§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will state in detail by Departments the additions to the Civil Service since 1st January this year in connection with the Defence programme and taxation; and in particular the number of vacancies for executive posts?
§ Captain WallaceComprehensive statistics with regard to Civil Service staffs are obtained annually and are related to the 1st April in each year, and accordingly no general figures are available as regards total increases since 1st January. It is, I regret, impossible to hypothecate increases in staff to particular objects such as those instanced by my hon. Friend. Ninety-nine vacancies for executive officers have, however, been filled in the Defence Departments since the 1st January and 160 in the Inland Revenue Department and Customs and Excise Department.