§ 51. Mr. Haseldineasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the number of self-employed workers in the construction industry in the month of June in 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968; and what percentage of the labour force these figures represent.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerInformation from the 1966 Census of Population, my Department's mid-year employment statistics and National Insurance records suggests that the number of employers and self-employed in construction in mid-1966 was around 210,000 or about 11 per cent. of the total engaged in construction, and in mid-1967 was around 230,000 or 12 per cent. Comparable figures are not available for 1965 nor, yet, for 1968.