HC Deb 06 May 1929 vol 227 cc1955-6W
Mr. W. THORNE

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the approximate number of persons, administrative and manual, employed by the various Government Departments for the financial year ended March, 1929?

Mr. SAMUEL

The following table shows the numbers of Government staffs serving on 1st January, 1929, which is the latest date for which particulars are available.

Industrial Staffs 120,837
Non-Industrial Staffs:
Manipulative Staff (mainly Post Office) 177,578 302,140
Messengers, Porters, etc. 16,628
Typing Grades and Writing
Assistants (Women) 12,456
Administrative, Executive, Clerical 95,478
Professional, Scientific and Technical Staffs and Inspectorates
Total 422,977