§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many jobs in manufacturing were lost between the second quarter of 1997 and the latest date for which figures are available. [25293]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
887WLetter from John Kidgell to Mr. John Bercow, dated 9 January 2002:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question about the reduction in the number of manufacturing jobs since the second quarter of 1997. I am replying in his absence. (25293).The table below shows the number of employee jobs in manufacturing for the second quarter of 1997 and August-October 2001 (three-month rolling averages) for comparative purposes.
Seasonally adjusted Thousand UK Number April to June 1997 4,166 August to October 2001 372 Change between April to June 1997 and August to October 2001 -374 (-9.0%) These estimates are based on the results of regular sample surveys of employers which count the number of employee jobs. The data are published in Statbase on the National Statistics website under series identifier LOMN.