§ Mr. Edward DaveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many persons were employed in the house-building profession in(a) 1999,(b) 2000,(c) 2001 and(d) 2002 [82808]
§ Mr. WilsonIn 2001, 91,400 persons were employed by firms registered for VAT and classified as house builders. Information for 2002 is still being collected and will be published during summer 2003 in the Construction Statistics Annual. Separate figures for house-builders are not available for 1999 and 2000