§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Paymaster General what was the number of married women in the community programme for each year since it started; and if he will also give the total number of participants.
§ Mr. Lee[pursuant to his reply, 1 December 1986, c. 424]: The following table shows, for each year of operation of the community programme, the total number of entrants, the number of entrants who were women and, based upon a sample survey undertaken each year, the percentage of women on the programme who were married.
Entrants Women entrants Percentage of women on the programme who are married 12 months to September 1983 79,987 17,277 45 September 1984 147,221 33,861 50 September 1985 189,679 39,833 33 September 1986 294,111 67,646 1 1Sample results not yet available.