§ Mr. PikeTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many new jobs have been created in(a) Lancashire and (b) Burnley in the past year. [123525]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the Director of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Peter L. Pike, dated 5 June 2000:
The Director of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has been asked to reply to your recent question on employment changes in Lancashire and Burnley (123525). I am replying in the Director's absence.Information is not available for job gains or losses. However the net change in the number of employee jobs in the latest year for which figures are available is as follows.
Net change in employee jobs (September 1997-September 1998) Thousand Net change Lancashire +2.3 Burnley +1.0 Source:
Annual Employment Survey (AES), ONS