§ Mr. DhandaTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate his Department has made of the implications of the Spending Review for public sector jobs in Gloucestershire. [186313]
Redundancy rates1 for people aged 50 and over—UK regions, 1997 to 2004 (3 month period ending May of each year)2 Rate per 1.000 employees2 Area of residence 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 United Kingdom 8.7 8.1 9.1 8.0 7.1 9.S 7.2 7.1 Great Britain 8.7 8.2 9.3 7.9 7.3 9.6 7,3 7.2 England 8.8 8.1 9.2 8.1 7.2 10.0 7.2 6.8 North East 20.0 7.9 2.2 6.1 6.0 17.1 12.6 1.7 North West 13.1 6.7 15.8 9.3 7.2 8.1 5.5 4.2 Yorkshire & Humberside 7.4 9.5 11.2 8.5 6.8 8.3 6.3 8.0 East Midlands 13.3 12.8 9.1 8.0 12.3 15.7 14.0 7.9 West Midlands 7.9 9.5 10.3 10.1 10.1 12.6 11.3 12.2 Eastern 5.1 11.1 8.2 5.4 7.2 8.5 3.6 8.8 London 4.0 5.3 7.0 8.1 9.0 9.2 1.0 4.9 South East 9.0 7.6 7.7 8.5 3.7 10.3 7.3 6.0 Southwest 5.9 3.9 8.0 7.8 5.1 4.9 8.7 5.6 Wales 7.8 4.8 9.8 3.7 9.9 9.1 8.8 7.7 Scotland 9.0 10.7 9.7 7.8 6.I 6.1 7.3 10.4 Northern Ireland 9.1 2.6 0.0 13.5 0.0 6.5 3.1 1.8 1The redundancy rate is based on the number of people resident in an area who are made redundant in the three months prior to interview in the LFS expressed as a proportion (per 1,000 employees) of the total number of employees 2Not seasonally adjusted Source: ONS Labour Force Survey