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Written question asked by David Amess (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 May 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 May 2007. It was answered by Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Friday, 18 May 2007 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Redundancy: Pregnant Women

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what estimate his Department has made of the number of women who were made redundant after becoming pregnant in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answer

The Labour Force Survey estimates that 191,000 women were made redundant in the UK in 2006; this is around 1.6 per cent. of all female employees. For the previous four years, the total numbers of female employees made redundant are as follows:

Number
2002 258,000
2003 215,000
2004 212,000
2005 203,000

However the Labour Force Survey does not identify which of these women were made redundant after becoming pregnant—nor are reliable estimates available from other sources.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
138201; 460 c1002W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Redundancy Pregnancy
Link
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