4 0.3 14.8 1984–86 10.0 3.2 1.2 0.4 0.3 15.1 1985–87 10.2 3.3 1.2 0.4 0.3 15.5 1986–88 9.6 3.0 1.0 0.4 0.2 14.3 1987–89 8.4 2.3 0.7 0.2 0.1 11.9 1988–90 7.8 2.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 10.8 1989–91 8.2 2.4 0.7 0.2 0.1 11.6
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Number of claimants making one, two and more than two claims since January 1995 Number of claimants Men Women Usual Occupation 1 2 3+ Total 1 2 3+ Total SOC major group 1 Managers and administrators South East 48,020 5,980 820 54,820 19,860 2,400 300 22,560 East Anglia 4,360 640 — 5,060 1,260 140 — 1,440 South West 11,460 1,760 220 13,440 3,840 400 — 4,320 West Midlands 11,120 1,240 120 12,480 3,700 440 — 4,200 East Midlands 8,200 940 300 9,440 2,400 300 180 2,880 Yorkshire and Humberside 8,940 1,080 220 10,240 2,920 380 — 3,380 North West 12,460 2,280 280 15,020 4,200 520 140 4,860 North 4,920 940 200 6,060 1,620 340 — 2,040 Wales 4,680 940 120 5,740 1,480 280 — 1,760 Scotland 9,580 1,440 200 11,220 3,580 440 100 4,120 SOC major group 2 Professional occupations South East 27,320 4,560 860 32,740 14,740 2,260 700 17,700 East Anglia 2,340 400 — 2,800 1,540 220 — 1,800 South West 6,120 1,380 320 7,820 3,300 540 100 3,940 West Midlands 6,140 940 180 7,260 3,200 620 100 3,920 East Midlands 4,060 740 240 5,040 3,020 560 — 3,660 Yorkshire and Humberside 5,320 960 320 6,600 3,660 840 200 4,700 North West 7,920 1,400 580 9,900 4,100 860 340 5,300 North 3,880 580 180 4,640 1,920 380 100 2,400 Wales 3,660 440 180 4,280 2,380 560 240 3,180 Scotland 6,300 1,460 400 8,160 4,640 960 240 5,840
Number of claimants as a proportion of the working age population Percentage Number of claims starting within the three-year period 1 2 3 4 5+ Total 1990–92 9.3 2.9 1.0 0.3 0.2 13.6 1991–93 9.5 3.1 1.1 0.4 0.2 14.2 1992–94 9.1 3.0 1.0 0.3 0.2 13.7 1993–95 8.6 2.8 1.0 0.3 0.2 13.0
Mr. AinsworthTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many(a) men and (b) women have made (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three, (iv) four and (v) five or more claims for unemployment-related benefits in (1) each standard region of England, (2) Wales and (3) Scotland for each major group of the standard occupational classifications since January 1995; and what proportion each represents of that section of the work force; [21435]
(2) how many (a) men and (b) women have made (i) one, (ii) two, (iii) three, (iv) four and (v) five or more claims for unemployment-related benefits in (1) each standard region of England, (2) Wales and (3) Scotland for each major group of the standard occupational classifications for each year since 1982; and what proportion each represents of that section of the work force. [21436]
§ Mrs. Knight[holding answer 19 March 1996]: Occupational data for the claimant unemployed are not available prior to January 1995. In addition, due to small sample sizes, it is not possible to provide reliable estimates at the level of detail requested. Hence, the following table shows the extent of the reliable information. No information is available on the proportion these figures represent of the work force.
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Number of claimants making one, two and more than two claims since January 1995 Number of claimants Men Women Usual Occupation 1 2 3+ Total 1 2 3+ Total SOC major group 3 Associate professional and technical occupations South East 36,000 7,020 1,320 44,340 20,940 3,760 960 25,660 East Anglia 2,540 300 160 3,000 1,540 120 — 1,700 South West 6,740 1,360 300 8,400 3,220 780 100 4,100 West Midlands 6,180 1,000 280 7,460 3,480 480 180 4,140 East Midlands 4,000 700 180 4,880 2,140 380 — 2,560 Yorkshire and Humberside 5,640 820 280 6,740 2,980 780 — 3,840 North West 7,980 1,840 460 10,280 4,360 720 240 5,320 North 4,020 1,000 320 5,340 1,500 460 — 2,040 Wales 3,140 1,120 200 4,460 1,780 460 140 2,380 Scotland 7,000 1,700 460 9,160 4,300 920 280 5,500 SOC major group 4 Clerical and secretarial occupations South East 54,760 11,780 2,440 68,980 76,780 13,040 2,180 92,000 East Anglia 4,240 1,160 260 5,660 8,060 1,420 260 9,740 South West 11,160 2,460 660 14,280 19,080 3,400 500 22,980 West Midlands 13,640 2,900 820 17,360 19,700 2,600 540 22,840 East Midlands 