HC Deb 10 July 1931 vol 254 cc2432-5W
Mr. W. J. BROWN

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of established writing assistants, copying typists, and shorthand typists employed in the Civil Service in each of the years 1921–30, inclusive, Department by Department?

Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCE

The information desired is as follows:

Approximate numbers of established shorthand Typists and Typists employed in Government Departments on 1st April in each of the years 1928,1929 and 1930.
(Similar information for the years 1921–1927 is not available.)
Department. Established Shorthand Typists. Established Typists.
1 April,1928. 1 April, 1929.* 1 April, 1930.* 1 April, 1928. 1 April, 1929.† 1 April, 1930.†
Admiralty 99 107 100 92 110 131
Agriculture and Fisheries, Ministry of 41 42 39 31 35 37
Agriculture, Board of (Scotland) 11 10 10 8 9 9
Air Ministry 52 56 54 50 51 49
Charity Commission 1 2 2 7 8 10
Colonial and Dominions Offices 14 25 23 29 32 33
County Courts Department 2 2 2 71 90
Customs and Excise 8 8 8 25 28 32
Education, Board of 24 23 21 45 45 42
Foreign Office 17 17 13 35 40 46
Forestry Commission 7 10 11 4 5 4
Friendly Societies Reg. 2 3 7 5 10
Health, Ministry of (England and Wales) 76 73 72 76 79 124
Health, Department of (Scotland) 18 20 20 12 12 13
Home Office 28 28 28 14 15 13
India Office 23 20 18 23 21 25
Inland Revenue 660 696 703 150 179 199
Labour, Ministry of 119 113 121 116 125 131
Land Registry 3 3 1 48 34 36
Mines 12 17 15 8 9 9
National Insurance Audit Department 6 5 7 16 18 21
Overseas Trade, Department of 14 19 15 5 7 5
Pensions, Ministry of 57 55 52 75 78 76
Post Office 304 296 278 395 422 461
Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor. 13 13 10 6 11 10
Public Trustee 31 30 31 28 31 32
Registrar General (England) 6 6 6 22 20 19
Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of. 14 15 15 12 22 23
Scottish Legal Offices 4 14 19 4 103 110
Stationery Office 6 5 3 44 44 44
Supreme Court of Judicature 10 9 9 22 45 50
Trade, Board of 63 87 91 80 93 99
Transport, Ministry of 26 26 26 15 14 15
Treasury and Subordinate Departments 17 22 24 18 18 22
War Office 38 38 35 61 64 66
Works, Office of 40 39 40 43 52 51
Other Departments 51 58 55 97 61 69
TOTALS 1,917 2,012 1,977 1,723 2,016 2,216
* Including Clerk Shorthand Typists
†Including Clerk Typists.

Mr. BROWN

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of writing assistants, typists, shorthand-typists, and P-class clerks, respectively, promoted to the clerical class, and the number of clerical officers promoted to the executive and higher clerical classes, respectively, in the period 1st April, 1930, to 31st March, 1931?

Mr. PETHICK-LAWRENCE

The information desired is as follows:

Approximate number of promotions made or authorised during the period 1st April, 1930, to 31st March, 1931.
From To General Clerical Class. To Higher Clerical Class. To Junior Executive Class.
Writing Assistant 240
Established Typist 26
Established Shorthand Typist 61
"P" Class Clerk 259
Junior Clerical Officer (General Clerical Class). 224* 39†
* Includes acting promotions.
† Excludes promotions to Departmental Executive grades.