To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate she has made of the number of people who worked from home in (a) rural areas, (b) urban areas and (c) nationally in each year since 1997; and what proportion of the workforce this represented in each case in each year. (318424)

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.

A copy of the letter will be placed in the Libraries of the House.