HC Deb 23 May 1972 vol 837 cc318-20W
Mr. Millan

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the number of persons employed in clerical and other office occupations in 1961, 1966 and 1971, respectively, showing figures for males and females separately and the percentage which each of the figures represents of the total numbers employed at the respective dates.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The information requested is as follows for 1961 and 1966:

Mr. Millan

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the numbers of persons employed in clerical and other office occupations in 1961, 1966 and 1971, respectively, for each of the regional planning areas of Great Britain, showing the percentage which each of the figures represents of the relevant total

1961 1966
Region Number in clerical and other office occupalions Percentage of Great BritainTotal Percentage of Great Britain population aged 15and over Number in clerical and other office occupations Percentage of Great Britain Total Percentage of Great Britain population aged 15and over
Northern 220.3 4.5 6.2 247.7 4.5 6.1
Yorkshire and Humberside 350.3 7.2 9.0 391.8 7.1 8.9
North Western 599.6 12.3 12.7 660.8 12.0 12.6
East Midlands 245.1 5.0 6.1 284.0 5.2 6.2
West Midlands 436.0 8.9 9.2 493.1 9.0 9.3
East Anglia 99.9 2.0 2.8 119.0 2.2 3.0
South Eastern 2,099.1 43.0 32.4 2,369.9 43.2 32.4
South Western 269.9 5.5 6.7 312.3 5.7 6.9
Wales 171.8 3.5 5.2 187.6 3.4 5.1
Scotland 393.9 8.1 9.8 417.9 7.6 9.5
Great Britain 4,885.8 100.0 100.0 5,483.9 100.0 100.0
Data for 1971 are not yet available.

Mr. Millan

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state the total numbers employed in clerical and other office occupations as a percentage of the total employed in each of the regional planning areas at the latest date for which figures are available.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The information is, for April, 1966, as follows:

Region Number in clerical and other office occupations Percentage of number in all occupations in the Region
Northern 247.7 17.0
Yorkshire and Humberside 391.8 17.8
North Western 660.8 20.8
East Midlands 284.0 18.0
West Midlands 493.1 20.1
East Anglia 119.0 17.0
South Eastern 2,369.9 28.9
South Western 312.3 19.7
Wales 187.6 16.3
Scotland 417.9 17.8

Mr. Millan

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the percentage changes between 1961–66 and 1966–1971, respectively, in the number of persons employed in clerical and other office occupations in each of the regional planning areas.

Great Britain figure and, for comparison, the percentages of total Great Britain population of working age in each of the areas concerned at the relevant dates.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The information requested is as follows for 1961 and 1966:

Mr. Dudley Smith

The information requested is as follows for the percentage change between 1961 and 1966:

Region Percentage Change
Northern +12.4
Yorkshire and Humberside +11.8
North Western +10.2
East Midlands +15.9
West Midlands +13.1
East Anglia +19.1
South Eastern +12.9
South Western +15.7
Wales +9.1
Scotland +6.1
Data for 1971 are not yet available.