HC Deb 12 March 1991 vol 187 c487W
Mr. Trotter

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were self-employed in the Northern region in February 1981, June 1987 and February 1991.

Mr. Forth

Information on the number of self-employed in the northern region is available only on a quarterly basis up to September 1990. The information is as follows:

Self-employed in Northern Region
Number
March 1981 83,000
June 1987 108,000
September 1990 114,000