HC Deb 01 April 1925 vol 182 cc1338-9W
Mr. T. THOMSON

asked the Secretary of State for War what was the number of the War Office staff personnel, and the total number serving in the Army in March, 1913, and the corresponding figures for the present time?

Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANS

The comparable figures are as follow:

March, 1913. March, 1925.
Employed at the War Office 1,580 2,385
Personnel in the Army (Vote A, exclusive of additional numbers) 182,300 155,935