§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what statistics relating to the responsibilities of his Department are collated by parliamentary constituency, indicating the dates covered in each case. [123840]
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§ Dr. Howells[holding answer 25 May 2000]My Department has wide-ranging responsibilities. The majority of statistics used in this Department are collated by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The ONS collects a wide range of statistics that can be provided at parliamentary constituency level including economic statistics on employment, unemployment and inactivity, claimant count, employee jobs, average earnings and Census of Population data. Details of all these data could be provided only at disproportionate cost.