§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the change, in numerical and percentage terms, in the number of self-employed people in(a) Scotland and (b) Great Britain between 1979 and the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ForthThe information is as follows:
Self-employed Change between June 1979 and June 1990
Actual (000's) per cent. Scotland 74 46 Great Britain 1,380 75
Mr. WallanceTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the percentage of self-employed people in the work forces of member states of the European Community; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ForthThe information is given in the table.
Self-employed as a percentage of the civilian work force 1989 (mid year) per cent. Belgium 13.0 Denmark 8.5 Federal Republic of Germany 10.2 France 13.6 Greece 132.5 Ireland 118.8 Italy 21.8 Luxembourg 9.7 Netherlands 8.8 Portugal 28.2 Spain 17.9 United Kingdom 211.6 1 Figures are for 1988, latest available. 2 The latest available figure (June 1990) is 11.7 per cent. Source: OECD Labour Force Statistics 1969 to 1989 except United Kingdom (ED).
Deaths in Northern Ireland as a result of the security situation Year RUC RUCR Army Civilians1 Total (excluding UDR) UDR 1988 4 2 21 12 54 93 1989 7 2 12 2 39 62 1990 7 5 7 8 49 76 1991 5 1 5 8 75 94 21992 — — — — 14 14