HC Deb 10 March 1930 vol 236 cc943-4W
Mr. KELLY

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the number of men and women engaged in the Department dealing with passports; whether they are established civil servants; and what numbers have been engaged on this work during each year since 1913

Mr. A. HENDERSON

The number of men and women employed in the Passport Offices in London and Liverpool on 1st January, 1930, was:

Men … … … 163
Women … … … 10

of whom eight men are established civil servants.

The staff employed in the Passport Offices on 1st January in each year since 1913 is as follow:

— Men. Women. Total.
January 1,1913 … 3 — 3
January 1914 … 3 — 3
January 1915 … 12 — 12
January 1916 … 14 — 14
January 1917 … 18 6 24
January 1918 … 28 26 54
January 1919 … 74 61 135
January 1920 … 113 121 234
January 1921 … 137 84 221
January 1922 … 140 47 187
January 1923 … 182 15 197
January 1924 … 186 11 197
January 1925 … 190 9 199
January 1926 … 190 9 199
January 1927 … 178 9 187
January 1928 … 174 10 184
January 1929 … 167 10 177

The staff varies from time to time in proportion to the volume of work.