§ Mr. John Leeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the total number of persons currently classified as being in professional occupations; what is the percentage of such persons employed in professions to which admittance is secured exclusively by formal examinations; and what were the respective figures and percentages for 1949 and 1959.
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§ Mr. SnowThe only available data relevant to the Question are the numbers of persons in the Occupation Order XXV—Professional, technical workers, artists—from the Census of 1951, 1961 and 1966, which are given below. It is not possible to identify in the Census those professions to which admittance is exclusively by formal examination.
1951 1961 1966 Professional, technical workers, artists 1,237,254 1,880,090 2,374,850