§ Colin BurgonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many call centre jobs have been lost in the UK in the last six months. [143372]
§ Ms HewittI refer to the answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Chorley (Mr. Hoyle) on 20 November,Official Report, column 1438W. The Government does not have statistics on the numbers of jobs outsourced abroad. Importantly, estimates such jobs take no account of the inflows of jobs created through the UK's success in international markets.