57. Lieut.-Colonel Sir FREDERICK HALLasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what were the numbers of persons, exclusive of the Army, Navy and Air Force, employed in the Government service in any capacity on 31st December, 1928, and 31st December, 1930, respectively; and the total expenditure in salaries and wages in each case?
§ Mr. P. SNOWDENWith the hon. and gallant Member's permission, I will circulate the answer in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Following is the answer:
Definite figures of staff costs can be given only in respect of completed financial years. Excluding the judiciary and certain locally entered staffs abroad, the expenditure on the salaries and wages of 1628 the employés referred to was approximately £83,540,000 for the financial year 1928–29, and the average number employed in that year was 431,522. I am not yet able to give the expenditure on salaries and wages for the financial year 1930–31, which is still incomplete; but on the 1st October, 1930, which is the latest date for which staff figures are available, the staffs then employed numbered approximately 444,000.