(2) how many (a) jobs and (b) public sector jobs there were in each Greater Merseyside constituency in (i) 1997 and (ii) the most recent date for which figures are available.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 12 September 2007:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your parliamentary questions about numbers of jobs in Greater Merseyside constituencies and about constituencies showing the greatest changes in numbers of jobs since 1997. (155324,155325)
The attached tables show the available information requested. Separate estimates for public sector jobs are not available.
The information is based on data from the Annual Business Inquiry for 2005 and the former Annual Employment Survey for 1997. As with any sample surveys, estimates are subject to a margin of uncertainty.
Constituencies in Great Britain with the largest percentage growth from 1997 to 2005 Thousand and percentage 1997 2005 Change Percentage change Poplar and Canning Town 51 118 67 132 Wentworth 18 38 20 115 Glasgow Rutherglen 13 27 14 109 Warrington North 44 84 40 92 South Derbyshire 23 41 18 77
Thousand and percentage 1997 2005 Change Percentage change Birmingham, Northfield 31 22 -9 -29 Ealing Southall 49 34 -16 -32 Spelthorne 60 41 -20 -32 West Renfrewshire 25 15 -11 -42 Warrington South 56 26 -30 -53 Note: The surveys cover Great Britain only. Corresponding estimates are not available for Northern Ireland constituencies. Estimates exclude jobs in agricultural sectors Sources: Annual Business Inquiry 2005 and Annual Employment Survey 1997
Thousand 1997 2005 Birkenhead 34 32 Bootle 30 36 Crosby 17 19 Halton 33 31 Knowsley North and Sefton East 27 36 Knowsley South 23 30 Knowsley, Garston 21 27 Liverpool, Riverside 101 128 Liverpool, Walton 24 27 Liverpool Wavertree 28 33 Liverpool, West Derby 10 11 St. Helens North 20 21 St. Helens South 31 38 Southport 31 35 Wallasey 25 22 Weaver Vale 39 44 Wirral South 23 25 Wirral West 17 18 Note: Estimates exclude jobs in agricultural sectors. Source: Annual Business Inquiry 2005 and Annual Employment Survey 1997