§ Mr. KELLYasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what was the number of men and of women clerical officers authorised and employed, respectively, as at 1st April in each year since 1920 in each of the following Departments of State: Cabinet Offices, Charity Commission, Civil Service Commission, Government Actuary, Government Chemist, Government Hospitality Fund, Lord Privy Seal, Mint, National Debt Office, National Savings Committee, Parliamentary Counsel, Pool of Verbatim Reporters, Privy Council, Public Record Office, Rates Department, Royal Commission Ancient Monuments (Wales), Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors, Royal Fine Art Commission, Royal Commission Historical Monuments (England), Royal Commission National Museums and Galleries, Statute Law Committee, Trade Facilities Act Advisory Committee, Treasury, Unemployment Grants Committee, University Grants Committee, King's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer (Scotland), Scottish Office, Scottish Savings Committee, Colonial Office, Dominions Office, Imperial War Graves Commission, India Office, Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Land Registry, Metropolitan Police Commissioners, Prison Commission, Procurator-General and Treasury Solicitor, Public Prosecutions Depart- 56W ment, Accountant of Court (Scotland). Chancery and Great Seal (Scotland), Court of Justiciary (Scotland), Court of Session (Scotland), Crown Office (Scotland), Lord Advocate Department (Scotland), Prison Commission (Scotland), Registers and Records (Scotland), Scottish Land Court, British Museum, Board of Education, Imperial War Museum, London Museum, National Gallery, National Gallery of British Art, National Portrait Gallery, Wallace Collection, National Library (Scotland), National Galleries (Scotland), Education (Scotland), Board of Control, Registry of Friendly Societies, National Insurance Audit Department, Registrar-General (Scotland), Crown Lands, Development Fund, Forestry Commission, Mines, Ordnance Survey, Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Scientific and Industrial Research, State Management Districts, Agriculture (Scotland), Fishery Board (Scotland), Office of Works, and War Office: Headquarters, ex-Headquarters and Out-stations?
Mr. SAMUELA table is appended showing the number of men and of women clerical officers employed as at 1st April, 1928, in each of the Departments in question. The further statistical information desired by the hon. Member is not available and could not be obtained without considerable expense and labour.
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Department. Number of Clerical Officers employed on 1st April, 1928. Men. Women. Total. Group I. Cabinet Offices 14 1 15 Charity Commission 42 4 46 Civil Service Commission 54 2 56 Government Actuary 4 — 4 Government Chemist 14 — 14 Government Hospitality Fund 3 — 3 Lord Privy Seal — — — Mint 1 — 1 National Debt Office 22 — 22 National Savings Committee 21 6 27 Parliamentary Counsel — — — Pool of Verbatim Reporters — — — Privy Council 3 — 3 Public Record Office 8 — 8 Rates Department 5 — 5 Royal Commission, Ancient Monuments (Wales) — — — Royal Commission on Awards to Inventors — — — Royal Fine Art Commission — — — Royal Commission Historical Monuments (England) — — — Royal Commission National Museums and Galleries 1 — 1 Statute Law Committee 2 — 2 Trade Facilities Act Advisory Committee 1 — 1 Treasury 44 7 51 Unemployment Grants Committee — — — University Grants Committee 1 — 1 King's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer (Scotland) 11 2 13 Scottish Office 15 — 15 Scottish Savings Committee — — — Group II. Colonial Office 133 8 141 Dominions Office Imperial War Graves Commission — — — India Office 135 31 166 Group III. Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum 6 — 6 Land Registry 121 — 121 Metropolitan Police Commissioners — — — Prison Commission 34 — 34 Procurator-General and Treasury Solicitor 47 — 47 Public Prosecutions Department 6 — 6 Accountant of Court (Scotland) — — — Chancery and Great Seal (Scotland) 1 — 1 Court of Justiciary (Scotland) 1 — 1 Court of Session (Scotland) — — — Crown Office (Scotland) — — — Lord Advocate Department (Scotland) — — — Prison Commission (Scotland) 17 1 18 Registers and Records (Scotland) 4 — 4 Scottish Land Court (Scotland) 5 — 5 Group IV. British Museum 124 1 125 Education, Board of 514 75 589 Imperial War Museum 2 1 3 London Museum 1 — 1 National Gallery 1 — 1 National Gallery of British Art — — — National Portrait Gallery 1 — 1 Wallace Collection — — —
Department. Number of Clerical Officers employed on 1st April, 1928. Men. Women. Total. National Library (Scotland) … … … — — — National Galleries (Scotland) … … … 1 — 1 Scottish Education … … … 45 15 60 Group V. Control, Board of … … … 29 — 29 Friendly Societies Registry … … … 48 3 51 National Insurance Audit Department … … … 260 — 250 Registrar General (Scotland) … … … 22 1 23 Group VI. Crown Lands … … … 27 — 27 Development Fund … … … 1 — 1 Forestry Commission … … … 33 — 33 Mines … … … 59 5 64 Ordnance Survey … … … — — — Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew … … … 4 — 4 Scientific and Industrial Research … … … 49 9 58 State Management Districts … … … 4 — 4 Agriculture, Department of (Scotland) … … … 108 3 111 Fishery Board (Scotland) … … … 12 2 14 Group VII. Works, Office of … … … 315 1 316 Defence Departments. War Office: Headquarters … … … 446 8 454 Ex-Headquarters … … … Outstations … … … Total … … … 2,872 186 3,058