§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people his Department employs in the South-West Scotland economic planning region now; and if he will show how this compares with each of the last eight years.
§ Mr. NottThe figures for the Departments for which my right hon. Friend is responsible are given in the table below:
Year Numbers Employed 1973 … … … … 114 1972 … … … … 106 1971 … … … … 102 1970 … … … … 97 1969 … … … … 131 1968 … … … … 132 1967 … … … … 123 1966 … … … … 122 1965 … … … … 120