§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Minister of Labour what is the total number of men and women in full-time insured employment in England at the present time; and what were the comparable figures for the autumns of 1965 and 1966, respectively.
§ Mr. HattersleyThe estimated numbers of employees in employment in England136W at March 1967, the latest date for which information is available, were 19,665,000 (12,301,000 males and 7,363,000 females). The corresponding figures for September, 1966 were 20,157,000 (12,659,000 males and 7,498,000 females) and those for September, 1965 were 20,041,000 (12,654,000 males and 7,387,000 females). The employment estimates are based on counts of National Insurance cards which do not distinguish between full-time and part-time workers.