§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many self-employed people in Wales have reported(a) zero income and (b) after-tax losses in Wales in each year since 1990.
§ Mr. David HuntReliable estimates for Wales are not available.
§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many people have been self-employed(a) in their main job and (b) in a secondary job in Wales in each year since 1990; and what are the numbers of self-employed (i) men, (ii) women and (iii) the percentage of the Welsh work force who have been self-employed in each year.
§ Mr. David HuntThe estimated numbers of people who have been self-employed in main and secondary jobs are given in the table. These estimates are subject to sampling variablity and are not reliable indicators of year to year changes.574W
Self-employed in main and second job by sex Thousands Spring Self Employed (main job) Self Employed (second job)1 Self Employed in main job as a percentage of economically active 1990 All persons 166 18 12.3 Males 128 13 16.7 Females 38 —2 6.6 1991 All persons 161 12 12.0 Males 123 —2 16.3 Females 38 —2 6.5 1992 All persons 168 18 12.7 Males 129 11 17.1 z7Females 39 —2 6.9 Source: Labour Force Surveys
1 Excludes those who did not state their status in second job.
2 Estimates below 10,000 are not published.
§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many families with a self-employed main earner have been in receipt of(a) family income supplement and (b) family credit in Wales in each year since 1990; and if he will express this figure as a proportion of all (a) family income supplement claimants and (b) family credit claimants.
§ Mr. David HuntEstimates of the numbers in receipt of family credit, based on a 5 per cent. sample of awards, are given in the table. Family income supplement was replaced by family credit in April 1988.
Family credit recipients in Wales Families with a self employed main earner Families with a self-employed main earner as a percentage of all cases April 1990 4,100 19 April 1991 3,740 17 April 1992 3,920 16 Source: Department of Social Security.