§ 73. Mr. Onslowasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what increase there has now been, since October 1964, in the size and total cost of the non-industrial Civil Service, excluding the Post Office.
§ Mr. DiamondThe increase in numbers up to 1st July, 1968, is 58,540. The estimated increase in basic salary and wages costs, comparing the financial year 1964–65 with the present financial year, is £145,000,000. These figures exclude casual or seasonal staff.