§ Mr. Arthur Jonesasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government how many local government officers of all grades are employed in Great Britain; and what this represents as a percentage of total number of persons in employment.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithI have been asked to reply.
At June, 1969, there were 2,344,283 persons employed by local authorities or in police forces in Great Britain. They represented 10.4 per cent. of all employees in employment.