§ Mr. Onslowasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many university graduates were recruited into the Home Civil Service in 1950, 1955, 1960, 1965. 1970 and 1975, respectively.
Mr. Charles R.Morris: Broad figures for graduates recruited by the Civil Service Commission are as follows: 1950– 950; 1955–900; 1960–850; 1965– 1,100; 1970–2,250; 1975–4,500.
Until the implementation in 1972 of the Report of the Fulton Committee on the Civil Service many graduates were recruited on "temporary" terms by individual Government Departments, and no central record was maintained of the numbers so recruited. It is not, therefore, possible to compare the figure for 1975, when all permanent appointments for graduates were made by the Civil Service Commission, with those for earlier years.