HC Deb 06 July 1976 vol 914 cc490-1W
63. Mr. Holland

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will state the number employed in the public sector including the Civil Service, but excluding serving members of the Armed Forces, at the latest date for which figures are available; and if he will express this as a percentage of the total working population.

Mr. Golding

At June 1974 the number of persons employed in the public sector in the United Kingdom—excluding Her Majesty's Forces—was estimated at 6,498,000, which represented 25.4 per cent. of the total working population.