Labour Statistics (Hansard, 26 June 1986)

§ Ms. Richardson
asked the Paymaster General (1) what estimate he has of the numbers of (a) male and (b) female employees in employment in Great Britain who (i) work for firms with less than 20 employees and (ii) have been working for the same employer for between six months and two years;
(2) what is the most recent estimate of the numbers of (a) male and (b) female employees in employment in

Table 1

Usual Number of Hours worked per week and length of time in employment

Great Britain Thousands

Male employees Female employees

Aged 16 and over Aged 16 and over Aged 16–44

Usually work 8 but less than 12 hours per week and with same employer for 5 years or more 15 163 61

Usually work 16 but less than 20 hours per week and with same employer for at least 2 but less than 5 years ^* 116 79

^*Less than 10,000.

Table 2

Number of people at workplace and length of time in employment Great Britain

Thousands

Employees

Male Female

Working at workplace with less than 25 employees 3,036 3,651

Working for same employer for at least 6 months but less than 2 years 1,804 1,988

The LFS does not separately identify employees of firms of different sizes; or employees at workplaces with fewer than 20, fewer than 10, or fewer than six employees.

§ Mr. Peter Bruinvels
asked the Paymaster General if he will publish in the Official Report the latest unemployment figures for the Leicester, East, Leicester, South and Leicester, West parliamentary constituencies, together, in each case, with the actual and percentage change over the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Lang
The following information is in the Library. The table shows the numbers of unemployed claimants in the Leicester, East, Leicester, South and Leicester, West parliamentary constituencies on 8 May 1986 and the absolute and percentage change since May 1985. Comparisons over the period and between the constituencies are affected by the change in the timing of compilation of unemployment statistics in March 1986.
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Great Britain who work (i) between eight and 11 hours per week and have been working for the same employer for five years' or more, (ii) between 16 and 19 hours per week and have more than two years' service but less than five years' service with the same employer; and what estimate he has of the numbers of female employees in employment in Great Britain aged between 16 and 44 years who (1) work within the hours and service categories defined in (i) and (ii) above and (2) who work for a firm with (a) five or fewer employees and (b) between six and nine employees.

§ Mr. Lang
The regularly published employees in employment series does not identify (i) number of hours worked per week, (ii) length of service in employment, or (iii) size of firm.
The labour force survey (LFS) provides some relevant information on a different basis. The available information from the preliminary results of the LFS for the spring of 1985 is presented in the following tables.

Unemployed claimants Decrease since May 1985

Number per cent.

Leicester, East 5,547 221 4

Leicester, South 7,229 328 4

Leicester, West 6,922 362 5

Table 1
Usual Number of Hours worked per week and length of time in employment
	Great Britain Thousands
	Male employees	Female employees
	Aged 16 and over	Aged 16 and over	Aged 16–44
Usually work 8 but less than 12 hours per week and with same employer for 5 years or more	15	163	61
Usually work 16 but less than 20 hours per week and with same employer for at least 2 but less than 5 years	^*	116	79
^*Less than 10,000.

Table 2
Number of people at workplace and length of time in employment Great Britain
Thousands
	Employees
	Male	Female
Working at workplace with less than 25 employees	3,036	3,651
Working for same employer for at least 6 months but less than 2 years	1,804	1,988

	Unemployed claimants	Decrease since May 1985
		Number	per cent.
Leicester, East	5,547	221	4
Leicester, South	7,229	328	4
Leicester, West	6,922	362	5