§ 73. Dame Irene Wardasked the Minister for the Civil Service, in view of the recent increase in the Civil Service if he
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Total non-industrial staff in post 1st July, 1970 495,965 Departments showing increases of 75 or over in the period 1st July, 1970 to 1st January, 1971: Civil Service Department Needs of developing rôle, for example, the Civil Service College and Management Services. 125 County Courts Extension of work under Administration of Justice Act 1969; increase in work load 80 Customs and Excise Taxation studies; increase in work load 110 Defence Grant of non-industrial status to some 450 industrial staff offset by contraction and other wastage 100 Employment Planned expansion in Government Training Centres and the Factory Inspectorate 75 Environment Transfer of four research establishments from the Department of Trade and Industry; filling of vacancies over a wide range of grades and services as a result of improved recruitment 740 Health and Social Security New work on social security arrangements and increasing work loads in local offices 565 Home Office Additional requirements for prisons, immigration, forensic science laboratories and telecommunications 380 Inland Revenue Extra work and additional recruitment to offset previous under-staffing 1,210 Land Registry Increasing work load; data conversion work prior to computerisation 140 Museums and Galleries More favourable recruitment to existing vacancies mainly in British Museum 85 National Savings Decimal issue of Certificates; decimalisation work in National Savings Bank 340 Scottish Office Additional requirements, mainly for prisons and for computer projects 175 Welsh Office Transfer of responsibility for certain educational and child care functions from the Department of Education and Science and the Home Office 105 Other increases 350 Total increases 4,580 Departments showing decreases of 75 or over: Education and Science Transfer of responsibility for certain educational functions to the Welsh Office 75 Land Commission Staff reductions following abolition of function 530 Trade and Industry and Aviation Supply. Transfer of four research establishments to the Department of the Environment offset mainly by increased work on civilaviation and patents 95 Other reductions 155 Total decreases 855 Net increase 3,725 Total non-industrial staff in post 1st January, 1971 499,690