§ Mr. Geraint HowellsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proportion of employees in Wales are women; what the corresponding figures were for each year from 1980; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David HuntThe information requested is given in the table. The figures are estimates from the Employment Department's quarterly series for June each year.
Female employees in employment as a percentage of total1 Year Per cent. 1980 40.5 1981 41.4 1982 41.8 1983 42.5 1984 43.2 1985 43.7 1986 44.3 1987 45.1 1988 46.0 1989 47.2 1990 47.8 1 Full-time and part-time.