§ Major GLYNasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what is the lowest grade or appointment which is open to a civilian employé to fill which is counted as a position of an established civil servant; what is the total number of civilian employés employed by the Admiralty; and in what capacity?
§ Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAMThe lowest grade which may be established is labourer. In reply to the second and third part of my hon. and gallant Friend's question, assuming that he 929W refers to all Admiralty establishments at home, the figures are:
8,144 administrative, professional and clerical staff, typists, messengers, porters, office cleaners, etc., and 51,574 employés in industrial grades.