HC Deb 19 June 1986 vol 99 c601W
Mr. Allan Roberts

asked the Paymaster General what information he has as to how many people are currently employed in worker co-operatives in Britain.

Mr. Trippier

It is estimated that there are around 12,000 people currently employed in worker co-operatives in the United Kingdom. An estimate for Great Britain alone is not available.

Mr. Allan Roberts

asked the Paymaster General what information he has as to how many jobs have been created in worker co-operatives in Britain since 1976.

Mr. Trippier

I regret that there are not sufficient data available on worker co-operatives to make an assessment of job creation over the period in question. However, in

Distance from nuclear facilities
Ages up to 5 miles up to 10 miles up to 25 miles up to 50 miles
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Under 20 200,000 800,000 4,000,000 11,000,000
All 700,000 3,000,000 14,000,000 40,000,000