§ Mr. BurnsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the date in each month on which the unemployment figures will be announced in 2000. [103365]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Simon Burns, dated 21 December 1999
As Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question asking for the date in each month on which the unemployment figures will be announced in 2000. The following table shows the first release date on Labour Market Statistics for 2000.
Month National first release dates January 119 January February 16 February March 15 March April 219 April May 17 May June 14 June July 12 July August 16 August September 13 September October 18 October November 15 November December 13 December 1 Release date delayed by one week to take account of the millennium. 2 Release date delayed by one week to take account of Easter.