Number of out of work benefit claimants (Great Britain) and duration of oldest claim
August 2011
All claimants-4,842,010
Up to 1 year-1,937,380
1 to 2 years-503,230
2 to 3 years-290,420
3 years and over-2,111,170
August 2012
All claimants-4,721,460
Up to 1 year-2,138,490
1 to 2 years-649,290
2 to 3 years-313,940
3 years and over-1,619,740
August 2013
All claimants-4,395,860
Up to 1 year-2,051,340
1 to 2 years-881,810
2 to 3 years-389,270
3 years and over-1,073,440
Parliamentary Written Answer 17/3/14.
The value of UK imports of coal, primary oil and petroleum products from Russia between 2008 and 2012 was:
Year 2008
Coal £1,570 million
Primary oil £2,184 million
Petroleum products £1,091 million
Year 2009
Coal £1,130 million
Primary oil £1,156 million
Petroleum products £770 million
Year 2010
Coal £533 million
Primary oil £1,278 million
Petroleum products £1,186 million
Year 2011
Coal £945 million
Primary oil £2,316 million
Petroleum products £1,805 million
Year 2012
Coal £1,092 million
Primary oil £3,321 million
Petroleum products £1,819 million
PWA 31/3/14.
The amounts (in thousand tonnes) of coal and imported oil from Russia by the UK for each year between 2008 and 2012 compared to total demand for those fuels were
Year 2008- Coal 21,249 (33% of total demand)
Primary oil 8,295 (10%)
Petroleum products 1,435 (2%)
Year 2009- Coal 17,726 (25%)
Primary oil 5,065 (7%)
Petroleum products 2,066 (3%)
Year 2010- Coal 8,322 (15%)
Primary oil 5,000 (7%)
Petroleum products 2,306 (3%)
Year 2011- Coal 12,126 (22%)
Primary oil 6,058 (8%)
Petroleum products 2,407 (4%)
Year 2012- Coal 16,933 (25%)
Primary oil 7,491 (11%)
Petroleum products 2,630 (4%)
PWA 31/3/14.
In the next six months the UK is planning to participate in 37 joint and multinational exercises in a NATO context
These exercises will take place on the territory of, in the waters around or in the skies above the following countries
Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greenland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, UK, USA
PWA 3/4/14.
In 2012, 39,619 thousand tonnes, tt, of steam coal (mainly used by coal-fired stations) were imported into the UK, representing 72% of coal used for electricity generation (54,906 thousand tonnes)
Imports of steam coal were
Russia 17,459 thousand tonnes
Colombia 11,749 tt
USA 8,858 tt
European Union 583 tt
Republic of South Africa 546 tt
Canada 153 tt
Other countries 272 tt. Total ail countries 39,619 tt
PWA 9/4/14.
The number of vacant dwellings in England at October in each year from 2009 to 2013 was:
5 October 2009 (770,496)
4 October 2010 (737,147)
3 October 2011 (719,352)
1 October 2012 (704,357)
7 October 2013 (635,127)
PWA 30/4/14.
The number of long-term vacant dwellings in England at October in each year from 2009 to 2013 was:
5 October 2009 (316,251)
4 October 2010 (299,999)
3 October 2011 (277,529)
1 October 2012 (254,059)
7 October 2013 (216,050)
PWA 30/4/14.
The number of reported fatally injured cyclists by gender in each year (Great Britain) from 2003 to 2012 was:
Year 2003; Male 89, Female 25. Total 114
Year 2004; Male 107, Female 27. Total 134
Year 2005; Male 131, Female 17. Total 148
Year 2006; Male 122, Female 24. Total 146
Year 2007; Male 112, Female 24. Total 136
Year 2008; Male 97, Female 18. Total 115
Year 2009; Male 83, Female 21. Total 104
Year 2010; Male 85, Female 26. Total 111
Year 2011; Male 85, Female 22. Total 107
Year 2012; Male 109, Female 9. Total 118
PWA 30/4/14.
The number of seriously injured cyclists by gender in each year (Great Britain) from 2003 to 2012 was:
Year 2003; Male 1,916, Female 380. Total 2,296
Year 2004; Male 1,816, Female 358. Total 2,174
Year 2005; Male 1,811, Female 399. Total 2,210
Year 2006; Male 1,898, Female 398. Total 2,296
Year 2007; Male 1,978, Female 450. Total 2,428
Year 2008; Male 2,009, Female 441. Total 2,450
Year 2009; Male 2,156, Female 450. Total 2,606
Year 2010; Male 2,162, Female 498. Total 2,660
Year 2011; Male 2,536, Female 549. Total 3,085
Year 2012; Male 2,650, Female 572. Total 3,222
PWA 30/4/14.
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