§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his latest estimate of the number of mothers with school-age children who are in full or part-time employment; and if he can break this figure down by the age of the children.
§ Mr. Jun LesterIt is estimated that in 1977 about 1 million mothers with children aged 5 or over worked full-time and about 2 million worked part-time. It is not possible to break down the figures by the age of the children.