§ Mr. W. THORNEasked 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. SAMUELThe following table shows the numbers of Government staffs serving on 1st January, 1929, which is the latest date for which particulars are available.1956W
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