HC Deb 12 July 1993 vol 228 cc371-2W
Mr. Redmond

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list by region the percentage of women currently employed in the labour market giving the comparable figures for(a) five and (b) 10 years ago.

Miss Widdecombe

The information is shown in the following table:

Percentage of females in the civilian workforce in employment Not seasonally adjusted
March 1983 March 1988 March 1993
South East (including Greater London) 41 43 46
Greater London 41 42 44
East Anglia 38 43 45
South West 40 43 46
West Midlands 40 42 45
East Midlands 40 43 46
Yorkshire and Humberside 41 44 46
North West 43 44 47
North 41 44 46
Wales 40 43 45
Scotland 42 44 46
Northern Ireland 42 44 46