HC Deb 07 July 1987 vol 119 cc84-5W
Mrs. Wise

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will estimate the number of women seeking work but not included in the unemployed register.

Mr. Lee

According to preliminary results from the labour force survey, in Great Britain in spring 1986 there were an estimated 593,000 women without a job and seeking work but not included in the count of unemployed benefit claimants. This compares with 479,000 included in the count but either not seeking work or in employment during the week of the survey. Details were published in the April 1987 edition of Employment Gazette, on page 208.