§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Wales what percentage proportion of the Welsh total active labour force was engaged in publicly owned 240W industries and utilities including education, health and local government in each year 1964 to 1974.
§ Mr. John MorrisWhile exact figures are not available relating to numbers engaged in the public sector in Wales, the proportion of employment in industries predominately in the public sector is estimated as follows:
Percentage of public sector employees(1) in the civilian labour force in Wales 1964 30 1965 30 1966 30 1967(2) 37 1968 36 1969 36 1970 35 1971(3) (a) 34 (b) 35 1972 35 1973 34 (1) Minimum list headings (1968 SIC) 101, 311 (from 1967) 342, 601–3, 701–2, 706–8, 872, 874, 901, 906. (2) The higher proportion for 1967 reflects the nationalisation of the steel industry in that year. (3) A change in the method of compiling employment estimates in 1971 resulted in higher figures in the public administration sector than those for previous years. For this reason two percentages are presented for 1971, one based on the old method and the other on the new.