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Mr. Dewar
asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish figures for the number of part-time employees in Scotland by sex and sector in each of the last five years.
| Part-time employees in employment (thousands) | ||||||
| Sector | Females | Males | ||||
| 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1981 | |
| Total | 335 | 336 | 348 | 362 | 385 | 60 |
| All service industries (6–9) | 298 | 303 | 316 | 332 | 353 | 50 |
| Wholesale distribution, hotels and catering (61–63, 66, 67) | 54 | 51 | 56 | 52 | 58 | 15 |
| Retail distribution (64, 65) | 66 | 68 | 69 | 74 | 83 | 11 |
| Education, health and other services (93, 99) | 128 | 132 | 141 | 152 | 156 | 12 |