HC Deb 17 March 1993 vol 221 c267W
Mr. Knox

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will publish the latest figures available showing families with four or more children(a) as a percentage of all families with children and (b) as a percentage of unemployed families with children.

Mr. McLoughlin

I have been asked to reply.

Information for Great Britain from the summer (June to August) 1992 "Labour Force Survey" shows that;

  1. (a) 5 per cent. of all one plus child families included four or more children;
  2. (b) 10 per cent. of heads of one plus child families who were unemployed on the ILO definition had four or more children in their family.
Note: Children are only included if aged under 17 or aged 17 or 18 in full-time education.