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Sir W. Smithers
asked the Minister of National Insurance to state in tabulated form the number of men and women, respectively, engaged in the administration of his Department and their locations.
Mr. Steele
On 1st January, 1949, there were 22,708 men and 15,934 women employed in my Department, including temporary clerks. This staff was distributed as follows:
| Office | Men | Women | Total | |
| Headquarters | … | 752 | 498 | 1,250 |
| Newcastle | … | 4,015 | 3,170 | 7,185 |
| Blackpool | … | 1,192 | 1,647 | 2,839 |
| Acton | … | 612 | 843 | 1,455 |
| English Regions | … | 13,258 | 7,585 | 20,843 |
| Scotland | … | 1,691 | 1,582 | 3,273 |
| Wales | … | 1,176 | 621 | 1,797 |