§ Captain CUNNINGHAM-REIDasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the number of civil servants employed in Government Departments, and the cost to the Treasury in salaries and wages, in the years 1914, 1930, and 1935, respectively?
§ Mr. W. S. MORRISONThe approximate numbers and annual cost of the staffs employed in Government Departments (including industrial staffs) for the years in question are set out below:
Year. Numbers. Annual Cost. £ 1914 353,200 31,129,500 1930 445,900 86,055,900 1935 471,700 87,057,300