§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will list by each year of age, the number of(a) male and (b) female 18 to 24-year-olds currently unemployed in (i) the parliamentary constituency of Greenock and Inverclyde and (ii) the Greenock travel-to-work area; [3461]
(2) how many (a) males and (b) females have been unemployed in (i) the parliamentary constituency of Greenock and Inverclyde and (ii) the Greenock travel-to-work area for more than (1) six months, (2) 12 months, (3) 18 months and (4) 24 months. [3463]
§ Mrs. Liddell[holding answer 17 June 1997]: 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.
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Gross contributions by members states 1993 to 1995 £ million 1993 1994 1995 UK 5,937 4,965 7,576 Source:
Court of Auditors Reports, converted to sterling using £=1.2845 (1993), £=1,2924 (1994) and £=1.2211 (1995).
It should be noted that the European Community Budget is denominated in ECU but that the figures in this table have been converted to sterling using the annual average exchange rate for each of the years. These figures should, therefore, be treated with caution.
Notes:
1. Figures for gross contributions are after account is taken of the UK's abatement and the bringing to account of surpluses and deficits in respect of Member States contributions in earlier years.
2. These figures exclude 10 per cent. collection costs in respect of contributions for sugar and agricultural levies and customs duties—Member States deduct this from their contributions for levies and duties before making their contributions available to the Community.
3. The revenue available to the Community also includes relatively small amounts of miscellaneous revenue derived from such sources as the sale of publications, disposal of property etc.
Letter from Tim Holt to Dr. Norman Godman, dated 18 June 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent questions (3461, and 3463) on unemployment in the Greenock and Inverclyde parliamentary constituency and the Greenock travel-to-work area.The measure of unemployment, derived from the quarterly Labour Force Survey, is defined on a consistent and internationally recognised basis set out by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and counts as unemployed people who are: a) without a paid job; b) available to start work within the next two weeks and c) have either looked for work in the last four weeks or are waiting to start a job already obtained. However, the LFS cannot provide estimates of unemployment for local areas.ONS also publishes the monthly claimant count, which is based on the administrative system and includes all people claiming unemployment-related benefits (i.e. Jobseekers Allowance, Income Support or National Insurance credits) at Employment Service offices on the day of the monthly count, who on that day had signed on as unemployed and available to do any suitable work. Essentially, all people who attend an Employment Service office to sign are counted, irrespective of whether they are actually receiving benefit.The information requested can only he derived from the claimant count, accessible from the Nomis database at the House of Commons Library.
§ Dr. GodmanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many(a) males and (b) females aged 18 to 24 years are currently unemployed in (i) the parliamentary constituency of Greenock and Inverclyde and (ii) the 241W Greenock travel-to-work area; and what percentages of the national total for those of this age group in each case these figures represent. [3464]
§ Mrs. Liddell[holding answer 17 June 1997]: The Information 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 Dr. Norman Godman, dated 18 June 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question (3464) on unemployment in the Greenock and Inverclyde parliamentary constituency and the Greenock travel-to-work area.The measure of unemployment, derived from the quarterly Labour Force Survey (LFS), is defined on a consistent and internationally recognised basis set out by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and counts as unemployed people who are: a) without a paid job; b) available to start work within the next two weeks and c) have either looked for work in the last four weeks or are waiting to start a job already obtained. However, the LFS cannot provide estimates of unemployment for local areas.ONS also publishes the monthly claimant count, which is based on the administrative system and includes all people claiming unemployment-related benefits (i.e. Jobseekers Allowance, Income Support or National Insurance credits) at Employment Service offices on the day of the monthly count, who on that day had signed on as unemployed and available to do any suitable work. Essentially, all people who attend an Employment Service office to sign are counted, irrespective of whether they are actually receiving benefit.The information you have requested can only be derived from the claimant count and is given in the attached table.
Unadjusted claimant unemployment aged 18–24 years as a percentage of the total unemployed in this age group in April 1997 (most recently available date) Males Females Number Percentage Number Percentage Parliamentary constituency Greenock and Inverclyde 394 0.13 121 0.10 Travel-to-work area Greenock 587 0.20 175 0.14