Colonel NEWMANasked the Prime Minister whether he will grant a Return
Department. Number of officials in receipt of salaries and emoluments amounting to £1,000 a year and upwards employed in 1914/15. Number of officials in receipt of salaries and emoluments (including War Bonus) amounting to £2,000 a year and upwards employed in 1920 (June). Supreme Court of Judicature … … … … 62 42 Admiralty … … … … … 39 5 *Health, Ministry of … … … … … 36 8 India Office … … … … … 33 5 Trade, Board of (including Bankruptcy Department) … 31 10 Post Office … … … … … 30 2 War Office … … … … … 20 2 Inland Revenue … … … … … 19 4 Education, Board of … … … … … 18 4 Supreme Court of Judicature (Ireland) … … … 17 - Customs and Excise … … … … … 15 3 Home Office … … … … … 14 3 House of Lords … … … … … 13 5 Agriculture, Ministry of (including Food Production Department, Ordnance Survey of U.K. and Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew). 13 3 Treasury (including two Parliamentary Counsel and the Treasury Representative in the Ministry of Transport). 12 9 Colonial Office … … … … … 12 2 Control, Board of … … … … … 11 8 Land Commission (Ireland) … … … … 11 3 Foreign Office … … … … … 11 2 *Labour, Ministry of … … … … … 5 5 Transport, Ministry of … … … … … — 16 Munitions, Ministry of … … … … … — 6 Air Ministry … … … … … — 7 Other Departments … … … … … 133 56 TOTALS … … … 555 210 NOTE.—The Departments specifically named in the above statement are those with 10 or more posts at £1,000 a year in 1914–15 or 5 or more posts at £2,000 a year (including war bonus) at 1920. *This Ministry as such had no existence in 1914. The figures for that year shown above relate to the staff of other Departments at that time engaged upon duties which were transferred to the Ministry upon its creation