§ 32. Mr. Gowasked the Minister for the Civil Service what is the total number of public servants employed at present in central and local government; and what were the equivalent figures in the same date in 1975 and 1974.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisI can answer only for the Civil Service. On 1st July 1976—the latest date available—there were 744,100 civil servants in post compared with 707,982 at the same date in 1975 and 690,351 in 1974.
462WDetails about other parts of the public service are a matter for the Ministers concerned.