§ Sir Richard Glynasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total number of civil servants employed by his Department full time and part time, respectively, at the last convenient date;
TOTAL NUMBER OF CIVIL SERVANTS EMPLOYED BY THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Full Time Staff Difference Part Time Staff Difference a.1. 4.66 … … 367,127 — 14,684 — b.1.10.64 … … 377,558 −10,431 12,992 +1,692 ("a" from "b") ("b" from "a") c. 1. 7.65* … … 371,365 −4,238 13,711 + 973 ("a" from "c") ("c" from "a") * Exactly comparable figures for August 1965 are not readily available.