§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report figures showing the size of the working population of the United Kingdom, except Northern Ireland, for the last five years, and of the percentage of the total population that each figure represents in each year.
§ Mr. GoldingThe information available is shown in the table below for Great Britain:
Year Total working population (thousands) As a percentage of the total population 1971 24,545 45.3 1972 24,621 45.3 1973 24,972 45.8 1974 25,021 45.9 1975* 25,186 46.2 Note: Estimates relate to mid-year.
*Provisional