§ Sir C. Osborneasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total number of civil servants in 1951 and 1965, respectively, including those employed in the nationalised industries; and what percentage received salaries of under £2,000, between £2,000 and £5,000 and over £5,000, respectively.
§ Mr. MacDermotThere were 1,075,000 civil servants (industrial and non-industrial) in 1951 and 1,055,000 at 1st January, 1966. The percentages of civil servants in various salary ranges are not readily available. Nationalised industries' employees are not civil servants.