§ Colonel WOODCOCKasked the Secretary of State for War what were the reductions in number made in the staff at the War Office for the years 1926, 1927, 1928, and since that date; and what was the corresponding amount of reduction in salaries during those periods?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSThe figures are as follow:
hand-typists and of established copying-typists authorised and employed as at 1st April, 1928, in each of the Departments in which these classes are employed. Information in similar form is not available for the earlier years, but I would refer the hon. Member to the Departmental Estimates, which, in most cases, show the numbers for which provision was made for the years in question
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Department. Established Shorthand Typists. Established Copying Typists. Authorised. Employed. Authorised. Employed. Education, Board of 26 24 66 45 Exchequer and Audit Department 1 1 3 3 Foreign Office 15 17 47 35 Forestry Commission 10 7 5 4 Friendly Societies Reg. 2 2 10 7 Government Actuary 2 2 — — Government Chemist 2 2 1 1 Health, Ministry of 110 71 95 70 Home Office 30 28 29 14 Imperial War Graves Commission — — — — Imperial War Museum 1 1 — — India Office 20 23 30 23 Inland Revenue 720 660 195 150 Labour, Ministry of 134 119 131 116 Land Registry 3 3 48 48 London Museum — — — — Mines Department 13 12 13 8 Mint 1 1 2 — National Debt Office — — 2 1 National Gallery 1 1 — — National Gallery, Millbank — — — — National Insurance Audit Department 14 6 25 16 National Portrait Gallery — — 1 1 National Savings Committee 7 7 5 5 Ordnance Survey 2 — 3 — Overseas Trade 12 14 12 5 Paymaster General 1 1 4 4 Pensions, Ministry of 60 57 100 75 Post Office 377 304 483 395 Prison Commission 2 2 1 1 Privy Council 3 3 — — Proc. General and Treasury Sol 16 13 9 6 Public Trustee 40 31 36 28 Public Works Loan Board — — 11 5 Registrar General (England) 7 6 26 22 Royal Com. on Awards to Inventors — — — — Royal Fine Arts Commission — — — — Royal Com. on Historical Monuments (England). — — — — Scientific and Industrial Research 26 14 23 12 State Management Districts 1 1 1 1 Stationery Office 10 6 49 44 Supreme Court of Judicature 10 10 24 22 Trade, Board of 73 63 129 80 Transport, Ministry of 30 26 29 15 Treasury 17 17 19 16 Unemployment Grants Committees — — — — War Office 39 38 70 61 Works, Office of 35 40 57 43 Health, Board of (W) 6 5 8 6 Scotland. Accountant of Ct. 1 — — — Agriculture, Board of 11 11 9 8 Chancery and Gt. Seal — — — — Control, Board of 1 1 2 2 Court of Session — — 2 2 Crown Office 1 1 — —
Department. Established Shorthand Typists. Established Copying Typists. Authorised. Employed. Authorised. Employed. Fishery Board … … 2 2 3 3 Gen. Reg of Sasines … … — — 40 28 Health, Board of … … 18 18 19 12 K. and L. T. R. … … 1 — 1 2 National Library … … 1 1 — — Prison Commission … … 2 2 2 2 Record Office … … 1 1 1 1 Registrar General … … 1 1 4 4 Registry of Deeds … … — — 15 14 Scottish Education … … 7 6 8 6 Scottish Land Court … … 2 2 1 1 Scottish Office … … 3 3 2 2 Scottish Savings Committee … … — — — — Totals … … 2,274 1,917 2,299 1,723