§ Mr. Finchasked the Minister of Labour if he will give the estimated number of employees in employment in Wales at mid-1950 and mid-1957, showing these figures as a percentage of the total figures for Great Britain.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodAt mid-1957 the estimated number of employees in employment in Wales was 936,000, representing 4.3 per cent, of the total figure for Great Britain. A precisely comparable figure is not available for mid-1950, but it is estimated that it was in the region of 907,000, representing 4.5 per cent. of the total figure for Great Britain at the same date.