Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 July 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 July 2009. It was answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 July 2009 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Employment

Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office how many and what proportion of (a) UK nationals, (b) UK born people, (c) foreign nationals, (d) non-UK EU nationals, (e) EU A8 nationals and (f) non-EU nationals of working age in the UK were in employment in the second quarter of 2009.

Answer: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated July 2009:"As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking how many and what proportion of (a) UK nationals, (b) UK born people, (c) foreign nationals, (d) non-UK EU nationals, (e) EU A8 nationals and (f) non-EU nationals of working age in the UK were in employment in the second quarter of 2009. (286459)""The information for the April to June 2009 Labour Force Survey (LFS) quarter will not be available until 12 August 2009, the release date of the August Labour Market Statistics Statistical Bulletin."

Secondary information