95. The Earl of Dalkeithasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty how many civilians are directly employed by the Admiralty now, compared with 10 years ago; and what proportion of these are occupied in office duties.
§ Mr. C. Ian Orr-Ewing143,100 civilians are currently employed by the Admiralty compared with 182,500 ten years ago. Excluding scientific, professional and technical grades outside Headquarters, and the Admiralty Constabulary, the percentage of non-industrial staff is 11½ per cent. Ten years ago it was 10 per cent. The total number has declined in that period from 18,137 to 16,368.