§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many men were employed in the service industries in Scotland in 1945, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970 and at the last available date;
(2) how many men were employed in the manufacturing industries in Scotland, in 1945, 1955, 1959, 1964, 1966. 1970 and at the last available date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following table shows estimates of the numbers of male employees in employment in Scotland from June, 1959. Owing to substantial changes in classification, estimates prior to that are not comparable.
Manufacturing* industries (Thousands Services* industries June, 1959 489.6 501.6 June, 1964— (i)† 489.2 514.5 (ii)† 490.5 512.8 June, 1966— (i)‡ 499.0 500.8 (ii)‡ 512.1 495.8 June, 1969— (i)§ 502.6 479.2 (ii)§ 502.6 482.6 June, 1970 499.6 481.0 June, 1971 471.2 475.8 * The industry groups included in the table are:— Standard Industrial Classification Manufacturing industries Service industries Order Order 1958 edition III—XVI XIX—XXIV 1968 edition III—XIX XXII—XXVII † Estimates for June, 1964 (ii) onwards are on a revised basis of calculation and are not strictly comparable with those for June, 1964 (i) and earlier dates. ‡ Between June, 1966 and June, 1967, the industrial classifications of many establishments were corrected. The estimates for June, 1966 are shown on both bases, that is (i) excluding and (ii) including the effects of re-classifications. § The estimates for June, 1969 (ii) onwards include improved information about the location of employees in the distributive trades, and are based on the 1968 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification instead of the 1958 edition as previously.