HC Deb 19 December 2002 vol 396 c1025W
Sir Archy Kirkwood

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of lone parents are in work in(a) the Scottish Borders, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK. [85697]

Mr. Nicholas Brown

The available information is in the table:

Employment rate for lone parents
Area Percentage
Scottish Borders 1 Not available
Scotland 56.0
United Kingdom 53.3
1 The sample size is too small to make a realistic estimate of the employment rate of lone parents in the Scottish Borders.

Notes:

1. Figures are based on a 5 per cent. sample of the population and estimates are subject to sampling error and to variability in non-response.

2. Families with unknown economic status are excluded.

Source:

Labour Force Survey—spring 2002