§ Mr. Batisteasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of the population of (a) the United Kingdom and (b) England over the age of 16 years and under retirement age is engaged in education, training or employment; and what are the comparative figures for France, Germany, Italy and the United States of America.
§ Mr. GummerThe available information comes from the European Community labour force survey. The 1981 estimates for the United Kingdom and England are as follows:
Proportion of the population over the age of 16 years and under retirement age who are either full-time students or in employment Per cent. United Kingdom 73.9 England 74.7 Figures for other countries are not yet available for 1981 but information from the 1979 survey is shown below.
Proportion of the population aged 14 and over but not retired who are either full time students or in employment Per cent. United Kingdom 77.1 France 74.6 Germany 74.3 Italy 63.5