§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Secretary of State for Social Services by how many the number of civil servants in her Department and other categories of public sector officials, including any industrial civil servants, increased between 1970–71 and 1974–75.
§ Mr. MeacherThe average number of staff employed in 1970–71 was 71,166 and in 1974–75, 85,930: an increase of 14,764 These figures include industrial civil servants.