HC Deb 18 March 1943 vol 387 cc1340-1W
Sir J. Mellor

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what was the total number of non-industrial civil servants at the date of the latest return made before the war and as at 1st January, 1940–43; how many such staff were employed at those dates in the main employment departments, respectively; and what were the corresponding numbers for the administrative group in each case?

Mr. Assheton

The total number of whole-time non-industrial staff (excluding Northern Ireland Reserved and Agency Services) at the relevant dates was as follows:—

1.4.39. 1.1.40. 1.1.41. 1.1.42. 1.1.43.
371,050 417,171 502,320 621,497 678,470
At the same dates the staff employed by the main employing Departments was:—
Post Office 182,485 173,380 174,702 189,441 191,533
Ministry of Supply — 15,949 30,549 54,121 67,328
War Office 19,733 28,091 38,720 54,865 65,047
Ministry of Labour and National Service 28,123 27,614 30,114 38,874 41,418
Air Ministry 19,657 26,886 23,474 35,382 39,133
Ministry of Food — 13,455 28,058 34,433 36,589
Admiralty 12,923 17,638 23,934 32,030 41,839
Inland Revenue 24,224 23,537 23,248 31,250 35,437
Ministry of Aircraft Production — — 8,909 12,920 16,235
* Ministry of Information (including Postal and Telegraph Censorship) — 531 10,288 13,101 15,362
Press and Censorship Bureau — 412 — — —
† Ministry of War Transport — — — 13,131 15,110
Ministry of Transport 2,956 3,182 3,002
Ministry of Shipping — 3,046 8,082
The corresponding numbers for the administrative group in each case were as set out below:
All Departments 2,118 2,723 3,318 4,169 4,571
Post Office 61 52 48 48 44
Ministry of Supply — 111 177 298 308
War Office 59 63 109 95 109
Ministry of Labour and National Service 59 75 113 144 142
Air Ministry 100 125 104 140 144
Ministry of Food — 65 81 108 169
Admiralty 54 66 166 149 180
Inland Revenue 46 44 45 50 49
Ministry of Aircraft Production 77 100 105
* Ministry of Information (including Postal and Telegraph Censorship) — 49 84 72 73
Press and Censorship Bureau — 8 — — —
† Ministry of War Transport — — — 127 147
Ministry of Transport 38 39 40
Ministry of Shipping — 35 58
Notes.—*The Postal and Telegraph Censorship Department's staffs are included in the War Office figure for total staffs for 1st January, 1940, at which date they numbered 2,886. These staffs were later transferred to the Ministry of Information and the figures for this Department for 1st January, 1941, 1942 and 1943 consist mainly of Postal and Telegraph Censorship Department staff. The Press and Censorship Bureau staff, shown separately for 1st January, 1940, were also transferred to the Ministry of Information and are merged in that Ministry's total in the returns for 1st January, 1941, 1942 and 1943.
(†) The returns from 1st January, 1942, onwards reflect the amalgamation of the Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Shipping (whose staffs are detailed separately in the preceding returns) in the joint Ministry of War Transport.