HC Deb 10 February 1947 vol 433 cc1385-6
69. Brigadier Low

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many civil servants, permanent and temporary, respectively, are now working in offices in Blackpool; how many he plans to have working there on 1st January, 1948, and how many on 1st July, 1948; and whether he will circulate a table showing the numbers in each Department, separately.

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Glenvil Hall)

Two thousand four hundred and fifty permanent and 8,070 temporary. I expect that the total figure will have been reduced by nearly 40 per cent. early in 1948 I cannot give a closer forecast at present I will circulate the required table in the OFFICIAL. REPORT.

Following is the table

CIVIL SERVANTS WORKING IN BLACKPOOL (EXCLUDING PURELY LOCAL OFFICES).
February, 1947.
Department Permanent. Temporary. Total.
H.M. Customs and Excise. 191 118 309
Ministry of National Insurance 1,380 3,800 5,180
Ministry of Pensions 750 3,500 4,250
Ministry of Transport 129 652 781
Total 2,450 8,070 10,520