§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what are the numbers of self-employed in Dundee and in Scotland; and what percentage of the respective work forces they represent.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe latest available estimate of employers and self-employed for Dundee is the 1971 census of population. At that time there were 2,920 employers and self-employed in Dundee representing 3.3 per cent. of the economically active population. The comparable figure for Scotland was 139,000, representing 5.9 per cent. of the economically active population.
The latest available information for Scotland, published in the "Scottish Abstract of Statistics No. 8/1978", related to 1975, when there were an estimated 134,000 employers and self-employed representing 5.8 per cent. of the total civilian labour force.