HC Deb 26 July 1968 vol 769 cc234-5W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity since Selective Employment Tax was introduced, what has been the total number of jobs in the production industries in the United Kingdom as against the period prior to introduction of Selective Employment Tax.

Mr. Fernyhough

The estimated numbers of employees in employment in the production industries (Orders II to XVIII of the Standard Industrial Classification) in the United Kingdom at June, 1966 and June, 1967, were 11,852,000 and 11,455,000, respectively.