§ David DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people were employed in the manufacturing sector in the East Riding of Yorkshire in each year since 1997. [105195]
§ Alan JohnsonThe Annual Business Inquiry (employee analysis) gives the following information on the number of people employed within the manufacturing sector in the East Riding of Yorkshire:
Year Number of employees 1998 22,434 1999 21,181 2000 20,536 2001 18,314 Source:
ONS, Annual Business Inquiry
RDA and internet website address 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Advantage West Midlands (www.advantagewm.co.uk) 365 312 -40 East of England Development Agency (www.eeda.org.uk) -47 193 703 East Midlands Development Agency (www.emd.org.uk) 822 258 -239 Northwest Development Agency (www.nwda.co.uk) -3223 3,889 4,327 One North East (www.onenortheast.co.uk) 1,091 1,154 2,213 South East England Development Agency (www.seeda.co.uk) 681 0 0 South West of England Regional Development Agency (www.southwestrda.org.uk) -183 131 130 Yorkshire Forward (www.yorkshire-forward.com) -255 692 -2,719