§ Mr. John Morrisasked the Minister for the Civil Service what is the number of non-industrial civil servants in Wales, Scotland, and each of the regions; and what percentage this is of the adult population.
§ Mr. David HowellThe latest available information is as follows:
Number of non-industrial civil servants at 1st July, 1971 (thousands) Expressed as percentage of mid-1970 "home" population, 15 years and over Wales and Monmouthshire 19.8 0.94 Scotland 41.5 1.08 England (economic planning regions): Northern 30.8 1.21 Yorks and Humberside 23.7 0.65 East Midlands 17.1 0.67 East Anglia 10.5 0.81 South East 226.9 1.70 South West 41.1 1.42 West Midlands 23.7 0.61 North West 44.8 0.88