§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people are employed by nationalised industries at the latest date available; and how many were emloyed on 1st January 1966.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerAt June 1974, 1,930,000 people were employed in nationalised industries and public corporations in the United Kingdom; at June 1966 the number was 1,974,000. These figures were published in the February 1976 issue of "Economic Trends": only mid-year estimates are available.
The estimates for the two years are not directly comparable owing to changes in coverage. In particular the number employed in public corporations was affected by the creation of the British Steel Corporation in July 1967—when it employed approximately 250,000 people.