HC Deb 19 October 1943 vol 392 cc1236-7W
Captain Plugge

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many civil servants have returned to London within the past 12 months?

Sir J. Anderson

Apart from movements of staff occasioned by overriding military or other operational needs, of which it would be undesirable to give particulars, the total number of civil servants who have returned to London within the last twelve months is estimated at approximately 2,500.