Written question asked by Bill Wiggin (Conservative) on Monday, 11 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 October 2004. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Monday, 18 October 2004 on behalf of the Office for National Statistics.

Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are employed in Preseli Pembrokeshire; and how many were employed there in May 1997. - Inc figures and text of letter from Len Cook of the Office for National Statistics.

Answer: Mr. Wiggin: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people are employed in Preseli Pembrokeshire; and how many were employed there in May 1997. [190898] Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who been asked to reply. Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Bill Wiggin, dated 18 October 2004: As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Question about employment. (190898) In the twelve month period ending February 2003, the latest date for which information is available, there were an estimated 29,000 employed people resident in the Preseli Parliamentary Constituency area. The corresponding figure for the twelve months ending February 1997 was 30,000. The data supplied are taken from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) and as with any sample survey, estimates from the LFS are subject to sampling variability.

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