§ Mr. SandersTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the top and bottom 100 travel to work areas by average wage; and if he will make a statement. [129159]
§ Ruth KellyI have been asked to reply.
The Information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who is writing to the hon. Member.
Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Adrian Sanders, dated 17 September 2003:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question on the top and bottom 100 travel to work areas by average wage. I am replying in his absence.
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Proposed future roles and responsibilities for children and families policy DFES/DCA DfES DCA Domestic violence Contributing re impact of domestic violence on children Stays (with HO leading cross-Government 'Virtual Unit' on consultation paper and prospective Bill) Civil partnerships Contributing re issues affecting children if registering/dissolving same-sex partnerships Stays (with DTI leading on consultation paper and prospective Bill) (Opposite sex) cohabitation Contributing re specific needs and vulnerability of children of cohabitees Lead, (DCA leading cross-Government exploration of information campaign) International Interest in possible domestic impact Lead, (DCA leading on range of international legal treaty commitments, and Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders (REMO) casework) Family justice system 'Powerful customer' specifying desired priorities and outcomes for children involved in system Lead, (implementation of new legislation (eg Adoption and Children Act 2002) and maintenance/development of existing legislation. On-going delivery through the courts, with Legal Services Commission (re legal aid) and new Family Justice Council) Information on average weekly earnings for travel to work areas is taken from the New Earnings Survey (NES) for 2002, the latest year for which data are available. Publication criteria for NBS state that all estimates with a sample size less than 30 or a relative standard error greater than 5% must be excluded from published analyses since they are not accurate enough.
A large number of the earnings estimates for travel to work areas have been excluded as a result of these criteria, and there are a total of 150 areas for which estimates can be given. I am placing in the House of Commons library a single table showing the estimated average weekly earnings for each of these 150 travel to work areas.