§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many part-time workers there were in each year since data was collected; and if he will also show these data reworked on a basis of full-time equivalents.
§ Miss WiddecombeInformation on part-time workers has been collected since 1984 and is shown in the following table. The Department does not make estimates of full-time equivalents.
Work Force in Employment: Great Britain Seasonally adjusted Part-time (thousands) 1984 5,282 1985 5,404 1986 5,566 1987 5,853 1988 6,047 1989 6,394 1990 6,642 1991 6,555 1992 6,599 1993 6,656