§ Mr. HuttonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the size of the work force in the Barrow travel-to-work area in(a) 1990 and (b) 1996. [11022]
§ Mrs. Angela Knight[holding answer 16 January 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. John Hutton, dated 21 January 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on the size of the workforce in the Barrow-in-Furness travel-to-work area in 1990 and 1996.The workforce is made up of the workforce in employment (employees, self-employed, armed forces and government-supported training participants) plus the claimant unemployed. However, information at travel-to-work area is available only for employees in employment and for claimant unemployment. The available information, closest to the dates requested, is provided in the following table:
Barrow in Furness travel-to-work area (at September) Employees Claimant unemployed 1989 42,700 2,452 1991 36,100 3,749 1993 32,500 4,921 Source:
ONS.
1995 information for travel-to-work areas is expected shortly, and I will write to you when it is available.