§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out the number of job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne each December from 1992 to 1999; and if he will analyse in which broad occupational group those vacancies fall. [111359]
§ Mr. TimmsThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Jim Cousins, dated 22 February 2000:
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS), I have been asked to reply to your recent question on the number of job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.Jobcentre vacancies information analysed by occupational groups are only available quarterly for the months of January, April, July and October and can be obtained from the Nomis database at the House of Commons Library.Jobcentre vacancies do not represent the total number of vacancies available in the economy. Latest estimates suggest that about a third of all vacancies nationally are notified to Jobcentres. This proportion may vary between regions and between occupations as well as over time.
Percentage of gross income taken in direct and indirect tax by quintile group, 1997–98 Quintile groups of households 1 Bottom Second Third Fourth Top All households Total direct taxes 10 13 18 21 24 20 Income tax2 3 6 10 13 17 13 Employees' NIC3 2 3 5 5 4 4 Local taxes4 6 5 3 3 2 3 Total indirect taxes 28 22 19 17 12 16 VAT 10 8 8 7 5 7 Duty on petrol/oil 2 2 2 2 1 2 Duty on tobacco 4 3 2 1 1 1 Duty on alcohol 1 1 1 1 1 1 Other indirect taxes5 10 8 6 6 4 6 1 Households are ranked by equivalised disposable income 2 Income tax is net of tax relief on mortgage interest and life assurance premiums 3 National Insurance Contributions 4 Council tax, domestic rates and water charges after deducting discounts, council tax benefits and rates rebates 5 Includes intermediate taxes, vehicle excise duty and lottery and betting taxes