§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what estimate of the number of higher rate tax paying(a) mothers and (b) fathers is provided by her Department's Family Resources Survey. [23108]
§ Mr. Keith BradleyThe Family Resources Survey (FRS) does not provide direct information on the number of mothers and fathers who are higher rate taxpayers. An estimate for 1997–98 from the 1995–96 FRS-based Policy Simulation Model suggests there are around
Lone Mother Labour Participation Country Lone mothers Married cohabiting mothers Employment Paricipation rates Percentage of employed lone mothers working part-time Employment participation rates Percentage of employed married/cohabiting mothers working part-time Belgium (1992) 68 16 61 22 Denmark 69 10 84 20 Germany (1992) 67 — 57 — Greece — — — — Spain (1991) Activity rates 68 — 38 — France (1992) 82 15 68 20 Ireland (1993) 23 — 32 — Italy (1993) 69 11 41 12 Luxembourg (1992) 73 13 45 13 Netherlands (1994) 40 24 52 39 Austria (1993) 58 15 46 18 Portugal (1991) 50 7 55 7 Finland (1993) 65 4 70 8 Sweden (1994) 70 29 80 38 United Kingdom (1990–92) 41 24 62 41 Notes:
1. For these figures part-time is up to 30 hours.
2. Figures used for Germany are updated figures and have not been published, therefore any interpretation of these figures should be treated with caution. The updated figures for the percentage of employed lone mothers and married/cohabiting mothers working part-time are not available.
3. The information for Greece is not available in the form requested. For 51 per cent. of women in the likely age group were economically active and 5 per cent. of working women worked part-time.
4. The figure for employment participation rates in Austria excludes 20 per cent. of lone mothers and 13 per cent. of married/cohabiting mothers who are on parental leave.
5. There are no data available on the percentage of working lone mothers and married/cohabiting mothers working part-time in Spain and Ireland.
Source:
The employment of loan parents: a comparison of policy in 20 countries' by J. Bradshaw, S. Kennedy, M. Kilkey, S. Hutton, A. Corden, T. Eardley, H. Holmes and J. Neale.