§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people his Department employs in the South-West Scotland Planning Region now; and if he will show how this compares with each of the past eight years.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information for 1973 and previous years for which records are still available (as at 1st January in each case):
1973 … … … … 95 1972 … … … … 98 1971 … … … … 96 1970 … … … … 97 1969 … … … … 88