§ Mr. Gowerasked the Minister of Labour how many persons were in civil employment in Wales and in England, respectively, at the latest convenient date: how these figures compare with the figures for a year ago; and what were the comparable figures in 1951.
§ Mr. WhitelawIt is estimated that there were 954,000 employees in employment in Wales and 19,401,000 in England at mid-1962, the latest date for which figures are available, compared with 953,000 and 19,193,000 respectively, at mid-1961 and 910,000 and 17,538,000 at mid-1951. Corresponding figures for the numbers in civil employment, which include the self employed, are not available.