§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what number of employed people have been counted(a) twice and (b) more than twice in employment figures in each of the last 15 years.
§ Miss WiddecombePrecise information on the number of people with more than one job included in the published work force in employment estimates is not available. However, the labour force survey collects information on the number of people who have two or more paid jobs. A distinction cannot be made between the number of people counted twice or more than twice in the employment figures. Consistent information is available only from 1984 and is given in the table:
Numbers of people with a second job: Great Britain Thousands Spring 1984 698 Spring 1985 778 Spring 1986 813 Spring 1987 834 Spring 1988 960 Spring 1989 1,054 Spring 1990 1,073 Spring 1991 1,074 Spring 1992 962 Spring 1993 1,029 Autumn 1993 1,127 Source: Labour Force Survey.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what are the totals of self-employed in the56W Government employment figures in each of the past 15 years; and what proportion they are of (a) the employed work force and (b) the population;
(2) what are the totals of part-time workers included in employment figures in each of the last 15 years; and what proportion they are of (a) the total employed work force and (b) the total of the population.
§ Miss WiddecombeAs the information requested is derived from a number of statistical tables, I shall write to the hon. Member and place a copy in the Library.