10,180 2,560 700 13,440 13,440 2,680 460 16,580 Yorkshire and Humberside 13,540 3,520 1,200 18,260 18,220 3,540 800 22,560 North West 19,780 5,060 1,560 26,400 24,140 4,860 1,360 30,360 North 6,340 1,260 460 8,060 11,620 1,860 500 13,980 Wales 5,560 1,440 280 7,280 9,380 1,580 440 11,400 Scotland 10,680 2,800 580 14,060 18,140 3,580 840 22,560 SOC major group 5 Craft and related occupations South East 109,000 21,720 4,800 135,520 4,820 860 1— 5,760 East Anglia 12,100 3,420 860 16,380 700 80 1— 820 South West 29,800 8,260 1,740 39,800 1,340 260 1— 1,640 West Midlands 34,540 6,900 1,840 43,280 2,700 460 100 3,260 East Midlands 24,420 6,000 1,500 31,920 2,660 400 1— 3,120 Yorkshire and Humberside 34,480 9,160 3,420 47,060 2,280 440 1— 2,800 North West 40,980 9,040 3,360 53,380 2,800 540 1— 3,380 North 24,300 8,000 4,580 36,880 1,140 240 1— 1,440 Wales 18,360 5,040 1,440 24,840 720 60 1— 780 Scotland 38,540 10,140 4,420 53,100 2,300 340 1— 2,660 SOC major group 6 Personal and protective service occupations South East 33,860 5,840 1,360 41,060 33,100 5,860 760 39,720 East Anglia 2,980 860 200 4,040 4,180 860 1— 5,120 South West 9,200 2,440 440 12,080 11,100 2,660 560 14,320 West Midlands 7,500 1,240 420 9,160 9,680 1,800 300 11,780 East Midlands 6,240 1,040 420 7,700 7,680 1,540 340 9,560 Yorkshire and Humberside 8,420 2,320 700 11,440 11,360 2,280 680 14,320 North West 11,100 2,720 600 14,420 13,360 2,560 700 16,620 North 5,960 1,580 240 7,780 7,080 1,560 380 9,020 Wales 4,640 1,300 200 6,140 5,800 1,340 420 7,560 Scotland 10,980 2,680 720 14,380 13,040 2,780 660 16,480 SOC major group 7 Sales occupations South East 35,220 6,840 1,080 43,140 33,400 6,100 800 40,300 East Anglia 3,360 800 120 4,280 4,380 940 160 5,480 South West 8,960 1,800 440 11,200 10,980 1,960 380 13,320 West Midlands 8,920 1,720 220 10,860 11,440 2,180 200 13,820 East Midlands 6,260 1,120 300 7,680 8,020 1,240 160 9,420 Yorkshire and Humberside 7,400 1,560 400 9,360 11,820 2,040 460 14,320 North West 11,540 2,560 640 14,740 13,160 2,320 600 16,080 North 5,060 1,260 200 6,520 6,900 1,400 100 8,400 Wales 4,180 860 100 5,140 5,540 1,080 180 6,800 Scotland 8,140 1,580 300 10,020 11,580 2,200 380 14,160 SOC major group 8 Plant and machine operatives South East 52,540 9,480 1,680 63,700 7,820 1,200 280 9,300
Number of claimants making one, two and more than two claims since January 1995 Number of claimants Men Women Usual Occupation 1 2 3+ Total 1 2 3+ Total East Anglia 7,100 1,760 420 9,280 1,080 180 100 1,360 South West 16,660 3,440 1,040 21,140 2,040 240 160 2,440 West Midlands 25,140 4,660 1,100 30,900 5,480 860 200 6,540 East Midlands 15,140 2,880 1,020 19,040 3,280 680 180 4,140 Yorkshire and Humberside 22,500 5,980 1,940 30,420 4,520 1,060 240 5,820 North West 26,060 5,600 1,560 33,220 5,640 1,020 180 6,840 North 12,620 2,960 1,120 16,700 1,740 260 1— 2,060 Wales 11,440 2,500 880 14,820 1,420 400 1— 1,880 Scotland 19,820 5,040 1,700 26,560 3,960 760 260 4,980 SOC major group 9 Other occupations South East 80,860 17,680 4,480 103,020 22,400 3,700 880 26,980 East Anglia 12,840 3,700 1,320 17,860 4,220 680 420 5,320 South West 28,140 7,480 2,320 37,940 8,340 1,660 320 10,320 West Midlands 28,300 6,780 1,980 37,060 6,260 1,020 220 7,500 East Midlands 25,460 7,640 2,300 35,400 6,260 1,180 160 7,600 Yorkshire and Humberside 36,660 10,440 3,360 50,460 7,700 1,260 440 9,400 North West 45,220 11,600 3,260 60,080 7,860 1,240 420 9,520 North 26,720 6,460 1,940 35,120 5,620 980 460 7,060 Wales 23,580 6,040 1,580 31,200 5,320 960 180 6,460 Scotland 42,400 10,340 3,380 56,120 10,560 2,400 480 13,440 No previous occupation South East 41,620 6,820 960 49,400 31,540 4,180 440 36,160 East Anglia 3,620 800 160 4,580 2,560 620 1— 3,240 South West 9,100 1,700 240 11,040 7,380 1,260 200 8,840 West Midlands 12,920 2,060 220 15,200 9,960 1,460 160 11,580 East Midlands 8,420 1,500 180 10,100 6,340 760 140 7,240 Yorkshire and Humberside 14,580 2,280 280 17,140 10,460 1,200 200 11,860 North West 18,800 3,360 680 22,840 13,720 2,020 240 15,980 North 9,540 1,660 240 11,440 7,360 1,120 100 8,580 Wales 8,500 1,140 280 9,920 6,520 880 100 7,500 Scotland 13,540 2,460 680 16,680 9,640 1,320 240 11,200 1 Estimates less than 100 are unreliable due to small sample sizes.