To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many full-time (a) male and (b) female jobs there were in Scotland in June 1979; and how many there are now.

[holding answer 11 February 1992]: For the years requested it is not possible to obtain separate figures for a number of male full-time employees. Figures are available for the total number of male employees. In June 1979 there were 1,205,191 male employees in employment. In June 1991 there were 1,014,677 male employees in employment. There were 565,202 full-time female employees in employment in June 1979 and 529,763 full-time female employees in employment in June 1991.