§ Ms ChurchTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what was the average tenure in a job for an employee, broken down by ethnic group, in(a) 1992 and (b) 1996; [6652]
(2) what was the proportion of employees, broken down by ethnic group, who had been with their current employer for (a) over three months and (b) over a year in (i) 1992 and (ii) 1996. [6651]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Tim Holt to Ms Judith Church, dated 10 December 1996:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent questions (6651 and 6652) on the tenure in jobs for employees in 1992 and 1996 broken down by ethnic group.The available information is shown in the attached table.
People1 working part-time because they could not find a full-time job, by ethnic group (Great Britain) Number (thousands) As percentage of all working part-time2 Ethnic groups Spring 1992 Spring 1996 Spring 1992 Spring 1996 All ethnic groups 619 782 11 13 White 574 714 11 12 Non-white 44 68 26 28 Black 19 23 31 28 Indian 10 16 18 24 Pakistan/Bangladeshi 3— 15 3— 45 Mixed/other 3— 13 3— 24 Notes: 1 Employees and self employed. 2 Percentage based on total responding to question about reasons for working part-time. 3 Sample size too small for a reliable estimate. Source:
Labour Force Survey, Office for National Statistics.
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Employees in temporary employment because they could not find a permanent job, ethnic (Great Britain) Number (thousands) As percentage of all working part-time1 Ethnic groups Spring 1992 Spring 1996 Spring 1992 Spring 1996 All ethnic groups 436 649 36 42 White 408 602 36 41 Non-white: 28 46 44 49 Black 2— 15 2— 52 Indian 11 11 50 41 Pakistani/Bangladeshi — 10 2— 67 Mixed/other — 10 2 42 Notes: 1 Percentage based on total responding to question about reasons for working temporarily 2 Sample sizes too small for a reliable estimate. Source:
Labour Force Survey, Office for National Statistics.