§ 33. Sir Richard Glynasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total number of civil servants employed by his Department full time and part time, respectively, at the last convenient date; and what increases or decreases these figures represent on the comparable figures for October, 1964 and August, 1965.
§ The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Niall MacDermot)1,594 full-time and 89 part-time on 1st July, 1966. Allowing for staff transferred with their work, these are 67 and 7 more than in October, 1964 and 54 and 9 more than in August, 1965.
§ Sir Richard GlynCan the hon. and learned Gentleman say whether the Chancellor of the Exchequer has considered making a substantial reduction in the number of employees in this Department with a view to setting a good example to other employers of nonproductive labour?
§ Mr. MacDermotNo, Sir, particularly as the increase was mainly designed to strengthen the divisions which advise Departments on the improvement of management services and efficiency.