§ 52. Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Paymaster General how many additional jobs have been created from 1983 to the present day; and what proportion of these are second jobs.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkInformation about job gains and job losses is not available from the Department's statistics, but an indication of the net changes can be seen by comparing levels of employment at different dates.
Between June 1983 and June 1985 (the latest date for which comprehensive quarterly figures are available) the Great Britain employed labour force increased by 654,000.
The second jobs included in the employees in employment estimates are not separately identified but estimates from the labour force surveys suggest an increase of 60,000 between spring 1983 and spring 1984 (the latest date for which estimates are available) in the number of people with a second job as an employee.
The employment estimates do not include second jobs when they are held as self employed.
§ 56. Mr. Chopeasked the Paymaster General if he will give the latest figure for the net increase in jobs since 1983.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkBetween June 1983 and June 1985 the Great Britain employed labour force increased by 654,000.