§ Chris RuaneTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the level of economic inactivity was in each constituency in Wales in each of the past 20 years. [124557]
§ John HealeyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Chris Ruane, dated 11 July 2003:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about economic inactivity in Wales. (124557)The attached table gives estimates of the working age economic inactivity rates for each constituency in Wales for the twelve month period ending February of each year from 1997 to 2002. This information is not available for earlier years.