The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell dated 13 June 2008:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary questions asking: how many (a) men and (b) women were in work in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in 2007-08; how many (a) men, (b) women and (c) single parents were unemployed in (i) Jarrow constituency, (ii) South Tyneside, (iii) the North East and (iv) the UK in 2007-08; and how many single parents were in work in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in 2007-08. (206761, 206775 and 206774).""The Office for National Statistics compiles labour market statistics for local areas from the Annual Population Survey (APS) following International Labour Organisation definitions. Estimates for single parents are compiled from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (LFS) household datasets.""Table 1, attached, shows the number of men and women aged 16 and over, resident in the Jarrow constituency, South Tyneside, the North East and the UK who were in employment in 2007. Table 2, attached, shows the number of men and women aged 16 and over, resident in the Jarrow constituency, South Tyneside, the North East and the UK who were unemployed in 2007. Estimates are obtained from the APS for the 12 month period ending in September 2007, which is the most recent period for which estimates are available. Estimates for the North East and UK have been provided from the APS for consistency with the estimates for Jarrow and South Tyneside. These will differ from figures published in the Labour Market First Release which are based on Labour Force Survey data.""Table 3, attached, shows the number of single parents aged 16 plus, with dependent children, resident in the Jarrow constituency, South Tyneside, the North East and the UK who were in employment and unemployed in 2007. Estimates are obtained from the LFS household dataset for April-June 2007, which is the most recent period for which estimates are available.""As these estimates are for a subset of the population in small geographical areas, they are based on small sample sizes, and are therefore subject to large margins of uncertainty.""In order to produce estimates for small geographical areas, LFS household and APS estimates are provided based on survey microdata. The LFS household datasets are consistent with the UK population estimates published in February and March 2003, whereas APS datasets are consistent with the latest population figures, so the two are not directly comparable. LFS household datasets reweighted to the latest population estimates are currently expected to be available in summer 2008." Table 1: Number¹ of persons employed aged 16 plus by gender and region Thousand 12 months ending September 2007 Male Female Jarrow 20 17 South Tyneside 34 30 North East 618 545 UK 15,691 13,351 ¹ Weighted to 2007 population estimates. Source: Annual Population survey. Table 2: Number¹ of persons unemployed² aged 16 plus by gender and region Thousand 12 months ending September 2007 Male Female Jarrow 1 1 South Tyneside 4 2 North East 49 30 UK 918 685 ¹ Weighted to 2007 population estimates. ² Number of unemployed people measured using the internationally agreed definition recommended by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Source: Annual Population survey. Table 3: Number¹ of employed and unemployed² lone parents aged 16 plus with dependent children³ Thousand April-June 2007, not seasonally adjusted Employed Unemployed Jarrow 1 4— South Tyneside 2 4— North East 44 4 UK 1,049 113 ¹ Estimates are weighted to the 2003 population estimates. ² Number of unemployed people measured using the internationally agreed definition recommended by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). ³ Dependent children are those aged under 16 and those aged 16-18 who are never-married and in full-time education. 4 Sample size too small to provide an estimate. Source: LFS Household datasets.