§ Mr. GoodmanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people of each ethnic group(a) live in the Wycombe constituency and (b) have been living there during the past four years. [14875]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Kidgell to Mr. Paul Goodman, dated 19 November 2001:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer asking how many people of each ethnic group (a) live in Wycombe constituency and (b) have been living there during the past four years. I am replying in his absence. (14875)The only information that can be provided for (a) is from the 1991 Census. No information is available for (b).The information shown in the table overleaf is therefore based on the 1991 Census, but revised to reflect the Wycombe Parliamentary Constituency as constituted with effect from 1 May 1997.
1991 Census. Number of residents by ethnic group for the Wycombe parliamentary constituency as constituted with effect from 1 May 1997 Ethnic group Number White 85,018 Black Caribbean 2,965 Black African 195 Black other 594 Indian 836 Pakistani 5,761 Bangladeshi 78 Chinese 218 Other groups Asian 323 Other 1,250 Total residents 97,238