§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many jobs have been created in the Huntingdon constituency since 1997; [170850]
1506W(2) What the (a) change and (b) percentage change was in full-time permanent jobs in the Huntingdon constituency from 1997 to 31 December 2003. [170851]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Dennis Roberts to Mr. Jonathan Djanogly, dated 5 May 2004:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about full-time jobs and jobs created in Huntingdon. I am replying in his absence.
While statistics of jobs created are not available explicitly, statistics from surveys enable comparisons to be made of net changes, in numbers of jobs, from year to year.
The attached table shows the information requested, relating to all jobs and full-time jobs, in Huntingdon, for 1997 and the latest year available, 2002. No information is available about whether the jobs were permanent.
Number of full-time employees and total number of employees1in Huntingdon parliamentary constituency: 1997 and 2002
Full-time Total Number of employees 1997 36,900 50,000 2002 36,900 52,500 Change from 1997 to 2002 Absolute 0 2,500 Percentage 0.0 5.0 1Employee jobs only not self-employed jobs. Source: 1997; Annual Employment Survey, rescaled 2002; Annual Business Inquiry (ABI).