HC Deb 20 May 1986 vol 98 c152W
Mr. Holt

asked the Paymaster General how many actors, musicians or other semi self-employed persons are drawing unemployment benefit; and if there are any in the above categories resident in Cleveland.

Mr. Lang

The information is not available in the form requested. According to analysis of the labour force survey, there were about 17,000 claimants included in the monthly unemployment count in Great Britain in spring 1985 who said they were currently self-employed but not with a permanent job. The information is not available for Cleveland because of the sampling errors that would be involved.