§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the total of people self-employed in each of the past 10 years.
§ Mr. ForthThe information is given in the table.
Self-employed persons in the United Kingdom June Number 1980 2,013,000 1981 2,119,000 1982 2,170,000 1983 2,221,000 1984 2,496,000 1985 2,610,000 1986 2,627,000 1987 2,860,000 1988 2,986,000 1989 3,240,000 1990 3,380,000