§ Mr. Loveridgeasked the Minister for the Civil Service what was the annual cost of the Civil Service in current values of money, and also indexed against the fall in value of the £ sterling as measured for the United Kingdom, in 1950, 1960, 1970 and in each year since then; and also what proportion of the total was paid in wages and salaries in each period.
Financial Year Pay Employers' National Insurance Superannuation Total Index of internal purchasing power of the pound £ million £ million £ million £ million £ 1961–62 558 16 44 618 1.00 1970–71 1,137 *130 92 1,359 1.433 1971–72 1,282 *117 109 1,508 1.569 1972–73 1,415 *108 130 1,653 1.680 1973–74 1,570 *77 152 1,799 1.833 1974–75 1,904 109 165 2,178 2.127 1975–76 2,573 176 257 3,006 2.647 1976–77 2,723 215 316 3,254 3.080 1977–78 2,969 283 392 3,644 3.569 1978–79 3,131 277 457 3,865 3.865 1979–80 3,394 323 538 4,255 4.382 1980–81 4,210 419 708 5,337 5.171 * includes selective employment tax Note: comparable information for 1950–51 and 1960–61 is not held centrally.