§ Mr. Geraint Howellsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out a table showing, for each year since 1950, the percentage of gross national product and total employed population accounted for by the public sector, showing in subheadings the similar percentages taken up by public corporations, nationalised industries, central Government and local authorities.
§ Mr. Denzil DaviesThe percentages of total employed labour force accounted for by public corporations, central Government, local authorities and the public sector as a whole in June 1975 are estimated to be 8, 9, 12 and 29 respectively. Estimates for the years 1959 to 1974 were published in the February 1976 issue ofEconomic Trends. Comparable figures for earlier years are not available, nor are separate figures for the nationalised industries. The percentage contribution of each sector to the gross domestic product is shown in the following table: