§ Mr. DjanoglyTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many job vacancies there were in the Huntingdon constituency in(a) 1997 and (b) 2003. [170855]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Jonathan Djanogly, dated 5 May 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about job vacancies in Huntingdon parliamentary constituency.
According to Jobcentre Plus administrative records the number of unfilled vacancies in the Huntingdon travel-to-work area was 866 on average during 1997. This represents only a proportion of all the vacancies available, as not all vacancies are notified to Jobcentres.
Jobcentre vacancy statistics were withdrawn from National Statistics in September 2001 as a result of distortions to the data, which occurred following the introduction of new administrative procedures by Jobcentre Plus. Comparable figures for vacancies in 2003 are therefore unavailable.
1503WResults from the ONS Vacancy Survey were released as National Statistics from July 2003, but are not available for local areas.
§ Mr. Ben ChapmanTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the(a) change and (b) percentage change was in full-time permanent jobs in Wirral, South from 1997 to 31 December 2003; [170302]
(2) how many new jobs have been created in Wirral, South since 1997. [170303]
§ Ruth KellyThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Ben Chapman, dated 5 May 2004:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions about full-time jobs and jobs created in Wirral South. (170302, 170303)
While statistics of new jobs created are not available explicitly, statistics from surveys enable comparisons to be made of net changes, in numbers of jobs, from year to year.
The following table shows the information requested, relating to all jobs and full-time jobs, in Wirral South, for 1997 and the latest year available, 2002. No information is available about whether the jobs were permanent.
Number of full-time employees and total number of employees1in Wirral South parliamentary constituency: 1997 and 2002 Number, percentage Number of employees Full-time Total 1997 16,000 22,700 2002 16,500 23,800 Change from 1997 to 2002 Absolute 500 1,100 Percentage 3.0 4.9 1Employee jobs only, not self-employed jobs. Source: 1997; Annual Employment Survey, resealed 2002; Annual Business Inquiry (ABI).