HC Deb 19 October 1954 vol 531 cc150-1W
Mr. Arbuthnot

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury if he will publish a table showing the reductions in staff employed in Government service, by years and by convenient salary groups.

Mr. H. Brooke

The figures asked for are not available by salary groups, but the following table shows the reductions in non-industrial Civil Service staff

NON-INDUSTRIAL CIVIL SERVANTS
Staff Group 1st January, 1952 1st January, 1953 1st January, 1954 1st July, 1954
1. Administrative (Home) 3,070 2,885 2,808 2,788
2. Administrative (Foreign) 874 779 724 706
3. General Executive 41,768 39,745 39,063 38,524
4. Departmental Executive 30,863 31,052 30,286 30,651
5. General Clerical 111,687 106,784 101,162 98,504
6. Departmental Clerical 34,238 32,918 32,613 32,441
7. Clerical Assistants and Temporary Clerks III 72,456 66,314 63,160 61,616
8. Typing 31,043 29,346 29,003 28,483
9. Inspectorate 3,531 3,281 3,151 2,966
10. Messengers, Porters, etc 41,713 39,737 38,628 38,405
11. Post Office Manipulative 204,308 201,819 201,265 199,818
12. Professional, Scientific and Technical I 25,278 23,900 23,777 23,626
13. Scientific and Technical II 49,164 52,925 51,726 52,396
14. Ancillary Technical 38,442 37,051 40,019 39,818
TOTAL 688,435 668,536 657,385 650,742