HC Deb 08 January 2002 vol 377 cc798-803W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many(a) men and (b) women aged (i) 50 to 54, (ii) 55 to 59, (iii) 60 to 64 and (iv) 65 to 69 years were (a) in full-time work, (b) in part-time work, (c) unemployed, (d) long-term sick and disabled and (e) retired in each of the last 10 years. [25175]

Ruth Kelly

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. John Bercow, dated 8 January 2002: The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question about how many men and women aged 50 to 54, 55 to 59, and 60 to 64 years were in full-time work, in part-time work, unemployed, long term sick and disabled and retired in each of the last ten years (25175). I am replying in his absence. The information requested is given in the table overleaf.

Men and women by age by economic activity, spring (March to May) 1992–2001—United Kingdom
Not seasonally adjusted Thousand
of which:
Spring Total1 Full time work Part time work Unemployed Economically inactive Long term sick and disabled Retired
Men
Age 50–54
1992 1,522 1,178 44 134 166 .. ..
1993 1,546 1,169 51 142 184 136 *
1994 1,588 1,184 56 142 206 143 *
1995 1,634 1,246 62 115 210 151 *
1996 1,684 1,278 66 105 228 162 18
1997 1,824 1,385 84 92 262 184 18
1998 1,919 1,487 84 79 270 183 20
1999 1,966 1,519 91 83 273 187 24
2000 1,995 1,529 102 89 275 181 28
2001 2,013 1,585 87 62 278 189 22
Age 55–59
1992 1,435 934 61 126 314 .. ..
1993 1,448 892 69 135 352 222 55
1994 1,466 904 82 130 351 223 54
1995 1,477 896 80 112 388 247 62
1996 1,464 902 90 109 362 229 64
1997 1,473 912 98 88 375 232 71
1998 1,497 939 102 75 382 251 65
1999 1,539 975 109 74 381 239 75
2000 1,583 1,005 116 63 399 248 79
2001 1,645 1,055 138 48 402 230 101
Age 60–64
1992 1,371 561 88 74 648 .. ..
1993 1,363 519 91 101 651 281 237
1994 1,353 520 89 80 664 331 220
1995 1,346 508 99 67 672 334 231
1996 1,334 498 108 59 679 322 235
1997 1,347 520 121 53 653 318 233
1998 1,362 511 116 47 688 334 252
1999 1,382 522 130 45 685 342 246
2000 1,394 530 129 41 693 322 264
2001 1,389 538 134 37 678 324 266
Women
Age 50–54
1992 1,535 489 519 57 471 .. ..
1993 1,561 525 508 60 467 145 23
1994 1,602 535 542 59 467 146 22
1995 1,649 577 532 55 486 173 20
1996 1,708 572 578 55 501 173 30
1997 1,840 658 613 53 515 194 26
1998 1.937 697 651 46 542 217 26
1999 1,985 759 629 44 553 217 34
2000 2,013 777 641 46 549 221 33
Age 55–59
1992 1,485 338 428 36 66 ..
1993 1,477 326 431 48 672 209 105
1994 1,497 345 431 54 658 213 118
1995 1,610 356 445 40 659 227 118
1996 1,498 352 428 35 887 244 115
1997 1,508 350 410 38 708 265 119
1998 1,631 382 425 29 695 282 129
1998 1,873 408 439 31 694 266 130
2000 1,819 440 485 29 688 282 128
2001 1,881 488 491 20 703 265 148

Men and women by age by economic activity, spring (March to May) 1992–2001—United Kingdom
Not seasonally adjusted Thousand
of which:
Spring Total1 Full time work Part time work Unemployed Economically inactive Long term sick and disabled Retired
Age 60–64
1992 1,475 112 226 .. 1,130 .. ..
1993 1,450 113 233 15 1,099 131 551
1994 1,439 102 253 10 1,073 180 663
1995 1,421 103 247 .. 1,088 165 880
1996 1,400 111 248 .. 1,065 158 687
1997 1,410 117 254 .. 1,032 162 687
1998 1,424 98 234 .. 1,085 188 734
1999 1,444 113 229 .. 1,084 174 736
2000 1,457 111 259 .. 1,080 140 764
2001 1,452 110 283 .. 1,053 134 773
1Includes other economic activities
2Sample size too small for reliable estimate.
.. Due to a questionnaire routing error Spring 1992 inactive categories are not available.

Source:

ONS—Labour Force Survey

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the number of employee jobs by industry in the Buckingham constituency in the most recent year for which figures are available. [24842]

Ruth Kelly

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from Len Cook to Mr. John Bercow, dated 8 December 2001As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question about the number of employee jobs by industry in the Buckingham constituency. (24842) The total number of employee jobs in the Buckingham constituency for each year are shown in the table below:

Buckingham constituency employee jobs
Year Number of jobs
1996 20,099
1997 20,328
1998 23,764
1999 21,610
2000 21,427

Source:

A comparable series is available from the Annual Employment Survey (1996–1997) and the Annual Business Inquiry (1998–2000)

Industry detail is accessible in the House of Commons Library from terminals linked to the Nomis database.

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of working age people in the Buckingham constituency were in employment in each year since 1997. [24845]

Ruth Kelly

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have been asked to reply.

Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. John Bercow dated 8 January 2002The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the proportion of working age people in employment in the Buckingham constituency. I am replying in his absence. (24845) The table below shows the information requested

Working age1employment rate2for the Buckingham constituency; 1997 to 2000
Percentage
March 1997–February 1998 84.3
March 1998–February 1999 81.4
March 1999–February 2000 84.3
March 2000–February 2001 83.7
1Men aged 16–64 and women aged 16–59
2Those in employment as a percentage of all persons of working age

Source:

ONS Labour Force Survey (Annual LADB dataset)

Mr. Bercow

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the average length of time that currently unemployed men aged(a) 50 to 54, (b) 55 to 59 and (c) 60 to 64 years have remained unemployed. [25170]

Ruth Kelly

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.

Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. John Bercow, dated 8 January 2002The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the average length of time that currently unemployed men aged 50 to 54, 55 to 59 and 60 to 64 years have remained unemployed. I am replying in his absence. (25170). The table below shows numbers of men in these age groups according to their duration of unemployment. Information on the average length of time unemployed is not available.

Duration of unemployment for males by age—spring (March to May) 2001 United Kingdom
Not seasonally adjusted Thousand
Age
50–54 55–59 60–64
Total1 62 48 37
Less than three months 17 10 12
Three months but less than six months 2 2 2
Six months but less than 12 months 11 2 2
One year or more 25 26 15
1Includes people who did not state how long they had been unemployed
2Sample size too small for reliable estimate

Source:

ONS—Labour Force Survey

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