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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


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Number of employees in the employee size-band 0-49

Jarrow c onstituency South Tyneside North East GB( 1)

1998

9,800

20,300

429,800

11,200,100

1999

10,100

20,600

422,500

11,329,800

2000

10,600

21,600

423,300

11,581,100

2001

10,300

21,000

424,800

11,611,400

2002

10,600

21,300

436,400

11,679,400

2003

10,500

20,700

433,000

11,640,500

2004

10,600

20,700

430,800

11,708,600

2005

11,400

22,700

450,900

11,982,800

2006

10,900

20,900

442,700

11,832,600

2007

10,900

21,000

433,600

11,894,000

(1) Figures from the annual business inquiry are only produced for Great Britain.
Source:
Annual Business Inquiry.


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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.

Letter from Karen Dunnell:

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

All in employment

September 2008

5,770

19.6

23,610

80.4

29,380

December 2008

5,780

19.7

23,600

80.3

29,380

(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:

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

2001

24

2002

39

2003

30

2004

20

2005

24

2006

25

2007

15

(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.


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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:

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:


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Table 1: Number of employees in the manufacturing sector, 1998 to 2007

West Chelmsford constituency Essex England

1998

5,100

75,900

3,504,700

1999

5,300

69,800

3,395,500

2000

4,300

73,500

3,279,500

2001

4,500

71,200

3,121,000

2002

4,900

68,700

2,965,600

2003

4,900

63,800

2,807,100

2004

4,500

63,100

2,665,400

2005

4,800

61,300

2,549,700

2006

4,400

56,800

2,485,000

2007

3,800

52,900

2,439,100

Notes:
1. Estimates for 2002 and earlier periods are based on SIC(92). Estimates for 2003 onwards are based on SIC(03).
2. Estimates for 2005 and earlier periods 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 per cent. Direct comparisons of employee estimates should therefore be treated with caution.
Source:
Annual Business Inquiry.

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