§ Mr. AingerTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many full-time permanent jobs have been(a) lost and (b) created in each of the past 10 years; [17455]
(2) what is his Department's estimate of the number of full-time permanent jobs which will be created over the next five years. [17468]
§ Mrs. Angela Knight[holding answer 24 February 1997]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. Nick Ainger, dated 26 February 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent questions in which you asked about the number of full-time permanent jobs lost or created in each of the last ten years together with projection for the next five years.Information is available only for the net change in employees between 1986 and 1996. This is provided in the attached table. The Office for National Statistics does not produce projections of employment levels.
Full-time permanent employees in Great Britain: at spring (Unadjusted, thousands) Level Net change 1986 15,792 — 1987 15,750 -42 1988 16,316 566 1989 16,704 388 1990 16,879 175 1991 16,529 -350 1992 15,626 -904 1993 15,322 -303 1994 15,232 -91 1995 15,355 123 1996 15,451 97 Source:
ONS, Labour Force Survey.