HC Deb 22 March 1994 vol 240 c171W
Mr. Chisholm

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many hours were worked in the economy in each of the last four quarters.

Miss Widdecombe

Estimates from the Labour Force Survey of the total number of hours worked by employees and the self-employed, in each of the last four quarters, are given in the following table:

Total hours worked by all employees and self:employed Great Britain—not seasonally adjusted
Quarter Total hours (billions)
Winter 1992–93 10.1
Spring 1993 10.6
Summer 1993 10.3
Autumn 1993 10.8

Source: Labour Force Survey.