HC Deb 08 May 2002 vol 385 cc204-5W
Sandra Gidley

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what new data series separated by (a) gender, (b) race, (c) disability and (d) age have been commissioned by his Department since August 1997. [44384]

Mr. McCartney

The table shows the information requested for series produced by this Department and published since August 1997 which are split by gender, race, disability or age. Where a series is marked as "ad hoc", the required split is not routinely published but can be provided in response to a specific request.

Data series produced by the Department for Work and Pensions since August 1997, split by gender, race, disability or age.

Date series produced by the Department for Work and Pensions since august 1997, split by gender, race, disability or age
Figures split by
Gender Race Disability Age
National statistics
Child benefit quarterly statistics1 Ad hoc No No Yes
Client group analysis of the population over state pension age (six-monthly) Yes No Yes Yes
Client group analysis: Quarterly bulletin on families with children on key benefits Ad hoc No Yes Yes
Client group analysis: Quarterly bulletin on the population of working age on key benefits Yes No Yes Yes
Contributions and qualifying years for retirement pension (annual) Yes No No Yes
Disability, care and mobility benefits—Quarterly statistical enquiry2 Yes No Yes Yes
Employment zones (six monthly) Yes Yes Ad hoc Yes
Households below average income (annual) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Income related benefits estimates of take-up Yes No No No
Individual incomes series (annual)3 Yes Ad hoc Ad hoc Yes
Annual local area labour force survey Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Deal for Lone Parents (quarterly) Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Deal for Young People and Long-term Unemployed People aged 25+ (quarterly) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pensioners' incomes series Yes Ad hoc Yes Yes
Quarterly appeal tribunal statistics No No Yes No
Second tier pension provision (annual) Yes No No Yes
Statistical summary (quarterly)4 Yes No Partly Yes
Work based learning for adults Yes Yes Yes Yes
Other data series
Disability survey (follow up to FRS5) No No Yes No
The family and children survey (FACS)6 Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Deal for 50 plus Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Deal for Disabled People Yes Yes Yes Yes
Neighbourhood statistics Yes No No Yes
1Method of collecting data changed in 1998 to provide significantly more in depth analysis.
2Invalid care allowance figures were first published after August 1997 and can be split by age and gender only. Disability living allowance/ attendance allowance figures can also be split by disability but were published prior to August 1997.
3Race/disability-sample size are generally too small unless 4† years data used.
4The statistical summary provides a summary of key DWP national statistics, some give an indication of the level of disability of the customer.
5FRS means "Family Resources Survey".
6"The survey collects information on gender, ethnicity, disability and age, although it should be noted that respondents are primarily women between the ages of 18 and 50.