HC Deb 14 December 1994 vol 251 cc700-1W
Mr. Robert Ainsworth

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the figures for employment in the construction industry for each year since and including 1989, broken down into employees and self-employed.

Mr. Oppenheim

The information is given in the following table:

Employment in the construction industry: Great Britain, spring of each year, not seasonally adjusted
Year Employees Self-employed (Thousands) Total
1989 1,210 895 2,105
1990 1,237 889 2,126
1991 1,154 812 1,966
1992 1,067 739 1,806
1993 988 727 1,715
1994 991 775 1,766

Source:

Labour Force Survey

Mr. Hinchliffe

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what assessment he has made of the impact of the proposed reduction in housing association investment on employment prospects in the construction industry.

Miss Widdecombe

The Department has made no such assessment.