§ Mr. ChidgeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the percentage of(a) men and (b) women who are currently unemployed for each year between the ages of 40 and 50 years.
§ Miss WiddecombeThe latest information is given in the following tables:
ILO Unemployment Rates: By Age and Sex, Great Britain Summer 1994 Percentages Age Males Females 40 7.9 3.6 41 7.0 4.6 42 7.9 4.4 43 7.9 5.2 44 8.0 4.6 45 6.0 4.2 46 7.9 6.3 47 6.4 4.8 48 7.3 4.3 49 7.2 4.4 50 8.4 3.3 Source:
Labour Force Survey.
Claimant Unemployment Rates: By Age and Sex, United Kingdom 1994 Percentages Age Males Females 40–49 8.8 3.1 Source:
Employment Gazette.
§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many individuals unemployed in the years 1979, 1985 and 1994 were previously self-employed.
§ Mr. OppenheimLatest estimates from the summer 1994 Labour Force Survey for Great Britain show that there were 235,000 people who were ILO unemployed and who reported their employment status in their last job as being self-employed. Comparable figures for 1979 and 1985 are not available.