BRIEFING PAPER Number 4191, 18 June 2018 Sources of statistics: By Georgina Sturge Richard Keen Constituency statistics Yago Zayed Contents: Summary 3 Sources of statistics by topic 6 Businesses 6 Constituency profiles 7 Charities 7 Crime, policing 7 Education 8 Elections and electorates 10 Energy 11 Geography, constituency boundaries 12 Health service 12 Housing 13 Immigration 14 Incomes and taxpayers 15 Internet (broadband) 15 Labour market – unemployment, employment and wages 15 Population, demography 17 Religion 18 Social security, tax credits and child benefit 19 Transport and traffic 21 www.parliament.uk/commons-library | intranet.parliament.uk/commons-library | [email protected] | @commonslibrary 2 Sources of statistics: Constituency statistics Contents Summary 3 Sources of statistics by topic 6 Businesses 6 Constituency profiles 7 Charities 7 Crime, policing 7 Education 8 Elections and electorates 10 Energy 11 Geography, constituency boundaries 12 Health service 12 Housing 13 Immigration 14 Incomes and taxpayers 15 Internet (broadband) 15 Labour market – unemployment, employment and wages 15 Population, demography 17 Religion 18 Social security, tax credits and child benefit 19 Transport and traffic 21 Cover page image: Free for personal and commercial use without attribution under licence CC0 Public Domain. Source: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/1056579 3 Commons Library Briefing, 18 June 2018 Summary This briefing paper forms part of the series ‘Sources of Statistics’, which has been produced by the House of Commons Library. This paper is a guide to Westminster (UK) Parliamentary constituency statistics on a range of topics. For in depth examination of individual topics, please refer to other guides in this series. This briefing paper has been arranged around different topics of statistics. Within each sub-section there is an explanation of the data available at the constituency level on this topic and a list of the names of these sources. This briefing paper is best viewed on an electronic device since it contains direct links to the sources themselves. The primary sources of official statistics at the constituency level are the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and Government departments and their associated agencies. Although there is no central database reporting on all indicators for a given constituency, the ONS has attempted to co-ordinate a list of available datasets across different departments. Its Data Catalogue lists all the national and official statistics that are available for Westminster Parliamentary constituencies and also for constituencies of the devolved parliaments. The table on the following page summarises the data which is available at the Westminster constituency level. Local data published by the Library The Commons Library publishes research briefings and interactive tools that have data on local areas, collected on the Library website at www.commonslibrary.parliament.uk/local-data. You can use our constituency dashboard to see headline statistics about constituencies, or browse all our local data resources by topic. 4 Sources of statistics: Constituency statistics Sources of statistics by topic Smaller Con- Other sub- unit stituency national Highest unit Business, industry Businesses by industry Great Britain Constituency profiles UK Charities Lottery grants UK Crime/ policing Crimes, police administrative data E, W, and NI Education Exam and test results England Pupil numbers England School characteristics England School leavers outcomes England Higher education indicators England Elections and electorates Election results UK Election spending UK Polling UK Energy Fuel poverty England Solar panel installations Great Britain Geography/ constituency boundaries Maps UK Proposed changes to boundaries UK Health service Disease prevalence, general health UK Unpaid care UK GP prescriptions England Organ donors Housing Housing stock and characteristics UK Homelessness E House prices E & W Help to Buy loans E Leasehold homes E & W Immigration Estimated stocks and flows UK Incomes, taxpayers, tax credits Incomes and tax burden UK Tax credits UK Internet (broadband) UK Labour market Employment and unemployment UK Occupations UK Earnings UK Apprenticeships E, W, S, NI Population/ demography Population at census and estimates UK Demographic indicators UK Religion Prevalence of religion UK Listed buildings and monuments England 5 Commons Library Briefing, 18 June 2018 Social security benefits Benefit coverage Great Britain Expenditure on social transfers UK Tax credits UK Transport and traffic Traffic counts Great Britain Road accidents and casualties UK 6 Sources of statistics: Constituency statistics Sources of statistics by topic Businesses The ONS publishes data from