HC Deb 22 February 2000 vol 344 cc998-1000W
Mr. Paul Marsden

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the percentage change has been in youth unemployment in the ward of Sundorne in Shrewsbury and Atcham since May 1997; and if he will make a statement. [110834]

Mr. Timms

The 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. Paul Marsden, 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 percentage change in youth unemployment in the ward of Sundome in Shrewsbury and Atcham since May 1997. The ONS publish a monthly count of claimants of unemployment-related benefits. The claimant count consists of all people claiming Jobseeker's Allowance or National Insurance credits at Employment Service local offices. They must declare that they are out of work, capable of, available for and actively seeking work during the week in which the claim is made. In May 1997, in the Sundome ward there were 32 computerised claims among the 18–24 year olds compared with 16 in January 2000. This represents a fall of 50%. Claimant count figures are not

Suicides and undetermined deaths1 for usual residents of Somerset, by age, 1980–982
Year Total 10–14 15–19 20–24 25–29 30–34 35–39 40–44 45–49
1980 43 0 0 0 3 4 3 6 0
1981 65 0 2 5 0 4 6 4 3
1982 43 0 0 2 2 3 4 3 8
1983 53 0 0 3 3 3 5 2 5
1984 55 0 1 3 0 3 4 3 6
1985 48 0 0 0 4 5 6 2 3
1986 62 0 0 3 0 3 3 5 7
1987 57 2 2 2 4 5 3 7 2
1988 44 0 1 4 3 2 3 2 2
1989 47 0 2 1 5 4 5 1 1
1990 69 0 3 3 6 4 6 13 3
1991 53 0 2 6 5 5 6 7 6
1992 50 0 0 2 3 4 4 5 11
1993 49 0 1 2 4 5 2 3 4
1994 53 0 0 5 1 5 7 5 7
1995 50 0 1 2 4 5 6 8 4
1996 46 0 1 0 5 5 0 4 9
1997 47 0 1 4 5 4 4 8 5
1998 43 0 2 3 5 10 5 2 2
Suicides and undetermined deaths 1for usual residents of Somerset, by age, 1980–982
Year 50–54 55–59 60–64 65–68 70–74 75–79 80–84 85+
1980 4 5 2 4 6 3 2 1
1981 3 5 9 9 4 2 5 4
1982 5 3 2 6 1 1 3 0
1983 9 5 2 5 5 4 1 1
1984 5 6 5 3 7 8 1 0
1985 3 6 7 5 2 3 2 0
1986 7 6 8 5 5 6 4 0
1987 7 4 2 5 4 5 2 1
1988 7 2 2 3 3 4 5 1
1989 4 5 4 5 3 5 2 0
1990 7 2 4 1 9 3 3 2
1991 1 5 2 3 1 1 3 0
1992 3 2 5 5 4 1 0 1
1993 5 4 6 4 4 1 2 2
1994 7 3 1 3 3 1 4 1
1995 4 3 1 1 4 4 1 2
1996 4 2 2 2 4 3 3 2
1997 1 4 3 5 1 2 0 0
1998 1 2 1 3 3 0 2 2
1 International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, codes E950–E959 and E980– E989 excluding E988.8.
2 For 1980 to 1992 the year is the year when the deaths were registered.

Note:

For 1993–98 the year is the year when death occurred.

seasonally adjusted at ward level. Computerised claims do not include clerical claims which make up around 1 per cent. of the total claimant count.

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