Lieut. - Colonel MOOREasked the Secretary of State for Air the number of
Date. Air Force Officers and Airmen Clerks Permanent civil staff (Including Clerical and Typing Staffs). Temporary Civil Staff. Total Professional, Technical, Scientific, etc. Clerical and Typing. 1st April, 1923 … 120 829 252 247 1,448 1st April, 1924 … 135 855 251 243 1,484 1st April, 1925 … 150 896 283 276 1,605 1st October, 1925 … 152 901 293 314 1,669 This increase in staff is entirely due to the Royal Air Force expansion scheme, under which the size of the force is being approximately trebled as compared with 1923.