§ Ms HarmanTo ask the chancellor of the Exchequer how many children have been in single-parent families where the parent is unemployed in each of the last five years. [4109]
§ Mrs. Angela Knight[holding answer 5 December 1995]: The following information is available from the "Labour Force Survey".
Great Britain (not seasonally adjusted) Quarter Number of children aged 15 or under with single parent who is ILO unemployed Winter 1993–94 246,000 Winter 1994–95 231,000