§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the number of nationally insured males and females in manufacturing and non-manufacturing at the latest available date.
§ Mr. NewtonThe number in employment in Great Britain (excluding members of HM Forces) at June 1982 were as follows: 61W
Manufacturing thousands Non-manufacturing thousands Males 4,020.7 7,499.3 Females 1,578.5 6,969.5 In 1979–80, the latest year for which final figures are available, 14,191,550 and 9,421,697 class 1 contribution returns were received for males and females (excluding members of HM Forces) respectively. These figures are not broken down by industry. Provisional figures for 1980–81 are expected to be available in a few weeks' time.