HC Deb 15 May 1970 vol 801 cc409-10W
Mr. Burden

asked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications what was the total number of civil servants employed by the Post Office in 1964, and the annual cost; and what were the figures on 31st December, 1968, and on the date the Post Office became a public corporation.

Mr. Stonehouse:

The following is the information at the nearest dates for which figures are available:

Total number of civil servants employed in the Post Office (part-timers counted as ½)
31st March, 1964 376,687
31st March, 1965 384,280
1st January, 1969 418,579
30th September, 1969* 419,917
Pay and related expenditure
£ millions
Financial year 1964–65 427.7
Financial year 1968–69 567.7
* Post Office became a public corporation on 1st October, 1969, and its employees ceased to be civil servants.