§ Mr. Ellis Smithasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty if he will state in tabular form the number of naval officers employed at the Admiralty or in other offices in 1936, 1946, 1956 and on the latest possible date, respectively; and if he will state for the same years
1st April, 1936 1st April, 1946 1st April, 1956 1st October, 1960 Number of Naval Officers (R.N., R.M. and W.R.N.S.) at Admiralty 226 (a) 1,451 793 763 Total number of Naval Officers (R.N., R.M. and W.R.N.S.) 8,200 (a) (b) 47,000 14,200 11,100 Estimated cost (pay and allowances) £3.7M £30.5M £19.2M £19.3M Total number of Civilian Staff (Non-Industrials) 9,100 47,500 36,100 32,300 Estimated cost (pay and allowances and National Insurance) £2.8M £16.7M £27.0M £31.0M Number of Ships 418 1,058 852 574 (a) There was no Women's Royal Naval Service in 1936. (b) This figure excludes Fleet Air Arm Officers, who were then provided by the Royal Air Force.