§ Lord James Douglas-Hamiltonasked the Minister for the Civil Service what was the total number of civil servants, working in Scotland in 1960; and by how much that number was increased each year between 1960 and 1975, giving the exact number for each year.
§ Mr. Charles R. Morris,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 14th January 1976; Vol. 903, c. 174], gave the following information:
The total number of civil servants working in Scotland on 1st July 1960 was 51,819. The figures at 1st July each year show the following variations over the previous year's figures:
Year Increase or decrease over previous year 1961 -167 1962 +1,032 1963 +1,033 1964 +314 1965 +1,117 1966 +356 1967 +3,300 1968 +2,533 1969 -579 1970 +3,366 1971 +802 1972 -2,216 1973 +988 1974 -804 1975 +3,092