§ Mr. Stephen O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate she has made of the proportion of employees in the UK information and communication technology sector who are(a) nationals of countries outside the UK and (b) nationals of countries outside the EU. [146136]
§ Mr. Stephen O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people have been employed in the information and communication technology sector in each year since 1997. [146137]
§ Mr. TimmsThe figures for the UK, in thousands, are as follows; the latest year for which information is available is 2001.
Number (Thousand) 1997 n/a 1998 1,216 1999 1,291 2000 1,376 2001 1,420 n/a = Not available.
Source:
National Statistics (Annual Business Inquiry).