§ Sir W. ALLENasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he can say how many civil servants there are in Government offices in Great Britain; and how many have retired on pension?
Mr. GRAHAMAs shown in the monthly statement presented to Parliament, the total non-industrial staff em- 615W ployed in Government Departments in Great Britain numbered, approximately, 296,400 on 1st May, 1924, of whom 244,600 were permanent. There are 32,000 pensioners.