The number of visas issued for application from Chinese, Indian and Russian nationals in 2010, 2011 and 2012 was
China 2010 – 215,045
2011 – 266,958
2012 – 285,536.
India 2010 – 420,013
2011 – 407,762
2012 – 380,479.
Russia 2010 – 142,586
2011 – 175,414
2012 – 189,575.
Parliamentary Written Answer 7/1/14.
The number of households deemed overcrowded in the social and private rented sectors was
Three year average to 2010-11,
Social sector – 278,000 (7.3% of households).
Private sector – 187,000 (5.6% of households).
Three year average to 2011-12,
Social sector – 249,000 (6.6% of households).
Private sector – 207,000 (5.7% of households).
PWA 8/1/14.
The percentage of the UK stock market owned by individuals between 1963 and 2012 (selected years ) was
1963 – 54.0%
1969 – 47.4%
1975 – 37.5%
1981 – 28.2%
1989 – 20.6%
1990 – 20.3%
1991 – 19.9%
1992 – 20.4%
1993 – 17.7%
1994 – 20.3%
1997 – 16.5%
1998 – 16.7%
1999 – 15.3%
2000 – 16.0%
2001 – 14.8%
2002 – 14.3%
2003 – 14.9%
2004 – 14.1%
2006 – 12.8%
2008 – 10.2%
2010 – 10.2%
2012 – 10.7%.
PWA 13/1/14.
The proportion of UK electricity generation from wind between 2008 and 2012 was
2008 – 1.8%
2009 – 2.5%
2010- 2.7%
2011 – 4.2%
2012 – 5.4%. PWA 13/1/14.
The Department for Work and Pensions estimates that the removal of the spare room subsidy policy will save approximately £490 million across Great Britain in 2013-14. PWA 16/1/14.
The number and percentage of jobs paid below the national minimum wage in the UK 2011 to 2013 was
Age 16-17,
April 2011 – 15,000 (5.7%)
April 2012 – 18,000 (6.6%)
April 2013 – 19,000 (7.3%)
Age 18-20,
April 2011 – 49,000 (4.4%)
April 2012 – 56,000 (5.1)
April 2013 – 57,000 (5.5%)
Age 21 and over,
April 2011 – 207,000 (0.8)
April 2012 – 207,000 (0.8)
April 2013 – 203,000 (0.8%)
PWA 16/1/14.
The percentage of market share of the big six gas and electricity suppliers in Great Britain in March 2003, December 2007 and December 2012 was
GAS – British Gas
March 2003 – 63%
December 2007 – 44%
December 2012 – 40%
Scottish and Southern Electricity (SSE)
March 2003 – 6%
December 2007 – 15%
December 2012 – 15%
E.On (Powergen in 2003)
March 2003 – 12%
December 2007 – 13%
December 2012 – 13%
RWE nPower
March 2003 – 9%
December 2007 – 12%
December 2012 – 12%
Edf (LE Group in 2003)
March 2003 – 5%
December 2007 – 7%
December 2012 – 9%
Scottish Power
March 2003 – 5%
December 2007 – 6%
December 2012 – 10%
ELECTRICITY – British Gas
March 2003 – 23%
December 2007 – 22%
December 2012 – 25%
SSE March 2003 – 14%
December 2007 – 19%
December 2012 – 18%
E.On (Powergen in 2003)
March 2003 – 22%
December 2007 – 18%
December 2012 – 17%
RWE npower
March 2003 – 16%
December 2007 – 15%
December 2012 – 14%
Edf (LE Group in 2003)
March 2003 – 15%
December 2007 – 13%
December 2012 – 13%
Scottish Power
March 2003 – 10%
December 2007 – 12%
December 2012 – 12%
PWA 17/1/14.
Shares and other equity as a proportion of total household sector financial assets for OECD countries in 2012
Australia – 10.5%
Austria – 21.7%
Belgium – 31.2%
Canada – 35.5%
Chile – 26.4%
Czech Republic – 25.5%
Denmark – 29.1%
Estonia – 68.9%
Finland – 40.1%
France – 24.5%
Germany – 18.8%
Greece – 8.9%
Hungary – 35.6%
Ireland – 17.7%
Israel – 25.5%
Italy – 29.7%
Japan – 10.8%
Korea – 20.1%
Luxembourg – 22.4%
Netherlands – 12.9%
Norway – 13.2%
Poland – 27.4%
Portugal – 27.4%
Slovak Republic – 7.6%
Slovenia – 29.8%
Spain – 28.9%
Sweden – 39.7%
Switzerland – 20.3%
United Kingdom – 15.3%
United States – 43.4%.
PWA 22/1/14.
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