Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many economically inactive people there were in the UK in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d), 2013, (e) 2014, (f) 2015, (g) 2016 and (h) 2017.

Working age inactivity is estimated by the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS).

The latest statistics can be found here:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/august2017