§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Paymaster General what was the number of home workers by region and trade at the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. LangThe most recent national estimates of home workers are from the 1981 survey of home-based workers in England and Wales. Table 1 shows the number of home workers by region, distinguishing manufacturing home work from other white-collar and service sector work done at home. Table 2 shows the number of home workers in industry.
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TABLE 2 National estimates: industry distribution of homeworkers, England and Wales 1981 Industry 1980 SIC(R) Divisions All working at home (excluding childminders and family workers) Number per cent. 0 Agriculture 370 * 1 Energy and water supply 390 * 2 Chemicals and minerals extraction and manufacture 2,220 1 3 Metal goods, engineering and vehicles 9,260 4 4 Other manufacturing 53,070 23 5 Construction 2,640 1 6 Distribution, hotel and catering, repairs 36,700 16 7 Transport and communication 2,770 1 8 Insurance, financial and business services 50,730 22 9 Other services (professional and scientific, public administration, etc.) 69,890 30 Inadequately described 1,760 1 TOTAL ALL INDUSTRIES 229,790 100