Earl of Dalkeithasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many new recruits to the non-industrial side of the Civil Service there have been since 1st November, 1964.
§ Mr. Harold LeverMost non-industrial civil servants are initially recruited by Departments and to collect the information requested by the hon. Member would be disproportionately expensive. The total number of civil servants is published in the Monthly Digest of Statistics at quarterly intervals.