§ Mr. Jim Spicerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what are the male and female activity rates for the United Kingdom for the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. AlisonThe latest available estimates for the United Kingdom of male and female activity rates—ie, the percentage of the population aged 16 and over who are in the labour force—are for 1979. The figures are 79 per cent. and 47 per cent. respectively.