HC Deb 25 May 2004 vol 421 c1511W
Chris Ruane

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many lone parents were employed in each of the last 25 years, broken down by constituency within each region. [175129]

Lone parents1 with dependent children in employment by regions—three months ending May, each year from 1992 to 2003
£000
United Kingdom North East North West Yorkshire and Humberside East Midlands West Midlands Eastern
1992 569 30 72 53 43 47 42
1993 615 29 82 51 34 53 47
1994 669 30 79 54 46 55 61
1995 725 36 81 60 47 59 62
1996 703 33 94 69 44 52 51
1997 695 34 97 68 50 61 59
1998 763 32 104 66 47 74 60
1999 795 43 106 66 47 72 60
2000 822 42 109 76 50 69 66
2001 836 33 109 79 51 71 67
2002 893 47 136 72 63 71 76
2003 894 44 132 71 59 67 74

London South East South West Wales Scotland Northern Ireland
1992 76 74 42 22 55 12
1993 84 73 45 37 61 17
1994 92 86 48 38 62 18
1995 100 99 54 38 69 20
1996 96 87 56 42 63 16
1997 83 84 47 39 55 18
1998 97 92 61 45 64 21
1999 111 93 62 46 70 19
2000 108 97 58 48 72 27
2001 116 98 66 42 82 22
2002 110 111 68 40 79 20
2003 111 113 69 48 81 25
1 Refers to people who have dependent children and who are neither married nor cohabiting. Dependent children include all children aged under 16, and 16 to 18 year olds in full-time education.
Source:
ONS: Labour Force Survey, household data.

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