§ Mr. Eadieasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what is the total manpower, male and female, employed as computer operators in Scotland; and what is the projected increase in employment, male and female, for the next five years.
§ Mr. DellThe information is available in the following form only:
A broad estimate of the total number of such computer operators in January, 1974 is about 2,000. Separate forecasts for males and females are not available, but it is considered that the trend will probably be towards a higher proportion of male operators because of the increasing tendency towards shift working.
Numbers of operators on computers used for office work in January, 1969 in Scotland were: Males … … … 450 Females … … … 200 Total … … 650