§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much youth unemployment levels have changed in each of the last four years; and by how much he expects them to change in each of the next four years. [7253]
§ Mrs. LiddellThe 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. Graham Brady, dated 15 July 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on how much youth unemployment levels have changed in each of the last four years, and by how much these are expected to change in each of the next four years.
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Legal abortions performed with (a) antiprogesterone, (b) without overnight stay, by type of purchaser, on women resident in England and Wales, health regions and health authorities, 1995 With antiprogesterone Without overnight stay Place of usual residence Total NHS NHS agency Non-NHS Total NHS NHS agency Non-NHS England and Wales 7,668 6,649 203 816 127,558 71,683 20,320 35,555 England 6,983 5,979 202 802 122,879 68,607 19,966 34,306 Wales 685 670 1 14 4,679 3,076 354 1,249 Northern and Yorkshire 1,801 1,766 11 24 11,275 9,328 677 1,270 Northumberland 276 276 0 0 290 270 3 17 Sunderland 133 133 0 0 587 540 10 37 North Durham 37 35 0 2 486 438 11 37 South Durham 57 57 0 0 503 467 10 26 Tees 554 552 0 2 544 510 8 26 South of Tyne 13 13 0 0 626 578 10 38 North Cumbria 279 279 0 0 355 341 0 14 Newcastle and North Tyneside 20 18 0 2 1,057 1,010 17 30 East Riding 140 139 0 1 1,106 934 27 145 Grimsby and Scunthorpe 24 24 0 0 629 558 7 64 North Yorkshire 38 36 1 1 1,158 892 106 160 Bradford 25 22 1 2 857 655 57 145 West Yorkshire 30 27 2 1 1,115 709 187 219 Leeds 158 145 5 8 1,527 1,197 126 204 Wakefield 17 10 2 5 435 229 98 108 Trent 913 888 2 23 9,233 7,613 115 1,505 North Derbyshire 188 188 0 0 573 452 17 104 Southern Derbyshire 11 6 0 5 1,108 936 11 161 Leicestershire 38 34 0 4 2,166 1,734 28 404 Nottingham 4 1 0 3 1,348 1,172 8 168 The data you have requested for those under 25 years are shown in the attached table. ONS does not make forecasts of any of the labour market estimates data it produces.
Great Britain, not seasonally adjusted, thousands figures are shown for winter of each year (December to February) Level Change on year 1992–93 867 — 1993–94 785 -82 1994–95 695 -90 1995–96 656 -39 1996–97 633 -23 Source:
Labour Force Survey.