House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 24 July 2006 (pt 1989)

Television Licences

Mr. Hoyle: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what discussions took place between his Department and the BBC about the decision not to renew the contract for renewal and purchase of television licences supplied at post offices. [87430]

John Healey: The Treasury has had no discussions with the BBC in relation to the BBC's procurement exercise for its “over-the-counter” TV licensing business.

Temporary Workers

Jim Cousins: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of workers in each (a) industry sector and (b) occupational group were temporary in (i) 1997, (ii) 2001 and (iii) 2005; and what each sector’s and group’s share was of the total number of temporary workers in each year. [86546]

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 24 July 2006:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about the percentage of temporary workers in employment in (a) industry sectors and (b) occupational groups for the years 1997, 2001 and 2005; and what each sector’s and group’s share was of the total number of temporary workers in each of those years. (86546)

The two tables attached show the available information covering the 12 month periods ending February 1999 and 2001, and December 2005. No comparable information is available for 1997.

These estimates, as with any from sample surveys, are subject to a margin of uncertainty.

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Table 1: Temporary employees as a percentage of all employees by occupation and industry, 1999, 2001 and 2005—United Kingdom
Twelve months ending:	February 1999
	Number (Thousand)	As percentage of total employees in industry
All employees⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
1 Managers and senior officials	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
2 Professional occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
3 Associate professional and technical	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
4 Administrative and secretarial	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
5 Skilled trades occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
6 Personal service occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
7 Sales and customer service occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
8 Process plant and machine operatives	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
9 Elementary occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—

All employees⁽³⁾	1,678	7.3
A-B: Agriculture and fishing	20	9.6
C E: Energy and water	28	9.9
D: Manufacturing	213	4.6
F: Construction	79	6.7
G-H: Distribution hotels and restaurants	262	5.7
I: Transport and communication	91	5.9
J-K: Banking finance and insurance etc	248	7.4
L-N: Public admin education and health	611	9.9
O-Q: Other services	125	10.6

Twelve months ending:	February 2001
All employees^{( 1)}	Number (Thousand)	As percentage of total employees in industry
All employees⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
1 Managers and senior officials	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
2 Professional occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
3 Associate professional and technical	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
4 Administrative and secretarial	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
5 Skilled trades occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
6 Personal service occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
7 Sales and customer service occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
8 Process plant and machine operatives	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
9 Elementary occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—

All emolovees⁽³⁾	1,616	6.8
A-B: Agriculture and fishing	17	8.3
C E: Energy and water	24	8.3
D: Manufacturing	179	4.2
F: Construction	74	5.9
G-H: Distribution hotels and restaurants	255	5.5
I: Transport and communication	93	5.6
J-K: Banking finance and insurance etc	230	6.5
L-N: Public admin education and health	616	9.4
O-Q: Other services	124	10.1

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Twelve months ending:	December 2005
	Number (Thousand)	As percentage of total employees in occupation/industry
All employees⁽¹⁾	1,346	5.5
1 Managers and senior officials	55	1.6
2 Professional occupations	269	8.8
3 Associate professional and technical	162	4.8
4 Administrative and secretarial	193	5.7
5 Skilled trades occupations	66	3.2
6 Personal service occupations	165	8.3
7 Sales and customer service occupations	117	5.6
8 Process plant and machine operatives	75	4.1
9 Elementary occupations	241	8.1

All employees⁽³⁾	1,346	5.5
A-B: Agriculture and fishing	10	5.5
C E: Energy and water	12	4.8
D: Manufacturing	121	3.5
F: Construction	48	3.6
G-H: Distribution hotels and restaurants	240	5.0
I: Transport and communication	67	4.0
J-K: Banking finance and insurance etc	175	4.8
L-N: Public admin education and health	574	7.5
O-Q: Other services	96	7.8
⁽¹⁾ Total includes those who did not state their occupation, whereas occupation group percentages exclude them. ^{(2 )}Data not available. ^(3 )Total includes those whose workplace is outside the UK, or who did not state their industry, whereas industry group percentages exclude them. Source: ONS: Labour Force Survey Annual datasets

24 July 2006 : Column 1072W

Table 2: Temporary employees by occupation and industry 1999, 2001 and 2005—United Kingdom
	February 1999
Twelve months ending:	Number (Thousand)	As percentage of all temporary employees
All temporary employees⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
1 Managers and senior officials	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
2 Professional occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
3 Associate professional and technical	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
4 Administrative and secretarial	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
5 Skilled trades occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
6 Personal service occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
7 Sales and customer service occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
8 Process plant and machine operatives	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
9 Elementary occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—

AH temporary employees⁽³⁾	1,678	100.0
A-B: Agriculture and fishing	20	1.2
C E: Energy and water	28	1.6
D: Manufacturing	213	12.7
F: Construction	79	4.7
G-H: Distribution hotels and restaurants	262	15.6
I: Transport and communication	91	5.4
J-K: Banking finance and insurance etc	248	14.8
L-N: Public admin education and health	611	36.5
O-Q: Other services	125	7.4

	February 2002
Twelve months ending:	Number (Thousand)	As percentage of all temporary employees
All temporary employees⁽¹⁾	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
1 Managers and senior officials	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
2 Professional occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
3 Associate professional and technical	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
4 Administrative and secretarial	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
5 Skilled trades occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
6 Personal service occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
7 Sales and customer service occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
8 Process plant and machine operatives	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—
9 Elementary occupations	⁽²⁾—	⁽²⁾—

AH temporary employees⁽³⁾	1,616	100.0
A-B: Agriculture and fishing	17	1.1
C E: Energy and water	24	1.5
D: Manufacturing	179	11.1
F: Construction	74	4.6
G-H: Distribution hotels and restaurants	255	15.8
I: Transport and communication	93	5.7
J-K: Banking finance and insurance etc	230	14.3
L-N: Public admin education and health	616	38.2
O-Q: Other services	124	7.7

24 July 2006 : Column 1073W

	December 2005
Twelve months ending:	Number (Thousand)	As percentage of all temporary employees
All temporary employees⁽¹⁾	1,346	100.0
1 Managers and senior officials	55	4.1
2 Professional occupations	269	20.0
3 Associate professional and technical	162	12.1
4 Administrative and secretarial	193	14.3
5 Skilled trades occupations	66	4.9
6 Personal service occupations	165	12.2
7 Sales and customer service occupations	117	8.7
8 Process plant and machine operatives	75	5.6
9 Elementary occupations	241	18.0

AH temporary employees⁽³⁾	1,346	100.0
A-B: Agriculture and fishing	10	0.7
C E: Energy and water	12	0.9
D: Manufacturing	121	9.0
F: Construction	48	3.6
G-H: Distribution hotels and restaurants	240	17.9
I: Transport and communication	67	5.0
J-K: Banking finance and insurance etc	175	13.0
L-N: Public admin education and health	574	42.7
O-Q: Other services	96	7.2
⁽¹⁾ Total includes those who did not state their occupation, whereas occupation group percentages exclude them. ^{(2 )}Data not available. ^(3 )Total includes those whose workplace is outside the UK, or who did not state their industry, whereas industry group percentages exclude them. Source: ONS: Labour

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