§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many(a) management and (b) shop floor jobs in manufacturing have been lost in (i) Lancashire and (ii) the United Kingdom in each of the last three years. [16720]
§ Ruth KellyI have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Lindsay Hoyle, dated 26 November 2001:
687WAs National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about job losses in manufacturing in Lancashire and the United Kingdom. (16720).The Labour Force Survey (LFS) provides estimates of the numbers of people employed in manufacturing in Lancashire and the United Kingdom. The LFS does not classify occupations in terms of 'management' and 'shopfloor'. However, it does provide estimates of the numbers of people employed in manufacturing by social class based on occupation (formerly known as Registrar General's Social Class), up to and including winter (December to February) 2000–01.The attached table gives the LFS estimates of the numbers of people employed in manufacturing in Lancashire and the United Kingdom for winter (December to February) 1997–98 to winter (December to February) 2000–01 by social class.
All persons employed in manufacturing1 by social class; United Kingdom and Lancashire; winter (December to February) 1997–98 to winter (December to February) 2000–01; not seasonally adjusted Thousand Winter 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 United Kingdom All persons employed in manufacturing2 5,006 4,959 4,806 4,614 Professional, intermediate and skilled non-manual occupations 2,078 2,080 2,034 1,965 Skilled manual, partly skilled and unskilled occupations 2,916 2,868 2,760 2,636 Lancashire All persons employed in manufacturing2 120 112 129 117 Professional, intermediate and skilled non-manual occupations 45 47 53 43 Skilled manual, partly skilled and unskilled occupations 75 65 75 73 1 Standard Industrial Classification 1992 sector D: Manufacturing 2 Includes people who did not state their occupation Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey