§ Sir J. Langford-Holtasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the respective percentages of the population in employment, employed by (a) nationalised industries, (b) local government, (c) central Government, and (d) organisations controlled or financed by and of (a) to (c) above, in February 1974 and in the latest month for which figures are available.
§ Mr. GoldingInformation is not available in the precise form requested. Estimates of employment in the public and private sectors of the United Kingdom are compiled at June of each year and relate to the definitions used in the National Accounts. Following are the estimates available for June 1973, June 1974 and June 1975, expressed as percentages of the employed labour force, as published in the February 1977 issue ofEconomic Trends:
reorganisation of local authorities in April 1974.