To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many unemployed people there were in Stockton South constituency in (a) 1997 and (b) 2007. (189328)

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

Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 27 February 2008:

The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many unemployed people there were in Stockton South Constituency in (a) 1997 and (b) 2007. I am replying in her absence. (189328)

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) compiles unemployment statistics for Parliamentary Constituency’s from the Annual Labour Force Survey and Annual Population Survey following International Labour Organisation (ILO) definitions.

Table 1, attached, show the number of people unemployed, resident in the Stockton South Parliamentary Constituency for the twelve months ending in February 1997 and June 2007.

This estimate is for a subset of the population in a small geographical area, and is based on small sample sizes, and is therefore subject to large margins of uncertainty.

The latest unemployment figures, along with other current and historical labour market indicators for the Stockton South Parliamentary Constituency are available on the Nomis Website at:

https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/pca/2030041/report.aspx?town=stockton%20south