§ Mr. Churchillasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report a table setting out the total insured population, the total number of State employees—including the employees of central and local government, statutory bodies and the nationalised industries—in the year 1955, 1965 and 1975, respectively.
§ Mr. BoothThe information is not available in the precise form requested. The following estimates relate to June in each year and the definition taken for the public sector is that used for the national accounts.
No application has so far been received from Argyll and Bute District Council, but if any is forthcoming it will be sympathetically considered.