HC Deb 30 April 1969 vol 782 c251W
Mr. Edward M. Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity (1) how many staff were employed by local councils in Scotland at the most recent date for which figures are available; if she will provide imformation on the numbers within that

NUMBERS EMPLOYED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND IN POLICE FORCES AT JUNE
England and Wales
1968 1963 1958
Education department:
Lecturers and teachers … … … … 518,010 415,064 342,797
Other staff* … … … … … … 488,202 356,632 154,885
Water supply … … … … … … 11,756 14,688 16,303
Construction … … … … … … 114,475 99,401 79,393
Transport services … … … … … 66,342 74,708 78,236
Health services, etc. … … … … … 228,408 171,171 137,933
Restaurants and canteens, entertainments, etc* … 16,527 17,320 144,810
All other departments … … … … … 534,686 469,392 427,997
Police forces … … … … … … 90,662 79,915 71,562
Total … … … … … … 2,069,068 1,698,291 1,453,916

Scotland
1968 1963 1958
Education department:
Lecturers and teachers … … … … 53,570 43,843 37,947
Other staff* … … … … … … 40,994 31,485 16,231
Water supply … … … … … … 1,953 3,275 3,242
Construction … … … … … … 20,831 17,868 13,364
Transport services … … … … … 13,358 14,870 17,450
Health services, etc. … … … … … 20,371 16,834 14,202
Restaurants and canteens, entertainments, etc.* … 1,502 1,307 11,589
All other departments … … … … … 54,937 49,439 49,113
Police forces … … … … … … 10,247 9,835 8,497
Total … … … … … … 217,763 188,756 171,635

Great Britain
1968 1963 1958
Education department:
Lecturers and teachers … … … … 571,580 458,907 380,744
Other staff* … … … … … … 529,196 388,117 171,116
Water supply … … … … … … 13,709 17,963 19,545
Construction … … … … … … 135,306 117,269 92,757
Transport services … … … … … 79,700 89,578 95,686
Health services, etc. … … … … … 248,779 188,005 152,135
Restaurants and canteens, entertainments, etc.* … 18,029 18,627 156,399
All other departments … … … … … 589,623 518,831 477,110
Police forces … … … … … … 100,909 89,750 80,059
Total … … … … … … 2,286,831 1,887,047 1,625,551
* School canteen staff were included under "Restaurants and canteens, entertainments, etc." up to 1960 and under "Education department: Other staff" in subsequent years.