HC Deb 01 November 1965 vol 718 c112W
Mr. William Clark

asked the Minister of Labour how many people were employed in the nationalised industries and by local authorities, respectively, at 1st October, 1964, and 1st October, 1965, respectively.

Mr. Thornton

At mid-1964, the latest date for which information is available, 1,638,000 persons were employed in nationalised industries and 1,885,000 by local authorities in Great Britain. The corresponding figures for mid-1963 were 1,697,000 and 1,817,000 respectively.