§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of the population of Northern Ireland his Department estimates
Manufacturing Services Retail distribution Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time March 1995 96,990 5,940 271,090 144,410 30,730 29,610 September 1994 97,430 5,920 270,430 139,050 31,040 28,380 September 1993 95,780 6,060 267,740 132,510 30,060 26,560 September 1991 99,390 5,450 266,590 119,320 30,390 23,680 No official projections of employment are made. Figures for September 1995 are not yet available. No figures are available for 1990.
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.
2. The full-time/part-time breakdown of employees in employment is available for each of the last three years from the Quarterly Employment Survey and prior to this on a biennial basis from the Census of Employment.
316W(a) have knowledge of and (b) regularly use the Irish language. [3532]
§ Sir John WheelerThe 1991 census of population contains the most recent information on knowledge of the language. This indicates that 9.5 per cent. of those aged three and over had some ability in Irish. The 1991–92 continuous household survey shows that, of those people sampled who had some knowledge of the language, 1 per cent. of those aged 16 to 69 and 3 per cent. of those aged 3 to 15 used it in the home on a daily basis.