the annual Business Register and Employment Survey at the constituency level through its National Online Manpower Information System (NOMIS) platform. A simple profile of the number of registered businesses in a constituency and change over time is produced by the House of Commons Library, using data from the ONS Business activity, size and location release. See the Library website for our latest resources with local data on businesses. Dataset Indicators Dates Geography Constituency businesses Number of VAT Current Constituency, dashboard and/or PAYE (2017) region, UK (House of Commons registered enterprises. Library: ONS data) Annual Business Survey GVA, employment Annual UK, regions (ONS) and financial information by industry. Business Register and Employment by Annual Great Britain, Employment Survey industry. Part- regions, time/full-time constituencies, (ONS) employees. other sub- national geographies Business population Private sector Annual UK, regions estimates (BEIS) businesses (including businesses with no employees) and turnover by size, legal form and industry. Business activity, size VAT and PAYE Annual UK, regions, and location (ONS) businesses by legal constituencies, status, industry, other sub- turnover and national employment. geographies Business Demography Business births and Annual UK, regions, (ONS) deaths, and survival local rate by industry. authorities. Small Business Survey Survey of business Annual UK (BEIS) activity, performance, and expectations. Characteristics of business owners. 7 Commons Library Briefing, 18 June 2018 Constituency profiles The House of Commons Library publishes research briefings and interactive tools with data for constituencies and other local areas. The Library also publishes 2011 Census data on a selection of indicators for each constituency. The ONS’s guide to parliamentary constituencies explains the relationship between the constituencies of the House of Commons, National Assembly for Wales, Scottish Parliament and Northern Ireland Assembly. The ONS Data Catalogue brings together a searchable index of all ONS statistics available at constituency level. Dataset Indicators Dates Geography Local data resources Population, Current Constituency, Constituency dashboard demography, UK unemployment Topic-specific local data benefits, welfare, dashboards housing, wages, (House of Commons Library) elections, businesses Census 2011 Population, 2011 Constituency, constituency results demography, UK (House of Commons Library) economic indicators, employment Guide to parliamentary Reference/ Current Constituency, constituencies information UK (ONS) Data Catalogue for Reference 2010 to Different types Parliamentary present of Constituencies constituency, UK (ONS) Charities The Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s Lottery Grants search tools allows users to search all records of National Lottery grants received by constituency since 1995. Dataset Indicators Dates Geography DCMS Lottery Grants Lottery grants Annual since Constituency, Search 1995 region, UK (House of Commons Library) See the Sources of Statistics: Charities, social action and civil society guide for further information. Crime, policing Most crime statistics, such as the ONS’s Crime Survey of England and Wales (CSEW) and Home Office’s Police Recorded Crime Series are available at the Police force level but not at constituency level. The 8 Sources of statistics: Constituency statistics company UK Crime Stats compiles data on recorded offences and other Police administrative indicators at the constituency and postcode level. These are not designated as official statistics. An account is required for access to certain datasets. See the Library website for our latest resources with local data on crime. Dataset Indicators Dates Geography UK Crime Stats Police-recorded crime, Monthly Postcode, other Police Constituency, (UKCrimeStats.com) administrative data Police force, England, Wales and Northern Ireland Education The Get information about schools service is a register of schools, colleges and universities in England which can be used to search for and download information on establishments, establishment groups or governors at the constituency level. Primary and secondary The Department for Education (DfE) provides school and college performance tables available to search online for constituencies in England. The Department’s Schools, pupils and their characteristics publication provides data on the number of schools and pupils by area. The DfE also releases constituency level data on attainment at key stages 2 as part of its National curriculum assessments and for key stage 4 (GCSE) as part of its Inspection and performance of schools release. School-leaving and higher education Statistics on the destination of