asked the Paymaster General what are the latest figures for the percentage of the jobs created since 1983 which are part-time or temporary; and if he will make a statement.

Analysis of the 1983 and 1985 labour force surveys suggests that about 55 per cent. of the net increase in the number of persons in employment in Great Britain between spring 1983 and 1985 occurred among those in part-time or temporary employment.

asked the Paymaster General how many young people under the age of 25 years have been placed on job creation schemes in the London borough of Newham in the last 12 months.

The available information for the year ending December 1986 is as follows: community programme: 1,415 people were placed into the community programme in Newham by the Manpower Services Commission's employment and enterprise group jobcentres. Survey information suggests that just under 60 per cent. of those taking part in the programme in the London area were under 25.Community industry: 176 young people took part in community industry in the Newham and Tower Hamlets area during the same period.Young workers and new workers scheme: In the area covered by the Manpower Services Commission's vocational education and training group's London north east area office, which includes Newham, 983 young people were accepted for support under the young workers and new workers schemes.

asked the Paymaster General what is his most recent estimate of the net number of new jobs created since June 1983; and if he will make a statement.

Between June 1983 and September 1986 (the latest date for which figures are available) there was a net increase of 1,079,000 in the employed labour force in Great Britain.