§ 97. Mr. Wolrige-Gordonasked the Minister of the Civil Service what has been the percentage increase in Civil Service numbers and costs between December, 1964, and January, 1970.
§ Mr. Shore19 per cent. in the case of non-industrial staff. It is not possible to give a directly comparable figure for salaries and wages, but the gross increase in Estimates provision for the relevant financial years—1964–65 and 1969–70—is about 50 per cent.
§ 98. Mr. Wolrige-Gordonasked the Minister of the Civil Service what has been the percentage increase in number and costs of Ministers and in the staff number and costs in the Prime Minister's Office between December, 1964, and January, 1970.
§ Mr. ShoreThe number of Ministers has decreased by 10 (9 per cent.) since December, 1964. The increase in the annual cost of Ministerial salaries has been £160,400 (39 per cent.). There has been no increase in the level of Ministerial salaries since that implemented on 1st April, 1965, following the recommendations made by the Committee on the Remuneration of Ministers and Members of Parliament. In the case of Ministers the Government reduced by one-half the increases recommended by the Committee.
The number of staff at 10, Downing Street has increased by 19 full-time and by 1 part-time (43 per cent.) and annual salary costs by £65,400 (105 per cent.) over the same period. The increase in staff reflects the substantial increase in work done under the present administration.