§ Ms. Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will list the number of women which comprise (a) the 139 per cent. increase in the number of women managers, (b) the 282 per cent. increase in women engineers and scientists, (c) the 134 per cent. increase of women in construction craft occupations as stated in the Home Office report "The Nairobi Forward-Looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women: A Review" and (d) the proportion of women within the total work force in each of these occupations since 1971.
§ Mr. NichollsThe figures underlying the percentage increases quoted in the report were derived by the Institute of Employment Research at Warwick university from the results of the 1971 and 1981 censuses of population and are reproduced in the table.
Women in Employment in Selected Occupation Groups1 1971 1981 Occupation group1 Number (000's)2 Per cent Number (000's)2 Per Cent Managers and administrators 23 0.3 56 0.6 Engineers and scientists 8 0.1 32 0.4 Construction craft occupations 3 — 7 0.1 All occupation groups 8,690 100 9,134 100 Notes:
1 The occupational classifications used are the "Warwick Occupational Categories" defined by the Institute of Employment Research at Warwick university.
2 Estimated numbers in employment were derived from the 10 per cent. sample of census returns that were coded for occupation.
—denotes percentage less than 0.1.