§ Mr. Monroasked the Minister of Labour how many men, women, boys and girls, respectively, are employed within the County of Dumfries in Order I of the Summary of Orders and Minimum List headings of Command Paper No. 2986; and how many in Order II, in Orders III to XVI inclusive, Orders XVII to XXIII, and in Order XXIV, respectively.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsFollowing is the information:
ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT IN THE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS OF ANNAN, DUMFRIES (INCLUDING LOCKERBIE) AND SANQUHAR AT MID-1965 (Thousands) Standard Industrial Classification (1958) Males Females Total Order I—Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing 3.0 0.4 3.4 Order II—Mining and Quarrying 1.1 — 1.1 Order III to XVI—Manufacturing 5.1 2.2 7.3 Orders XVII to XXIII—Construction; etc. to Miscellaneous Services 8.6 7.6 16.2 Order XXIV—Public Administration 1.1 0.6 1.7 The estimates are based on National Insurance cards exchanged in the three areas supplemented by employers' returns and are subject to sampling errors. Except Order XXIV, they do not distinguish employees in the public and private sectors. Separate estimates for boys and girls are not available.