§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of women in(a) the United Kingdom, (b) Germany, (c) France and (d) the United States of America work (i) full time and (ii) part time.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 19 April 1994]: Comparable information is not available for the United States of America. The available information is shown in the following table:
Source: Eurostat, Labour Force Survey Results 1991.
Proportion of women in full-time and part-time work in selected countries of the European Community: 19911 Percentage of women aged 16 and over in full-time work Percentage of women aged 16 and over in part-time work United Kingdom 27.3 21.2 Germany 28.5 14.8 France 32.3 9.9 1 Latest comparable information.