§ Sir Richard Glynasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total number of civil servants employed by his Department full time and part time, respectively, at the last convenient date; and what increases or decreases these figures represent on the comparable figures for October, 1964, and August, 1965.
§ Mr. CroslandThe total number of civil servants employed by my Department on 1st July, 1966, was 3,973 full-time and 248 part-time, respectively.
These figures represent an increase of 568 and 33 respectively over the comparable figures for 1st October, 1964, and an increase of 206 and 28 respectively over the comparable figures for 1st August, 1965.