§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the economic activity rate in(a) Lancashire and (b) Chorley was in (i) 2002–03 and (ii) 1996–97. [157691]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Lindsay Hoyle dated 9 March 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary Question on economic activity rates in Lancashire and Chorley. (157691)
The attached table shows the work age economic activity rates for Lancashire and the Chorley Local Authority District. The Chorley Parliamentary Constituency is identical to the Local Authority. The data cover the 12month period ending February 1997 and February 2002. Information for the 12 month period ending February 2003 is not yet available.
As with any statistical sample survey, estimates for the Labour Force Survey are subject to sampling variability.
Working age1 economic activity rates for lancashire and the Chorley LAD 12 month period ending February each year. Percentage 1996–97 2001–02 Lancashire 78.5 76.8 Chorley LAD 78.5 80.3 Source: ONS Labour Force Survey 1 Includes men aged 16–64 and women aged 16–59 2 Economic activity rate is the percentage of the working age population who are either in employment or unemployed