§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many redundancies were notified, broken down by1044W nation and region, in each year since 2002; what these figures represent as a percentage of the total work force, broken down by nation and region; and if he will make a statement. [178013]
§ Ruth Kelly[holding answer 10 June 2004]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Paul Holmes, dated 17 June 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about redundancy. (178013)
The Labour Force Survey (LFS) provides estimates of redundancies experienced by survey respondents in the three month period before their inclusion in the survey. The attached table gives LFS estimates for the numbers of redundancies in each country and region of the UK in the three month periods ending in February of the years 2002 to 2004.
The table also shows the rate of redundancies per 1,000 employees in each county and region of the UK for these periods. Redundancies are presented as rates per 1,000 employees rather than as percentages for consistency with published sources.
The data are not seasonally adjusted. As with any statistical sample survey, estimates for the LFS are subject to sampling variability.
Redundancy levels by region, three months ending February each year from 2002–04 2002 2003 2004 United Kingdom 209 183 137 Great Britain 204 179 134 England 173 149 116 North East 11 1— 1— North West (Inc. Merseyside) 25 20 22 Yorkshire and Humberside 11 13 10 East Midlands 14 13 11 West Midlands 20 21 10 Eastern 17 16 16 London 24 21 15 South East 35 24 17 South West 15 11 1— Wales 11 13 1— Scotland 21 18 13 Northern Ireland 1— 1— 1— 1 Sample size too small for reliable estimate. Note: Data are not seasonally adjusted. Source: ONS Labour Force Survey.
Redundancy rates1 by region (redundancies per 1,000 employees in area), three months ending February each year from 2002–04 2002 2003 2004 United Kingdom 8.6 7.5 5.7 Great Britain 8.7 7.6 5.7 England 8.5 7.3 5.7 North East 11.8 2— 2— North West (Inc. Merseyside) 9.5 7.3 8.0 Yorkshire and Humberside 5.4 6.4 4.9 East Midlands 7.6 7.3 6.0 West Midlands 9.4 9.5 4.8 Eastern 7.4 7.0 6.8 London 8.2 7.3 5.3 South East 10.0 7.1 5.1 South West 7.5 5.3 2— Wales 10.2 11.7 2— Scotland 9.8 8.3 6.1 Northern Ireland 2— 2— 2— 1 The redundancy rate is based on the ratio of the redundancy level for the given quarter to the number of employees in the previous quarter, multiplied by 1,000.
1045W2 Sample size too small for reliable estimate.
Note:
Data are not seasonally adjusted.
Source:
ONS Labour Force Survey.