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Mr. David Mitchell
asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the total number of people employed in national and local government service, including the nationalised industries and businesses wholly owned by Her Majesty's Government or public corporations.
Mr. Golding
The latest information is shown in the following table:
UNITED KINGDOM | |
Employment in central government, local authorities and public corporations, mid-1977 | |
Thousands | |
Central Government (including HM Forces) | 2,305 |
Local authorities | 2,999 |
Public corporations (including nationlised industries) | 2,089 |
Total | 7,393 |