HC Deb 02 November 1932 vol 269 c1788
53. Mr. L. SMITH

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of civil servants who have been transferred from other Departments to the Department of Customs and Excise during each of the past 10 months?

The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Hore-Belisha)

I will with permission circulate the information required in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Mr. SMITH

Can my hon. Friend say whether this process of transfer is being carried on regularly during ensuing months whenever a vacancy arises in the Customs Department, instead of appointing new civil servants?

Mr. HORE-BELISHA

I confined myself to answering the question of my hon. Friend about the past. If he will give me notice about the future, I will give him a further answer.

Following is the information:

The numbers of civil servants transferred from other Government Departments to the Department of Customs and Excise during each of the past 10 months are as follow:

Month. Number transferred.
January, 1932 … … 11
February, 1932 … … 277
March, 1932 … … 162
April, 1932 … … 173
May, 1932 … … 64
June, 1932 … … 33
July, 1932 … … 50
August, 1932 … … 52
September 1932 … … 20
October, 1932 … … 14
Total … … 856