§ Jeff EnnisTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many manufacturing jobs have been(a) created and (b) lost in South Yorkshire in each of the last five years. [138738]
§ Ruth KellyI have been asked to reply.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from John Pullinger to Mr. Jeff Ennis, dated 20 November 2003:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question about the number of manufacturing jobs that have been created and lost in the last 5 years in South Yorkshire. I am replying in his absence. (138738)
There are no figures for jobs created or lost but an indication can be obtained by comparing the annual surveys of employee jobs. The Annual Business Inquiry (ABI) gives an estimate of the number of employee jobs in December of each year; the latest year for which figures are available is 2001.
The ABI was preceded, prior to 1998, by the Annual Employment Survey. This inquiry had a different structure to the ABI and so direct comparisons cannot be made between the AES and ABI at a regional level.
Between 1998 and 2001 the ABI data show a net decrease in the number of manufacturing employee jobs in South Yorkshire of 32,500.
§ John BarrettTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many manufacturing jobs have been(a) created and (b) lost in Scotland in the last 12 months. [138391]
§ Ruth KellyI have been asked to reply.
This matter falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who will write to the hon. Member. A copy of his letter will be placed in the Library of the House.