§ Mr. McLeishTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of people with a second job in each of the standard regions and Wales for each of the years 1983, inclusive.
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§ Mr. Lee[holding answer 19 May 1989]: Estimates from labour force surveys are as shown in the following table:
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Persons in employment with a second job, by region Spring estimates (Thousands) 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Northern region 31 31 34 33 40 45 Yorkshire and Humberside region 48 51 73 79 72 87 East Midlands region 42 52 56 67 70 67 East Anglia region 23 29 33 33 38 47 South East region 185 270 284 284 286 344 (of which Greater London) 59 94 89 97 93 105 South West region 58 70 85 89 87 88 West Midlands region 42 55 66 68 73 92 North West region 53 74 79 88 83 95 Wales 19 21 22 28 33 40 1 Preliminary results (1988 only). Source: Labour Force Survey.