§ 34. Mr. Donald AndersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will make a statement on the number of people who are currently in temporary positions because they cannot find a permanent job. [14712]
§ Mr. ForthLatest figures show that about 650,000 people were in temporary jobs because they could not find a permanent job. As the table shows, a smaller proportion of the working population in the UK are in temporary jobs than in any other major European country.
Per cent. Country Proportion of temporary employees—1994 UK 6.3 Italy 7.3 Germany 10.2 France 10.9 Spain 33.6 EU 12 Average 10.9