§ Mr. McEnteeasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will give the number of men and women, respectively, employed in each of the following staff groups of the Civil Service as on the 1st April, 1937, 1st April, 1938, and 1st April, 1939; administrative, general executive, general clerical, writing assistant, established shorthand ' typist and typist, other executive, departmental clerical, unestablished clerical, unestablished typing, assessors, collectors of taxes, etc., inspectorate, professional, scientific and technical, subordinate supervisory and technical, minor and manipulative, messengers, porters, cleaners, etc.?
§ Captain CrookshankThe statement below gives the figures of non-industrial staffs employed in Government Departments as on 1st April, 1937, and 1st April, 1938. I regret that the figures for the current year are not yet available.
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Staff Group. 1st April, 1938. 1st April, 1938 Established. Others. Total. Established. Others. Total. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Male. Female. Administrative 1,856 34 53 1 1,909 35 1,924 41 68 1 1,992 42 General Executive 4,310 300 29 — 4,339 300 4,406 337 67 — 4,473 337 Other Executive 12,096 543 379 7 12,475 550 12,276 569 389 5 12,665 574 General Clerical 28,312 9,718 5,488 1,711 33,800 11,429 29,161 10,647 6,216 2,278 35,377 12,925 Other Clerical 24,985 4,012 8,597 653 33,582 4,665 27,434 4,175 8,398 311 35,832 4,486 Clerical Assistants — 10,230 — 198 — 10,428 — 12,590 — 1,047 — 13,637 Typing Grades 34 9,585 16 2,616 50 12,201 31 10,598 13 2,767 44 13,365 Inspectorate 2,028 449 876 14 2,904 463 2,316 466 1,485 17 3,801 483 Professional Scientific and Technical. 5,940 67 3,55 43 9,490 110 6,267 81 4,I51 49 10,418 130 Subordinate Supervisory and Technical. 8,238 268 8,416 966 16,654 1,234 8,671 335 11,164 1,097 19835 1,432 Minor and Manipulative 97,580 27,423 — 17,687 148,633 45,110 103,412 29,671 50,258 17,305 153,670 46,976 Messengers, Porters, Women Cleaners, etc. 1,102 17 10,579 8,618 11,681 8,635 1,149 15 12,062 9,116 13,211 9,131 Unestablished Assessors, Collectors, Distributors and Clerks to Commissioners of Income Tax. — — 776 14 776 14 — — 779 14 779 14 Totals 186,481 62,646 89,812 32,528 276,293 95,174 197,047 69,525 95,050 34,007 292,097 103,532 The above figures exclude:—Staffs engaged on Reserved and Agency Services in Ireland, numbering 4,965 on 1st April, 1937 and 5031 on 1st April, 1938, as their cost is met finally from Irish Reserves. Locally entered staffs abroad. Ministry of Labour Branch Managers, who are paid by fees, numbering 455 on 1st April, 1937, and Branch Managers and Local Agents numbering 453 and 400 respectively on 1st April, 1938.