§ Mr. ClellandTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the proportion of(a) lone parents and (b) married women who are currently in work. [15749]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Mr. David Clelland, dated 25 February 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on the proportion of lone parents and married mothers who are in employment.The estimates available for Great Britain from the summer 1996 Labour Force Survey are shown in the table below.
Employment rate1 lone parents and married/cohabiting women with dependent children2 (Great Britain, Summer 1996) Per cent. All lone parents 42.3 Male lone parents 51.0 Female lone parents 41.4 Married/cohabiting mothers 66.4 Notes:
1Those in employment as a percentage of all those in the relevant population.
2Children aged 0–15 and 16–18 year olds in full-time education.
Source:
ONS, Labour Force Survey.