HC Deb 14 March 1950 vol 472 cc42-3W
68 and 69. Major Beamish

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1) how many civil servants have been moved from their employment since 15th March, 1948, for security reasons for alleged Communist connections; how many of these were members of the Communist Party when moved; how many were not members of the Communist Party but had been in the past; and how many had never been members of the Communist Party;

(2) how many civil servants have been moved from their employment since 15th March, 1948, for security reasons for alleged Fascist connections; how many of these were members of the Fascist Party when moved; how many were not members of the Fascist Party but had been in the past; and how many had never been members of the Fascist Party.

Mr. Jay

Forty-eight, of whom 22 have been removed on grounds of membership of the Communist Party, one on grounds of membership of the Fascist Party, and 25 on grounds of association with the Communist Party in such a way as to raise legitimate doubts as to their reliability.