§ Mr. HurstTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people were(a) employed and (b) self-employed in the construction industry in England and Wales in (i) 1973, (ii) 1978, (iii) 1983, (iv) 1988 and (v) each year from 1990 to 2002. [118825]
§ John HealeyI have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Alan Hurst dated 16 June 2003:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question (198) about how many people were (a) employed and (b) self-employed in the construction industry in England and Wales in (i) 1973, (ii) 1978, (iii) 1983, (iv) 1988 and (v) in each of the years from 1992 to 2002.The information requested on employee jobs in construction is set out below. Data for England and Wales are not available for 1973 and 1978.
England and Wales employee jobs in construction 1983–2002 Thousands June 1983 1,013 June 1988 1,043 June 1992 883 June 1993 808 June 1994 795 June 1995 784 June 1996 771 June 1997 835 June 1998 948 June 1999 947 June 2000 1,010 June 2001 1,011 June 2002 977 The table below shows the number of self-employment jobs in construction in Great Britain (separate figures for England and Wales are not available). The relevant data are only available under the current Standard Industrial Classification (1992) from 1994.
GB self-employment jobs in construction 1994–2002 Thousands June 1994 757 June 1995 766 June 1996 770 June 1997 677 June 1998 625 June 1999 618 June 2000 608 June 2001 619 June 2002 665