§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what percentage of the total number of persons registered as employed, both on a full-time and part-time basis, in Scotland are women at the latest available date; and what were the figures for the corresponding period, five, 10 and 15 years ago;
(2) what percentage of the total number of persons registered as employed, both on a full-time or part-time basis, in England and Wales, at the latest available date, are women; and what was the figure in the comparable period, five, 10 and 15 years ago.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the available information:
ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF FEMALE EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT AS PERCENTAGES OF ALL EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN SCOTLAND AND IN ENGLAND AND WALES Scotland (per cent.) England and Wales (per cent.) June, 1956 35.1 35.1 June, 1961 36.1 35.7 June, 1966 37.8 36.8 June, 1971 40.2 38.4