HC Deb 15 April 2002 vol 383 c696W
26. Richard Ottaway

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the number of people of working age who are neither working nor registered as seeking work or as benefit claimants. [45038]

Malcolm Wicks

About 4.1 million people of working age are not working, registered for work or claiming benefits themselves.