HC Deb 18 July 1969 vol 787 cc209-10W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many of the 60,000 jobs for male employees lost in Scotland since 1964 were in the service industries.

Mr. Harold Walker

Of the 60,000 decrease in the estimated number of male employees in employment in Scotland between June, 1964, and June, 1968, 26,000 were in respect of the service industries (Orders XIX to XXIV of the 1958 edition of the Standard Industrial Classification).

Mrs. Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what proportion of unemployed males in Scotland were last employed in the service industries.

Mr. Harold Walker

29.5 per cent.