§ Mr. Irvingasked the Paymaster General how many new jobs have been created in the Cheltenham travel-to-work area during the last five years.
§ Mr. LangI regret that the information is not available. Net changes in the numbers of jobs may be calculated by comparing employment figures at different dates, but these are not available for areas smaller than regions except for dates when censuses of employmemt are taken. The latest available figures are from the September 1981 census. More up-to-date employment estimates for travel-to-work areas will become available following publication of the 1984 census of employment results later this year.