§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing (a) the number of married couples both of whom are in full-time employment and (b) the total number of married couples in each year since 1945.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe number of married couples in Great Britain, and the number of couples with both husband and wife economically active, as shown by the Censuses of Population of 1961, 1966 and 1971, are as follows:
All married couples Married couples with both husband and wife economically active million million 1961 12.65 3.56 1966 12.66 4.63 1971 13.14 5.29 The figures relate to married couples with both husband and wife usually resident in the same private household. Economically active persons are those in full or part-time employment, together with those who were out of employment either waiting to take up a job already obtained, seeking work or intending to seek work but prevented from doing so by temporary sickness or injury. Separate figures for those in full-time employment are not available.
Comparable figures are not available from the 1951 Census.