§ Mr. Dewarasked the Minister of Labour (1) what is the number of people employed in groups three to 16 inclusive
ORDERS III TO XVI OF THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION MID 1965 Estimated numbers of employees: (thousands) Percentage of employees in all industries and services Males Females Total Males Females Total All Development Areas 1,210 520 1,720 38 30 35 Merseyside Development Area 220 100 320 43 34 39 Welsh Development Area 140 60 200 32 30 31 South Western Development Area 14 4 18 16 10 14 Northern Region 340 123 463 38 28 35 Central Scotland 464 217 681 41 32 38 North East Scotland 27 14 41 26 23 25 Highlands and Islands 7 2 9 12 7 10 South West and Borders of Scotland 16 11 27 27 32 29 Edinburgh, Leith and Portobello* 39 20 59 31 21 27 Barrow-in-Furness and Ulverston 16 4 20 64 35 55 * These figures are also included in those given for Central Scotland. June 1966 estimates for areas smaller than regions are not yet available. Being based on samples of national insurance cards exchanged, the estimates for such areas are less reliable than the national and regional estimates.