§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many businesses there were in the Buckingham constituency with(a) 0 to five, (b) five to 20, (c) 20 to 49 and (d) more than 50 employees in each year since 1997. [22611]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. John Bercow, dated 13 December 2001:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question concerning the number of businesses Buckingham parliamentary constituency by employee sizeband in each year since 1997. (22641)The information requested is shown in the table.
Number of VAT based enterprises in Buckingham parliamentary) constituency by employee sizebands by year (J 1996–2001) Employees sizebands Year 0–4 5–19 20–49 50+ Total, 2001 3,720 465 45 35 4,265 2000 3,690 450 45 35 4,225 1999 3,585 440 50 35 4,110 1998 3,475 430 40 35 3,980 1997 3,245 400 35 25 3,710 Note:
All figures have been rounded to the nearest 5 to avoid disclosure
Source:
Office for National Statistics Inter Departmental Business Register