HC Deb 14 January 2004 vol 416 cc748-9W
Jon Trickett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what estimate he has made of the percentage of the population of Hemsworth constituency who have NVQ levels(a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3. [147456]

Alan Johnson

The following table shows analysis of the qualification levels of the working age1 population in the parliamentary constituency of Hemsworth. This is presented alongside England average data for comparison. Data comes from the Local Labour Force Survey for 2001–02.

1 Working age population refers to males aged 16–64 and females aged 16–59.

Percentage
Qualification level Hemsworth England
NVQ 4 and above 16.2 23.5
NVQ 3 12.6 14.8
Trade 9.3 7.0
Apprenticeships
NVQ 2 15.4 18.1
Below NVQ Level 2 21.3 20.5
No qualifications 25.3 16.0