HC Deb 09 December 1981 vol 14 cc432-3W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing the number of insured males and females in manufacturing and non-manufacturing industry.

Mrs. Chalker

The numbers of employees in employment in Great Britain (excluding members of Her Majesty's forces) at June 1981 were as follows:

Manufacturing Non-manufacturing
Males 4,255–1 7,753–9
Females 1,670–6 7,049–4

In 1979–80, the latest year for which figures are available, class 1 contributions were received for 13,989,575 male and 9,268,505 female employees (excluding members of Her Majesty's forces). The figures are not broken down by industry.

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