§ Mr. Houghtonasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many civil servants have been discharged on the grounds of redundancy during the nine months up to 31st October; and what proportion this number is to the total reductions in staff effected during the same period.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterCentral records are not kept of the number of civil servants discharged on redundancy, and I regret that I cannot give the hon. Member the figures for which he asks.