§ Mr. A. Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will give the total number of civil servants employed
NUMBERS OF CIVIL STAFFS EMPLOYED BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ON THE 1ST OCTOBER IN THE YEARS 1951–63 — Non-Industrial Industrial Numbers employed excluding Post Office Numbers employed in Post Office Total numbers employed Numbers employed excluding Post Office Numbers employed in Post Office Total numbers employed 000's 000's 000's 000's 000's 000's 1951 … … 434.2 251.2 685.4 331.9 72.5 404.4 1952 … … 423.1 250.6 673.7 348.6 74.5 423.1 1953 … … 410.8 249.7 660.5 355.2 74.9 430.1 1954 … … 391.6 246.6 638.2 348.5 75.1 423.6 1955 … … 387.6 248.5 636.1 341.5 80.2 421.7 1956 … … 386.2 253.1 639.3 335.4 84.5 419.9 1957 … … 379.5 253.0 632.5 312.3 84.5 396.8 1958 … … 377.1 255.2 632.3 293.4 83.1 376.5 1959 … … 382.2 256.1 638.3 278.3 83.4 361.7 1960 … … 384.6 256.7 641.3 268.6 87.3 355.9 1961 … … 397.6 269.0 666.6 267.5 92.0 359.5 1962 … … 403.5 275.0 678.5 265.4 95.1 360.5 1963 … … 414.9 274.7 689.6 257.8 99.9 357.7