§ Mr. John Pageasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the expected increase in the size of the non-industrial Civil Service over the next six-months and 12-months periods; and what the comparative total will then be as compared with the figure for October, 1964.
§ Mr. MacDermotI regret the information requested is not available in the form required. The original Estimates for 1966–67 provided for an increase of approximately 13,000 staff during the financial year. New policies which could not be reflected in those Estimates may bring this figure up to 17,000. The numbers excluding the Post Office on 1st October, 1964 were 415,375 and on 1st April, 1966 were 430,274.