HC Deb 05 March 1957 vol 566 c38W
94. Air Commodore Harvey

asked the Secretary of State for War, how many serving officers and civil servants are now employed at the War Office; and how these numbers compare with 1951.

Mr. John Hare

1,023 serving officers, 201 retired officers and 4,901 civil servants on 31st December, 1956, as against 1,259 serving officers, no retired officers and 5,489 civil servants on 31st December, 1951. A total reduction of 623.