HC Deb 09 November 1955 vol 545 c192W
78. Mr. Renton

asked the Minister of Defence what total number of non-industrial civil servants were employed by his Department and the three Service Departments at the latest date for which the figure is available; and what was the total number of Service personnel on that date.

Mr. Selwyn Lloyd

The number of non-industrial civil servants as at 1st October, 1955, was:

Ministry of Defence … 829
Admiralty … 33,538
War Office … 38,774
Air Ministry … 26,705
TOTAL … 99,846

The number of personnel in the three Services as at the same date was:

Royal Navy … 125,351
Army … 416,869
Royal Air Force … 247,631
TOTAL … 789,851