§ Mr. Brandon-Bravoasked the Paymaster General what has been the trend in self-employment since 1979.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkSince June 1979, the numbers of self-employed people in Great Britain are estimated to have changed as shown in the following table:
June of each year Self-employed (with or without employees) Change since preceding year 1979 1,842,000 -1,000 1980 1,950,000 108,000 1981 2,057,000 107,000 1982 2,109,000 52,000 1983 2,160,000 51,000 1984 2,433,000 273,000 1985 2,559,000 126,000 The estimate for 1985 is provisional.