§ Ms ShortTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what were(a) the hours worked per week, (b) the number of full-time workers and (c) the number of part-time workers in each year since 1979.
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§ Mr. OppenheimThe available information from the labour force survey is given in the following table. There are no comparable figures before 1983.
Total actual weekly hours of work, and full and part-time classification of all employees and self-employed Great Britain Quarter Total actual hours worked per week (millions) Number in full time employment (thousands) Number in part time employment (thousands) Not seasonally adjusted Spring 1983 787 18,253 4,336 Spring 1984 777 18,244 4,828 Spring 1985 802 18,401 4,943 Spring 1986 805 18,398 5,036 Spring 1987 810 18,529 5,230 Spring 1988 857 19,163 5,402 Spring 1989 885 19,936 5,546 Spring 1990 885 20,114 5,612 Spring 1991 866 19,561 5,633 Seasonally adjusted (quarterly survey introduced) Spring 1992 808 18,917 5,689 Spring 1993 807 18,556 5,807 Spring 1994 816 18,529 5,990 Autumn 1994 —1 18,722 6,004 Note: 1 Not yet available. Source:
Labour force survey.