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Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the employment rate was of the cohort of the least qualified UK adults for each year since 1996-97. [97322]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the national statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 30 October 2006:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the employment rate for the lowest qualified adults since June 1996. (97322)
The attached table gives estimates of the employment rates for people in each of the main qualification groups, for the 3 month period ending June each year since 1997. Comparable estimates are not available for 1998 and 2000, and for earlier periods.
Estimates are taken from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
| Employment rates( 1) for people of working age( 2) by qualification, United Kingdom, not seasonally adjusted | ||||||
| Percentage | ||||||
| Three months ending June each year | Degree or equivalent | Higher education | GCE, A-level or equivalent | GCSE grades A*-C or equivalent | Other qualification( 3) | No qualifications |
| (1) Total in employment with the relevant qualification as a percentage of all persons with the relevant qualification. (2) Men aged 16 to 64 and women aged 16 to 59. (3) Other qualifications include the following qualifications: NVQ level 1 or equivalent, GNVQ GSVQ foundation level, CSE below grade 1 CSE below grade 1 GCSE below grade c, BTEC SCOTVEC first/general certificate, SCOTVEC modules, RSA other, City and Guilds Foundation/Part 1, YT YTP certificate, Key Skills qualification, Basic Skills qualification, Entry level qualification, other qualification. Note: Comparable data not available for 1998 and 2000. Source: ONS—Labour Force Survey (LFS). | ||||||
Financial Ombudsman Service
Dr. Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many cases were received by the Financial Ombudsman Service in each of the last five years; and how many were resolved in each year. [97047]
Ed Balls: The Financial Services Ombudsman (FOS) is operationally independent of the Government. However, I understand that the following table represents the number of cases received by FOS in each of the last five years and the number that were resolved in each year.
| Cases received | Cases resolved | |
Dr. Cable: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many cases were received by the Financial Ombudsman Service in relation to the sale of (a) critical illness insurance, (b) payment protection insurance, (c) term life assurance and (d) income protection in each of the last five years. [97048]
Ed Balls: The Financial Services Ombudsman (FOS) is operationally independent of the Government. However, I understand that the following table represents the number of cases received by FOS in relation to the sale of (a) critical illness insurance, (b) payment protection insurance, (c) term life assurance and (d) income protection in each of the last five years.
| Cases received | |||||
| 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-5 | 2005-06 | |
| 1,103 | |||||
| (1) Includes whole of life policies and non-mortgage linked endowments | |||||
Fuel Fraud
David Simpson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many petrol filling-station owners have been convicted of selling (a) illegally laundered and (b) smuggled fuel in Northern Ireland in the last two years; and what the average sentence was handed down by the courts for each offence; [96980]
(2) how many people have been (a) charged with and (b) convicted for the operation of illegal fuel laundering plants within Northern Ireland in the last three years; and what the average sentence handed down by the courts was for that offence. [96981]
John Healey: The latest details of convictions and average sentencing were published in HMRC Annual Report 2004-05, in which conviction and sentence details relate to all types of hydrocarbon oils fraud and smuggling, including selling illegally laundered and smuggled fuel and operating illegal fuel laundering plants. The breakdown between types of fraud is not available.
Prosecution figures for 2005-06 will be published in HMRC's Annual Report 2005-06.
The number of people charged in relation to hydrocarbon oils fraud in Northern Ireland during the last three years is set out in the following table:
| Number of people charged | |
The figures relate to charges for all types of hydrocarbon oils fraud.
Household Poverty
Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many children in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK live in a family in which neither parent works. [97006]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 30 October 2006
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the number of children in a family where neither parent works. (97006)
The attached table gives the requested information.
Estimates are taken from the Labour Force Survey (LFS). As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
| Number of children( 1) in a family in which neither parent works( 2) by constituency and region April-June 2006 | |
| Number (Thousand) | |
| (1) Children refers to children under 16. (2) Data in this table exclude families with unknown economic activity status. Source: Labour Force Survey | |
Incomes
Harry Cohen: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the answer of 24 October 2006 to questions 95921 to 95925, whether the replacement rates, marginal deduction rates and tax benefit and model tables take into account (a) housing benefit and (b) other benefits; and if he will make a statement. [97842]
Dawn Primarolo: Details are provided in “Tax Benefit Model Tables April 2005” available on the DWP website:
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/tbmt.asp.
The calculations take into account: take home pay after income tax and national insurance plus tax credits for those in work; job seeker's allowance for those out of work, including support for children and some benefits in kind; and child, housing and council tax benefits for all eligible.
Infant Mortality
Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the latest trends are in infant mortality. [97244]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 30 October 2006:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your question asking what the latest trends are in infant mortality. (97244)
Trends in infant mortality are routinely published by ONS in Health Statistics Quarterly, as part of the report on infant and perinatal mortality by health areas in England and Wales. Infant mortality numbers and rates in England and Wales from 1976 to 2005 (the most recent year available) are published in table 1 on page 76 of the journal. This can be accessed using the following link: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme_health/HSQ31.pdf
Lone Parent Households
Mr. Laws: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of children lived in lone parent households in each year since 1979-80. [97240]
John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 30 October 2006:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your question on the proportion of dependent children living in lone parent households since 1979. (97240)
Estimates of the percentage of dependent children living in families headed by a lone parent in the United Kingdom are shown in the attached table.
| Proportion of dependent children( 1) living in families headed by a lone parent, United Kingdom | |
| Percentages | |
| (1) Dependent children are those aged under 16 or aged 16 to 18 who are never-married and in full-time education. Sources: Pre 1992 General Household Survey (Great Britain), 1992-2006 Labour Force Survey (United Kingdom) | |
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