Self-employed Women (Hansard, 22 May 1990)

HC Deb 22 May 1990 vol 173 c166W 166W

§ 73. Mrs. Roe
To ask the Secretary of State for Employment by how much the number of women who are self-employed has changed since 1979.

§ Mr. Nicholls
The estimated number of self-employed women in the United Kingdom rose from 357,000 in June 1979 to 782,000 in December 1989, an increase of 426,000 (119 per cent.).