§ Sir C. Osborneasked the Minister of Labour if he will set out in column form the number of officials employed by local government authorities for each year since 1946, and give the latest figures for 1966.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsFollowing is the information:
NUMBERS EMPLOYED BY LOCAL AU1HORITIES AND IN POLICE FORCES IN GREAT BRITAIN Year (June) Males Females Total 1952 842,434 605,857 1,448,291 1953 854,986 614,441 1,469,427 1954 857,198 629,479 1,486,677 1955 861,588 653,507 1,515,095 1956 874,946 680,788 1,555,734 1957 891,129 703,062 1,594,191 1958 909,043 716,508 1,625,551 1959 932,629 738,734 1,671,363 1960 943,813 764,835 1,708,648 1961 962,032 793,230 1,755,262 1962 992,865 827,946 1,820,811 1963 1,028,262 858,785 1,887,047 1964 1,052,653 910,892 1,963,545 1965 1,066,933 957,793 2,024,726 Comparable figures are not available for years prior to 1952 and those for 1965 are the latest available.