§ Mr. Burdenasked the Minister of Public Building and Works what was the total number of civil servants employed by his Department in 1964, and the annual cost; and what were the figures on 31st December, 1968, and the relevant figures on 30th April, 1970.
§ Mr. John Silkin:The following is the information. The staff figure for 1st April, 1970 is the most up to date available.
Staff in Post U.K. based non-industrials U.K. based industrials 1st April, 1964 … 20,336 40,256 1st April, 1965 … 20,766 38,837 1st January, 1969 … 22,844 36,025 1st April, 1970 … 23,560 33,412
Salaries and Related Costs on basis of Annual Estimates £'000 1964–65 62,112 1968–69 89,773 1969–70 96,265