Civil Servants (Hansard, 7 March 1966)

HC Deb 07 March 1966 vol 725 c435W 435W

§ Mr. Currie
asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many civil servants are now in the employ of the central Government; and what was the corresponding number of civil servants at the most recent convenient date prior to October 1964.

§ Mr. MacDermot
The information is as follows:—

NUMBER OF NON-INDUSTRIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CIVIL SERVANTS IN POST

(thousands)

Excluding Post Office Including Post Office

1st July, 1964 669.3 1,047.1

1st January, 1966^* 659.4 1,055.3

^* The Forestry Commission whose staff is just under fourteen thousand are now excluded from the numbers of civil servants.

NUMBER OF NON-INDUSTRIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CIVIL SERVANTS IN POST
(thousands)
	Excluding Post Office	Including Post Office
1st July, 1964	669.3	1,047.1
1st January, 1966^*	659.4	1,055.3
^* The Forestry Commission whose staff is just under fourteen thousand are now excluded from the numbers of civil servants.