§ 60. Brigadier-General CLIFTON BROWNasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he will state what were the numbers of civil servant employés in all Government Departments in the year ended 31st March, 1930; and what was the cost to the Exchequer in salaries and pensions of these employés for that year?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEThe final figures for the year ended the 31st March, 1930, are not yet available.
Brigadier-General BROWNWhen will that information be available? Have the numbers increased very much since 1929, when the hon. Gentleman gave me figure of £80,000,000 to £90,000,000?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEI could not say exactly when it will be available, and until it is available I cannot judge how much the figures have increased, if at all.
§ Sir A. POWNALLWill the hon. Gentleman see that the Post Office personnel is shown separately from the other Government Departments?
§ Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCEI will see whether that can be done.
§ Captain CROOKSHANKHow is it that four months have to elapse before the hon. Gentleman knows how many civil servants he has to find money for?