§ Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table shoving the total numerical strength of the administrative class of the Civil Service in each of the last 10 years, and showing how many had science degrees in each year.
§ Mr. GreenThe total strength of the Administrative Class of the Civil Service, January, 1955, to January, 1964, is as follows:
Administrative Class Year Total Numbers January, 1955 2,576 January, 1956 2,525 January, 1957 2,504 January, 1958 2,476 January, 1959 2,428 January, 1960 2,386 January, 1961 2,381 January, 1962 2,435 January, 1963 2,444 January, 1964 2,461 The number who had science degrees (including mathematics) were 200 in 1961 and 230 in 1964; figures for the other years are not available.