§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the activity rate for England for the latest date for which the figure is available.
§ Mr. Golding, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 21st June 1977; Vol. 933, c. 469–70] gave the following information:
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ACTIVITY RATES Civilian labour force, aged 16 and over 1971 1976* per cent. per cent. Males … 81.4 79.4 Females … 43.4 46.7 Total … 124.8 126.1 *Provisional. The figures for 1971 in my original answer have been adjusted for comparability with the 1976 information—that is, to exclude Her Majesty's Forces and persons under 16.