§ Lord Pearson of Rannochasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Lord Sainsbury of Turville on 3 April (WA 112), what is their estimate of the number of British jobs (a) linked to the export of goods and services to the rest of the world outside the European Union; and (b) in the domestic economy. [HL1723]
§ Lord Sainsbury of TurvilleI refer the noble Lord to the Written Answer by my noble friend Lord McIntosh of Haringey on 27 February (Official Report, WA 120) and the letter to the noble Lord from the National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales of 26 February stating that there are no official statistics linking workforce jobs with 55WA activities directly contributing to credits on the United Kingdom balance of payment current account.
It has been estimated, however, that around 6 million jobs in the UK are linked to the exports of goods and services worldwide. Recently published data for workforce jobs in the United Kingdom at December 2000 gave a figure of 29.1 million. The data were published on 11 April in Table 4 of Labour Market Statistics First Release, which is held in the House of Lords Library.