HC Deb 03 May 1988 vol 132 c360W
48. Mr. Redwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many people have become self-employed since 1 January 1983; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Lee

Between December 1982 and December 1987 there was an estimated net increase of 727,000 in the number of self-employed people in Great Britain.