§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Paymaster General what is his latest estimate, by trade and professional categories, of the number of self-employed in the United Kingdom.
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§ Mr. Alan ClarkEstimates from the labour force survey conducted in spring 1984 of the number of self-employed in the United Kingdom by occupational groupings are contained in the following table:
Self-employed persons by occupation, United Kingdom, 1984 Classification of Occupations 1980 Occupation Order Thousands I Professional and related supporting management; senior national and local government managers 143 II Professional and related in education, welfare and health 150 III Literary, artistic and sports 101 IV Professional and related in science, engineering, technology and similar fields 76 V Managerial 904 VI Clerical and related 79 VII Selling 146 VIII Security and protective service 2 IX Catering, cleaning, hairdressing and other personal service 115 X Farming, fishing and related 68 XI Materials processing, making and repairing (excluding metal and electrical) 197 XII Processing, making, repairing and related (metal and electrical) 226 XIII Painting, repetitive assembling, product inspecting, packaging and related 93 XIV Construction, mining and related 268 XV Transport operating, materials moving and storing and related 120 XVI Miscellaneous 6 All occupations* 2,698 * Includes inadequately described occupations and occupation not stated.