§ Mr. Sayeedasked the Paymaster General what are the latest figures available for the number of self-employed in Bristol, East; and what was the comparable figure in 1979.
§ Mr. LangThe latest available information comes from the 1981 census of population which identified 2,495 self-employed persons resident in Bristol, East.
A comparable figure for 1979 is not available.
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§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Paymaster General if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the latest non-seasonally adjusted percentage unemployment figures for (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. LangThe following information is available in the Library. The table shows the numbers of unemployed claimants in the areas requested on 12 June 1986, expressed as a percentage of the working population.
Per cent. England 11.1 Scotland 14.0 Wales 14.1 Northern Ireland 18.6
§ Mr. Wilsonasked the Paymaster General what was the precentage increase in unemployment from 1975 to 1985 in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland and (e) England; and what information he has about the increase in (i) the original seven European Economic Community countries as a whole and (ii) the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries as a whole.
§ Mr. LangFollowing is the available information. The figures are not fully comparable because of national differences in coverage and methods of compilation.
Per cent, increase in unemployment: 1975 to 1985 Per cent. United Kingdom 262 Scotland 230 Wales 230 Northern Ireland 222 England 271 Original six members of EC 162 Total OECD* 175 *1975 to 1984. Note:
The figures for countries for the United Kingdom are based on the seasonally adjusted series which allows for discontinuation in coverage.
§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Paymaster General what is the most recent estimate for the increase in the labour force between 1986 and 1990; and what is his estimate of the total numbers in the labour force in 1990.
§ Mr. LangThe civilian labour force in Great Britain is projected to increase by 380,000 between mid-1986 and mid-1990, to reach a level of 27,198,000.