HC Deb 08 June 1989 vol 154 cc196-7W
52. Mr. Couchman

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much employment in the United Kingdom has risen since 1983.

56. Mr. Charles Wardle

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much employment in the United Kingdom has risen since 1983.

58. Mr. Summerson

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much employment in the United Kingdom has risen since 1983.

76. Mr. Cash

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how much employment in the United Kingdom has risen since 1983.

Mr. Major

Total employment in the United Kingdom has increased by 2,951,000 since March 1983.

64. Mr. Stevens

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people are now registered as self-employed; and what was the comparable figure in 1979.

106. Mr. Andrew Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people are now registered as self-employed; and what was the comparable figure in 1979.

Mr. Major

In December 1988 3,048,000 people were self-employed in the United Kingdom compared with 1,906,000 in June 1979, an increase of 60 per cent.

82. Mr. Thorne

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer for how many months adult unemployment has fallen continuously in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Major

Unemployment in the United Kingdom has fallen for 33 months in succession.