To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the unadjusted size of the work force in employment in Scotland in March.

In March 1991 there were an estimated 2,247,000 in the Scottish civilian work force in employment. This estimate is not seasonally adjusted.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the estimate of the number of self-employed in Scotland in March; and what it has been for each quarter for the past five years.

The table below gives the available information of the estimated number of self-employed in Scotland in each quarter for the past five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were on work-related government training schemes who were included in the work force in employment in Scotland figures; and how this number was calculated.

The Scottish civilian work force in employment in March 1991 included an estimate of 57,000 participants on work-related Government training programmes. In addition to this, those YT participants who have contracts of employment are counted in the employees in employment estimate, although it is not possible to say exactly how many there are.The number shown as work-related Government training programmes cover YT and ET participants who, in the course of their participation, receive training in the context of workplace, but are not employees, self-employment or HM forces.The number of YT participants included in the civilian workforce in employment in Scotland is derived by subtracting approximately 24 per cent. of the total number of YT participants, who are assumed to have contracts of employment (based on the number reported as having "employee status"). A further 1 per cent. is then subtracted to allow for those who are assumed not to receive any work experience. The number of YT participants included in the estimates has been held constant since March 1990 in the absence of any more recent estimates.For ET participants, none of whom have contracts of employment, 3 per cent. are assumed to receive no training in the context of a workplace and so are excluded from the estimates.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many part-time female employees were included in the work force in employment figures for Scotland in March.

In Scotland in March 1991 an estimated 412,000 female part-time employees in employment were included in the civilian work force in employment figures.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what have been the numbers employed in the manufacturing, energy and water, service and other industries in each March since 1979 in Scotland.

The table below gives the number of employees in employment in the manufacturing, energy and water, service and other industries in each March since 1979 in Scotland.