HC Deb 12 April 1983 vol 40 cc379-80W
Sir David Price

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are covered by pay agreements involving an element of profit sharing; and how this compares with similar estimates for 1978.

Mr. Alison

In each of the two most recent years for which figures are available—1980–81 and 1981–82—about 250,000 employees have been allocated shares under profit sharing schemes approved for the purposes of tax relief under the Finance Act 1978. Over 100,000 employees are now benefiting from approved savings-related share option schemes for which tax relief was introduced in 1980. The Government do not keep records of the total number of employees participating in

Young people leaving compulsory education in OECD countries in most recent years Distribution among full-time education labour force and other activities
Percentages
Country Year Full-time education Labour force Outside labour force Not known Total (4+5+6+7+8)
Secondary General(a) Secondary Vocational (b) Total (2+3) Apprenticeship (c) Other
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Australia (e) 1975 ֵ ֵ 60 (P)ֵ 29 (d)ֵ (d)ֵ 100
Austria (e) 1976 15 24 39 54 7 (d)ֵ (d)ֵ 100
Denmark (f) 1976 69 1 70 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ 100
Finland (e) 1977 43 20 63 1 25 ֵ 11 100
France (e) 1975 34 36 70 8 22 (d)ֵ (d)ֵ 100
Germany (g) 1977 31 64 4 1 (h)ֵ 100
Greece 1974 70 10 80 3 17 (d)ֵ (d)ֵ 100
Ireland (f) 1976 50 14 64 4 26 5 (h)ֵ 100
Japan (m) 1977 61 32 93 (n) 3 (o)4 100
Netherlands (3) 1968–69 ֵ ֵ 82 5 6 7 (h)ֵ 100
Norway 1975 45 31 76 5 19 (d)ֵ 100
Portugal 1975 ֵ ֵ 69 3 20 ֵ 8 100
Sweden 1974 (j)37 (k)30 l68 (d)ֵ 28 4 (h)ֵ 100
Switzerland (e) 1975 ֵ ֵ 17 55 28 (d)ֵ (d)ֵ 100
United Kingdom 1974 ֵ ֵ 21 18 51 10 (h)ֵ 100
England and Wales 1976 ֵ ֵ 23 ֵ ֵ ֵ ֵ

Notes:

(a) Some students in this category may later proceed to vocational training.

(b) Excluding apprentices who are enrolled in part time education.

(c) Numbers entering apprenticeship. In the official statistics apprentices are included in the employed labour force.

(d) Included in column 6.

(e) Young people becoming 16 during the year and having completed compulsory education.

(j) Age 16, completion of school beyond compulsory.

(g) Plans of school-leavers mostly aged 15–16, (Berufebilaungsbericht, 1978, table 27).

(h) Included in column 7.

(j) Theoretical lines in the comprehensive school.

(k) Vocational lines in the comprehensive school.

(l) Includes 0.5 per cent. in other forms of education.

(m) Graduates from lower secondary education.

(n) Excludes students in upper secondary education with jobs.

(o) Includes entrants into special training schools.

(p) Not available. However it is known that 15 per cent. of young people aged 16 enter apprenticeships.

ֵ Not available.

Source:

OECD Manpower and Social Affairs Committee paper MAS (80) 27.

Information contained in this table is based on estimates provided to OECD by national authorities.

Mr. David Watkins

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list in age groups the number and percentage of those unemployed for one year or more and for two years or more in (a) the Consett area and (b) the Northern region.

profit sharing schemes of every kind, but it was estimated in an independent survey in 1982 that companies employing about 1= million employees had some form of employee share scheme.