HC Deb 03 May 1949 vol 464 c47W
Sir W. Smithers

asked the Minister of National Insurance to state in tabulated form the number of men and women, respectively, engaged in the administration of his Department and their locations.

Mr. Steele

On 1st January, 1949, there were 22,708 men and 15,934 women employed in my Department, including temporary clerks. This staff was distributed as follows:

Office Men Women Total
Headquarters … 752 498 1,250
Newcastle … 4,015 3,170 7,185
Blackpool … 1,192 1,647 2,839
Acton … 612 843 1,455
English Regions … 13,258 7,585 20,843
Scotland … 1,691 1,582 3,273
Wales … 1,176 621 1,797