The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major KG CH

Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1990-1997

Chief Secretary (1987-1989)

Mr Major’s Written Parliamentary Answer on Self-Employment – 6 July 1989

Below is the text of Mr Major’s written Parliamentary Answer on Self-Employment on 6th July 1989.


Mr. Hanley To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the increase in self-employment since 1979.

Mr. Arbuthnot To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the increase in self-employment since 1979.

Mr. Michael Brown To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the increase in self-employment since 1979.

Mr. Major Self-employment in the United Kingdom has increased by 1,142,000, or 60 per cent. since June 1979.