§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the unadjusted size of the work force in employment in Scotland in March.
§ Mr. Allan StewartIn March 1991 there were an estimated 2,247,000 in the Scottish civilian work force in employment. This estimate is not seasonally adjusted.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the estimate of the number of self-employed in Scotland in March; and what it has been for each quarter for the past five years.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe table below gives the available information of the estimated number of self-employed in Scotland in each quarter for the past five years.
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Self-employed Thousands 1986 Ql 204 Q2 205
Self-employed Thousands Q3 202 Q4 200 1987 Q1 197 Q2 194 Q3 199 Q4 204 1988 Ql 210 Q2 215 Q3 220 Q4 226 1989 Q1 231 Q2 236 Q3 236 Q4 235 1990 Q1 234 Q2 1234 1 Estimate of the self-employed has been held constant by the Employment Department since June 1990.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were on work-related government training schemes who were included in the work force in employment in Scotland figures; and how this number was calculated.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe Scottish civilian work force in employment in March 1991 included an estimate of 57,000 participants on work-related Government training programmes. In addition to this, those YT participants who have contracts of employment are counted in the employees in employment estimate, although it is not possible to say exactly how many there are.
The number shown as work-related Government training programmes cover YT and ET participants who, in the course of their participation, receive training in the context of workplace, but are not employees, self-employment or HM forces.
The number of YT participants included in the civilian workforce in employment in Scotland is derived by subtracting approximately 24 per cent. of the total number of YT participants, who are assumed to have contracts of employment (based on the number reported as having "employee status"). A further 1 per cent. is then subtracted to allow for those who are assumed not to receive any work experience. The number of YT participants included in the estimates has been held constant since March 1990 in the absence of any more recent estimates.
For ET participants, none of whom have contracts of employment, 3 per cent. are assumed to receive no training in the context of a workplace and so are excluded from the estimates.
§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many part-time female employees were included in the work force in employment figures for Scotland in March.
§ Mr. Allan StewartIn Scotland in March 1991 an estimated 412,000 female part-time employees in employment were included in the civilian work force in employment figures.
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§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what have been the numbers employed in the manufacturing, energy and water, service and other industries in each March since 1979 in Scotland.
§ Mr. Allan StewartThe table below gives the number of employees in employment in the manufacturing, energy and water, service and other industries in each March since 1979 in Scotland.
Thousands Manufacturing Energy/ water Services Other industries March 1979 604 71 1,190 199 1980 578 74 1,220 202 1981 519 73 1,217 189 1982 486 72 1,204 170 1983 450 70 1,189 171 1984 432 66 1,210 172 1985 432 65 1,227 166 1986 421 61 1,229 157 1987 405 55 1,236 157 1988 406 57 1,280 154 1989 412 57 1,326 152 1990 397 59 1,337 162 1991 388 61 1,355 152