§ Mr. HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of the population in Lancashire were employed in the(a) manufacturing sector and (b) service sector for each of the last five years. [10087]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter front John Pullinger to Mr. Lindsay Hoyle, dated 30 October 2001:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question about the proportion of the population in Lancashire employed in the (a) manufacturing sector and (b) service sector for each of the last five years (10087). I am replying in his absence.The table below shows the number of employee jobs in the manufacturing and service sectors for each year 1995 to 1999, the latest available.591WThese estimates are based on the results of the Annual Employment Survey (1995–1997) and its successor, Part 1 of the Annual Business Inquiry (1998 and 1999). An individual with two jobs would count twice in these figures. The figures cover jobs based in Lancashire rather than individuals who live in Lancashire.