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Economics: Teaching Aids
Mr. Hoban:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was spent on Welsh language versions of his Department’s Red Box (a) website and (b) teaching packs in each year since 2002. [133430]
John Healey:
Expenditure on Welsh language versions of the Red Box was as follows:
| | £ |
|
(a) Website
| |
|
2002
|
8,000
|
|
2007
|
8,000
|
|
(b) Teaching packs
| |
|
2002
|
7,735
|
|
2005
|
8,900
|
No expenditure was incurred in other years.
Employment
Mr. Willetts:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the size of the (a) working age and (b) economically active population in each of the last 30 years, broken down by gender. [134616]
John Healey:
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 1 May 2007:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the working age population and the economically active population over the last thirty years. 1 am replying in her absence. (134616)
The attached table gives the working age population by gender from 1978 to 2005 which are based on mid-year population estimates. Mid-2005 population estimates are the latest available. The table also shows the numbers and rates of economically active people of working age by gender for the three months ending February of each year. The ONS uses the Labour Force Survey (LFS) to measure economic activity and this data is seasonally adjusted. As with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to a margin of uncertainty
The LFS publishes numbers of economic activity each month in the Labour Market First Release, in summary table 1. The latest Release can be found at:
| Working age population( 1) and economic activity by gender 1978 to 2007, United Kingdom |
| Thousand and percentage |
| | Working age population( 2) Mid year estimates (Thousand) | Economically active( 3) (Thousand) | Economic activity rates( 4) (Percentage) |
| | All persons | Men | Women | All persons | Men | Women | All persons | Men | Women |
|
1978
|
33,172
|
17,311
|
15,861
|
25,542
|
15,686
|
9,856
|
78.4
|
92.5
|
63.2
|
|
1979
|
33,436
|
17,423
|
16,013
|
25,713
|
15,669
|
10,045
|
78.3
|
91.8
|
63.7
|
|
1980
|
33,607
|
17,539
|
16,068
|
25,923
|
15,676
|
10,247
|
78.4
|
91.2
|
64.5
|
|
1981
|
33,780
|
17,646
|
16,134
|
26,157
|
15,809
|
10,347
|
78.6
|
91.3
|
64.8
|
|
1982
|
33,916
|
17,735
|
16,181
|
26,067
|
15,715
|
10,353
|
77.9
|
90.2
|
64.6
|
|
1983
|
34,160
|
17,891
|
16,269
|
25,857
|
15,575
|
10,282
|
76.9
|
88.7
|
63.9
|
|
1984
|
34,416
|
18,051
|
16,365
|
26,477
|
15,709
|
10,768
|
78.1
|
88.7
|
66.5
|
|
1985
|
34,586
|
18,105
|
16,481
|
26,896
|
15,837
|
11,059
|
78.8
|
88.9
|
67.9
|
|
1986
|
34,725
|
18,142
|
16,583
|
27,063
|
15,793
|
11,269
|
78.9
|
88.4
|
68.7
|
|
1987
|
34,877
|
18,194
|
16,683
|
27,302
|
15,795
|
11,507
|
79.3
|
88.1
|
69.7
|
|
1988
|
34,983
|
18,232
|
16,751
|
27,633
|
15,925
|
11,708
|
79.9
|
88.6
|
70.5
|
|
1989
|
35,079
|
18,268
|
16,811
|
27,886
|
15,974
|
11,912
|
80.4
|
88.7
|
71.5
|
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|
1990
|
35,147
|
18,300
|
16,847
|
28,049
|
16,032
|
12,016
|
80.7
|
88.8
|
71.9
|
|
1991
|
35,197
|
18,303
|
16,894
|
28,002
|
15,953
|
12,049
|
80.4
|
88.2
|
71.9
|
|
1992
|
35,206
|
18,288
|
16,918
|
27,636
|
15,730
|
11,906
|
79.2
|
87.0
|
70.9
|
|
1993
|
35,208
|
18,270
|
16,938
|
27,505
|
15,580
|
11,925
|
78.8
|
86.2
|
70.9
|
|
1994
|
35,256
|
18,267
|
16,989
|
27,405
|
15,456
|
11,949
|
78.5
|
85.6
|
70.9
|
|
1995
|
35,366
|
18,317
|
17,049
|
27,312
|
15,357
|
11,956
|
78.1
|
84.9
|
70.7
|
|
1996
|
35,498
|
18,375
|
17,123
|
27,533
|
15,411
|
12,123
|
78.4
|
85.0
|
71.4
|
|
1997
|
35,624
|
18,428
|
17,196
|
27,651
|
15,394
|
12,257
|
78.5
|
84.7
|
71.9
|
|
1998
|
35,746
|
18,486
|
17,260
|
27,683
|
15,394
|
12,289
|
78.3
|
84.4
|
71.8
|
|
1999
|
35,928
|
18,582
|
17,346
|
28,005
|
15,503
|
12,502
|
78.8
|
84.7
|
72.7
|
|
2000
|
36,138
|
18,685
|
17,453
|
28,141
|
15,538
|
12,603
|
78.8
|
84.4
|
72.8
|
|
2001
|
36,406
|
18,827
|
17,579
|
28,312
|
15,631
|
12,681
|
78.8
|
84.3
|
72.8
|
|
2002
|
36,622
|
18,945
|
17,677
|
28,407
|
15,658
|
12,749
|
78.5
|
83.9
|
72.7
|
|
2003
|
36,828
|
19,068
|
17,760
|
28,606
|
15,750
|
12,856
|
78.6
|
83.9
|
73.0
|
|
2004
|
37,064
|
19,210
|
17,854
|
28,821
|
15,843
|
12,978
|
78.7
|
83.8
|
73.3
|
|
2005
|
37,368
|
19,390
|
17,978
|
29,069
|
15,950
|
13,119
|
78.8
|
83.7
|
73.6
|
|
2006
|
(5)—
|
(5)—
|
(5)—
|
29,022
|
15,952
|
13,071
|
78.6
|
83.6
|
73.3
|
|
2007
|
(5)—
|
(5)—
|
(5)—
|
28,9.95
|
15,936
|
13,059
|
78.5
|
83.5
|
73.2
|
(1 )Men aged 16 to 64 and women age 16 to 59.
(2 )Mid-year population estimates. It should be noted that 2005 are the latest available population estimates.
(3 )December-February LFS seasonally adjusted estimate.
(4 )Economically active as a percentage of all persons of working age. Economic activity rates are based on LFS household population estimates, not mid-year population estimates,
(5 )Estimates not available.
Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Mid-year population estimates
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