§ Mr. HainTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will list the number and percentage of economically inactive (i) men, (ii) women and (iii) people of working age in the United Kingdom and for each region in(a) 1981, (b) 1991 and (c) 1996, indicating the percentage changes since 1981; [2810]
(2) what are the latest figures for the number and percentage of economically inactive (a) men and (b) people of working age for (i) the United Kingdom and (ii) each region aged (1) 16 to 24, (2) 25 to 34, (3) 35 to 49 and (4) 50 to 64 years; [2811]
(3) what are the latest figures for the number and percentage of economically inactive (a) women and (b) men of working age for the United Kingdom and for each region aged (i) 16 to 24, (ii) 25 to 34, (iii) 35 to 49 and (iv) 50 to 59 years. [2813]
§ Mrs. Angela Knight[holding answer 12 November 1996]: 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.
310WLetter from Tim Holt to Mr. Peter Hain, dated 14 November 1996:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to rely as the Director of the Office for National Statistics on your recent questions (2810, 2811 and 2813) on various breakdowns of the economically inactive of working age by region.The information is available from the Labour Force Survey database which can be accessed by the House of Commons Library.
§ Mr. HainTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what percentage of economically inactive(a) men and (b) women of working age are classed as (i) sick, (ii) disabled and (iii) voluntary retirees; [2812]
(2) what percentage of economically inactive people of working age are classed as (a) sick, (b) disabled and (c) voluntary retirees. [2814]
§ Mrs. Knight[holding answer 12 November 1996]: 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. Peter Hain, dated 14 November 1996:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics on your recent questions (2812 and 2814) on the numbers of economically inactive of working age who are sick, disabled or retired.The available information is shown in the table.
Economically inactive people of working age1 by gender and reason for inactivity (Great Britain, Spring 1996) Reason for inactivity (as percentage of all inactive) All economically inactive2 Temporarily sick or injured Long-term sick or injured Retired Other Total 7,491 2.9 26.2 5.9 65.1 Men 2,765 3.8 40.7 11.0 44.5 Women 4,727 2.3 17.7 2.9 77.1 Note:
1 Working age is defined as 16–64 for men and 16–59 for women.2 = 100 per cent.Source:
Labour Force Survey, Office for National Statistics.