§ Mr. Dewarasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish figures for the number of part-time employees in Scotland by sex and sector in each of the last five years.
Part-time employees in employment (thousands) Sector Females Males 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1981 Total 335 336 348 362 385 60 All service industries (6–9) 298 303 316 332 353 50 Wholesale distribution, hotels and catering (61–63, 66, 67) 54 51 56 52 58 15 Retail distribution (64, 65) 66 68 69 74 83 11 Education, health and other services (93, 99) 128 132 141 152 156 12 The sectors shown are based on divisions and classes of the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification.