§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what are the most recent figures for the number of women at work in England and North Staffordshire, respectively;
(2) what proportion of the total labour force is women in England and North Staffordshire, respectively.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithAt June, 1971, the estimated number of employees in employment in England was 19,070,000 of whom 7,345,000 (38.5 per cent.) were females. For North Staffordshire, the latest estimates are for June, 1970, and at this date, out of a total of 210,700 employees in employment, 82,800 (39.3 per cent.) were females.
§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of workers in the pottery industry is women.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithBased on provisional estimates of the numbers of employees in employment in Great Britain in the pottery industry at February, 1972, the proportion who were female was 50.8 per cent.