HC Deb 25 October 1966 vol 734 c154W
Sir E. Errington

asked the Minister of Labour what was the number and the percentage of working population employed in the coal, gas, electricity and railway industries, respectively, in the years 1946, 1956 and 1966.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

As figures prior to the introduction of the National Insurance Scheme in 1948 are not comparable with those for later years, the information that follows relates to 1948, 1956 and 1965 (the latest date for which final estimates are available).