§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will compare the latest figure for numbers of nonindustrial civil servants with June, 1970; and whether he will give similar details for industrial civil servants.
§ Mr. David HowellThere were 701,790 civil servants (495,965 non-industrial and 205,825 industrials) on 1st July, 1970, and on the basis set out in the answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Dorking (Sir74W G. Sinclair) on 24th November, 1971, there were 699,870 (comprising 500,895 non-industrials and 198,975 industrials) on 1st October, 1971. As explained in my answer to my hon. Friend on 9th November, 1971, the new basis omits staff not employed by Government Departments but deemed to be civil servants for superannuation purposes.—[Vol. 825, c. 130–40; Vol. 826, c. 390–8.]
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Minister for the Civil Service, excluding Scotland, how many civil servants were employed by all Government Departments on 31st December, 1971; and how this figure compares with 30th June, 1970.
§ Mr. David HowellExcluding the staff of Scottish Departments, there were 690,797 civil servants on 1st July, 1970, and on the basis set out in the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Dorking (Sir G. Sinclair) on 24th November, 1971, 688,385 on 1st October, 1971, the latest date for which figures are available.—[Vol. 826, c.390–8.]