asked the Minister of Labour if he will state the number of workpeople employed in each category of industry in Scotland at the latest convenient date, and for each of the three preceding years.

The following table gives the estimated numbers of employees (employed and unemployed), by industry, in Scotland in 1960 (the latest date for which figures are available) and 1959:

Industry	End-May 1960	End-May 1959
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing	100,970	103,890
Mining and Quarrying	92,150	101,490
Food, Drink and Tobacco	98,570	96,970
Chemicals and Allied Industries	37,390	36,590
Metal Manufacture	58,320	56,500
Engineering and Electrical Goods	156,370	146,830
Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering	68,810	72,920
Vehicles	37,820	41,680
Metal Goods not elsewhere specified	28,070	27,750
Textiles	109,310	105,870
Leather, Leather Goods and Fur	4,390	4,440
Clothing and Footwear	31,520	30,380
Bricks, Pottery, Glass, Cement, etc	22,510	22,210
Timber, Furniture, etc	24,980	25,470
Paper, Printing and Publishing	57,050	55,880
Other Manufacturing Industries	19,140	17,910
Construction	168,370	162,270
Gas, Electricity and Water	29,980	30,080
Transport and Communication	176,090	178,040
Distributive Trades	296,410	292,880
Insurance, Banking and Finance	39,620	38,910
Professional and Scientific Services	209,430	205,720
Miscellaneous Services	173,310	173,190
Public Administration and Defence	112,800	115,420
Ex-Service Personnel not classified by industry	620	1,710
Total	2,154,000	2,145,000

The figures for the two preceding years, which are not comparable because of changes in the Standard Industrial Classification, were as follows:

Industry	End-May 1958	End-May 1957
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing	104,280	105,220
Mining and Quarrying	104,410	103,860
Treatment of Non-Metalliferous Mining Produce other than Coal	23,820	24,810
Chemicals and Allied Trades	38,630	40,270
Metal Manufacture	60,900	62,400
Engineering, Shipbuilding and Electrical Goods	220,130	221,050
Vehicles	71,800	71,540
Metal Goods not elsewhere specified	29,840	29,830
Precision Instruments, Jewellery, etc.	10,460	10,060
Textiles	107,130	117,030
Leather, Leather Goods and Fur	4,330	4,650
Clothing	36,560	36,420
Food, Drink and Tobacco	108,850	108,960
Manufactures of Wood and Cork	27,020	27,770
Paper and Printing	55,430	55,810
Other Manufacturing Industries	17,720	17,500
Building and Contracting	163,740	168,420
Gas, Electricity and Water	29,430	29,520
Transport and Communication	184,860	185,150
Distributive Trades	258,780	258,890
Insurance, Banking and Finance	37,150	36,640
Public Administration and Defence	121,490	122,410
Professional Services	185,020	183,570
Miscellaneous Services	140,440	141,790
Ex-Service Personel not classified by industry	1,780	1,430
Total	2,144,000	2,165,000