HC Deb 04 July 1995 vol 263 cc170-1W
Mr. Bayley

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many and what percentage of 16 to 18-year-olds were in full-time employment in(a) York, (b) North Yorkshire, (c) Yorkshire and Humberside and (d) England in each year since 1979. [31605]

Mr. Oppenheim

The information is shown in the table:

Person aged 16 to 18 years old in full-time employment in Great Britain: spring of each year
Yorkshire and Humberside England
Level (000) As percentage of total Level (000) As percentage of total
1984 87 37 786 35
1985 94 40 807 37
1986 79 35 786 36
1987 80 36 778 37
1988 82 39 819 40
1989 59 28 624 31
1990 55 28 527 28
1991 44 23 404 22
1992 38 20 300 17
1993 30 17 225 17
1994 30 17 218 13

Source:

Labour Force Survey.

Note:

Information prior to 1992 has not yet been re-weighted to take account of OPCS revised population estimates and hence there is a dis-continuity in the series between 1991 and 1992.

Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many students have worked or are working(a) full-time and (b) part-time in the food service industry for the year from summer 1994 to summer 1995. [31706]

Mr. Oppenheim

[holding answer 30 June 1995]: There are no students working full time in the food service industry. The number of students working part-time in this industry in Great Britain for the five quarters to winter 1994–95 is as follows

Number of students working part-time in the food service industry in Great Britain (000s)
Number
Winter 1993–94 121
Spring 1994 133
Summer 1994 120
Autumn 1994 118
Winter 1994–95 123

Source:

Labour Force Survey—not seasonally adjusted.