Written question asked by Andrew Stephenson (Conservative) on Thursday, 18 November 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 November 2010. It was answered by Nick Hurd (Conservative) on Wednesday, 24 November 2010 on behalf of the Cabinet Office.

Employment: Pendle

Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what proportion of the working population in Pendle constituency is employed in the (a) public and (b) private sector.

Answer: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the authority to reply.Letter from Stephen Penneck:"As Director General for the Office for National Statistics, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question asking what proportion of the working population in Pendle constituency is employed in the (a) public and (b) private sector. (25904)""Public sector employment statistics for local areas can be calculated from the Annual Population Survey (APS). According to APS figures, in the 12 month period April 2009 to March 2010, 78 per cent of the working population of Pendle constituency was employed by the private sector with the remaining 22 per cent employed in the public sector.""As with any sample survey, estimates from the APS are subject to a margin of uncertainty.""National and local area estimates for many labour market statistics, including employment, unemployment and claimant count are available on the NOMIS website at:""http://www.nomisweb.co.uk"

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