Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were estimated to be paid employees according to HMRC's PAYE and RTI data in (a) England, (b) the North West, (c) Oldham local authority and (d) Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency in each month from April 2019 to May 2020.
The table below sets out the quarterly numbers for paid employees in England and the North West, from April 2019 to March 2020, from HMRC PAYE RTI data.
| April 2019 - June 2019 | July 2019 - September 2019 | October 2019 - December 2019 | January 2020 - March 2020 |
England | 25,578,000 | 25,873,000 | 25,800,000 | 25,737,000 |
North West | 3,272,000 | 3,306,000 | 3,305,000 | 3,291,000 |
Paid Employees in England and the North West
Figures rounded to the nearest thousand
It is not possible for HMRC to provide answers to the other aspects of this question due to the time taken to calculate these figures.