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Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many people have been employed in the small business sector in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. [268415]
Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell , dated April 2009
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning how many people have been employed in the small business sector in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North Hast and (d) the UK in each year since 1997.
The following table show the number of employees within the size-band 0-49 employees from 1998 to 2007. Figures for 1997 are not available.
| Number of employees in the employee size-band 0-49 | ||||
| Jarrow c onstituency | South Tyneside | North East | GB( 1) | |
| (1) Figures from the annual business inquiry are only produced for Great Britain. Source: Annual Business Inquiry. | ||||
Estimates for 2005 and earlier period are on a different basis to those from 2006 onwards. A preliminary assessment of changes in survey methodology suggests that the estimated total number of employees (for GB at the whole economy level) was reduced by around 1%. Direct comparisons of employee estimates should therefore be treated with caution.
Mr. Amess: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many (a) private and (b) public sector employees there were in each month since September 2008. [268441]
Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning how many (a) private sector and (b) public sector employees there were in each month since September 2008. (268441)
The Office for National Statistics produces estimates of employment for the whole economy from the Labour Force Survey (published monthly), and for the public sector through the quarterly Public Sector Employment surveys. Private sector employment estimates are derived as the difference between Labour Force Survey and public sector employment totals. It is important to acknowledge, as with any sample survey, estimates from the Labour Force Survey are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
Private and public sector employment estimates are updated on a quarterly (3-monthly) basis alongside the publication of the Public Sector Employment First Release. The latest available statistics are for December 2008 (Quarter 4).
The requested data are attached at Annex A.
| Annex A: Public and private sector employment: United Kingdom, (thousand) seasonally adjusted | ||||||
| Public sector( 1,2,3,4) | Private sector( 4,5) | Total employment( 6,7) | ||||
| Thousand | Percentage | Thousand | Percentage | Thousand | ||
| (1) Estimates derived from public sector organisations. (2) Estimates for Northern Ireland included in the UK total are sourced from the Quarterly Employment Survey and are based on jobs rather than employees. (3) Estimates for December 2007 onwards are based partly on projections. (4). Northern Rock Plc was reclassified for statistical purposes from the private to the public sector on 9 October 2007. (5) Estimated as the difference between LFS total employment and the data from public sector organisations. (6) LFS data for September refers to August-October and December refers to November-January. (7) Labour Force Survey employment; All aged 16 and over; seasonally adjusted. Note: Details of the sampling variability of national Labour Force Survey estimates are included each month in the Labour Market Statistics First Release, available on www.statistics.gov.uk Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Labour Force Survey and returns from public sector organisations | ||||||
Fires: Children
Derek Twigg: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many children died in house fires in each year since 2001. [269307]
Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated April 2009:
As National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many children died in house fires in each year since 2001. (269307)
The attached table provides the number of deaths of children aged under 16 years who died from smoke, fire or flames in the home, in England and Wales, from 2001 to 2007 (the latest year available).
| Number of deaths of children( 1) with an underlying cause of smoke, fire or flames in the home( 2) , England and Wales( 3) , 2001-07( 4) | |
| Deaths | |
| (1) For the purposes of mortality statistics, children are defined as persons under the age of 16. Figures exclude deaths at ages under 28 days. (2) The cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes X00-X09, X76, X97 and Y26 where the death occurred in a private home. These include deaths given a verdict of accident, assault, suicide or undermined intent. (3) Figures for England and Wales include deaths of non-residents. (4) Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year. | |
History: Publications
Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what consideration is being given to new subjects for an official history; and if he will make a statement. [268612]
Kevin Brennan: We are conducting an internal review into selection and production for the Government's Official History Programme. The review will be concluded by the summer.
Immigrants: Employment
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what estimate the Office for National Statistics has made of the number and proportion of the working population which are (a) legal and (b) illegal migrants. [269154]
Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated April 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to respond to your question concerning what estimate the Office for National Statistics has made of how many and what proportion of the working population are (a) legal and (b) illegal migrants (269154).
The Office for National Statistics collects data on the working population from the Annual Population Survey which covers residents of the UK. However this does not collect information on the legal status of workers.
On 30 June 2005 the Home Office published the outcome of the assessment of the applicability to the UK of the methods used by researchers and government agencies in other countries to estimate the size of the illegal population. A copy of the Research Development Statistics (RDS) On-line report 29/05—“Sizing the unauthorised (illegal) migrant population in the United Kingdom in 2001” can be found at:
Manufacturing Industries: Employment
Mr. Burns: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many jobs in the manufacturing sector there were in (a) West Chelmsford constituency, (b) Essex and (c) England in each of the last 10 years. [269093]
Kevin Brennan: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated April 2009:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning how many jobs in the manufacturing sector there were in (a) West Chelmsford constituency, (b) Essex and (c) England in each of the last 10 years. (269093)
Table 1 shows the number of employees in the manufacturing sector for 1998 to 2007, which is the latest available period. The figures are from the Annual Business Inquiry which produces estimates of the number of employees. These figures exclude self employed jobs. An estimate of jobs is not available at the detailed regional level requested.
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