§ Siobhain McDonaghTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many jobs have been created in Mitcham and Morden since 1997. [189338]
§ Mr. TimmsThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Siobhain McDonagh, dated 21 September 2004:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about jobs created in Mitcham and Morden. (189338)
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.
1790WThe attached table shows the information requested, relating to jobs in Mitchem and Morden, for 1997 and the latest year available, 2002.
Number of employees with workplace in Mitchem and Morden parliamentary constituency: 1997 and 2002 Number 1997 18,100 2002 22,800 Change from 1997 to 20022 4,700 1Employee jobs only, not self-employed jobs. 2The 1997 to 2002 change has been rounded to the nearest hundred separately from rounded levels for 1997 and 2002. Source: 1997: Annual Employment Survey, rescaled. 2002: Annual Business Inquiry.