HC Deb 18 November 1954 vol 533 c49W
9 and 10. Sir D. Robertson

asked the Minister of Labour (1) the numbers of girls and women employed full-time on clerical duties in Scotland, and in England and Wales, at the latest convenient date;

(2) the numbers of girls and women in full-time domestic service in Scotland, and in England and Wales, at the latest convenient date.

Sir W. Monckton

The latest available statistics are those which have derived from the 1951 Census one per cent. Sample Tables. The figures for women and girls are as follows:

—— England and Wales Scotland
Total number of clerks, typists, office machine operators (full-time and part-time) 1,277,800 137,900
Total number in private domestic service, resident and non-resident (full-time and part-time) 348,900 43,400
Separate figures of the numbers working part-time are not available for England and Wales and Scotland. The total numbers in Great Britain as a whole were 80,000 clerks, etc. and 63,200 in private domestic service.