§ Sir C. Osborneasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will set out in column form the number of civil servants 193W employed by central Government for each year since 1946, and give the latest figure available for 1966.
§ Mr. MacDermotThe numbers of civil servants employed were as follows:
NUMBER OF CIVIL STAFFS EMPLOYED BY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ON THE 1ST JANUARY IN THE YEARS 1946–1966 Year Civil Staffs excluding Post Office (thousands) Non-industrial Industrial Total 1946* 452.5 368.0 820.5 1947 460.0 337.8 797.8 1948 435.9 333.8 769.7 1949 459.6 339.6 799.2 1950 440.4 332.3 772.7 1951 425.6 325.6 751.2 1952 435.6 339.8 775.4 1953 419.7 352.4 772.1 1954 409.1 359.5 768.6 1955 387.3 348.5 735.8 1956 386.3 341.3 727.6 1957 385.1 333.1 718.2 1958 380.0 310.0 690.0 1959 377.1 286.1 663.2 1960 381.6 378.8 656.4 1961 386.2 268.8 655.0 1962 396.7 265.7 662.4 1963 406.2 264.7 670.9 1964 415.4 256.8 672.2 1965 419.2 248.8 668.0 1966 426.1 233.3 659.4 * 1st April, 1946
Year Post Office Staffs (thousands) Non-industrial Industrial Total 1946* 243.5 55.3 298.8 1947 262.3 62.5 324.8 1948 255.8 65.4 321.2 1949 247.4 67.3 314.7 1950 247.5 72.0 319.5 1951 249.5 71.3 320.8 1952 252.8 73.2 326.0 1953 248.8 74.6 323.4 1954 248.3 75.1 323.4 1955 246.1 76.2 322.3 1956 250.5 81.3 331.8 1957 252.3 85.2 337.5 1958 253.1 84.4 337.5 1959 254.6 82.9 337.5 1960 254.6 83.6 338.2 1961 258.0 88.5 346.5 1962 271.7 92.4 364.1 1963 275.0 95.4 370.4 1964 274.2 101.1 375.3 1965 278.4 104.9 383.3 1966 395.5† 0.4 395.9 * 1st April, 1946. † Includes Post Office staff reclassified from Industrial to Non-Industrial.
§ Mr. Grantasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many whole or part days' leave civil servants are entitled to each year; and whether these include the Queen's Birthday and Maundy Thursday.
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§ Mr. MacDermotIn general, and subject to the exigencies of the Service, nonindustrial civil servants appointed on or after 1st July, 1956 are allowed leave as follows:
(a) Staff on scales with maxima up to and including that of clerical officer. 3 weeks; after 10 years' total service. 3 weeks and 3 days. (b) Staff on scales with maxima above that of clerical officer up to and including that of executive officer. 3 weeks and 3 days; after 10 years' total service, 4 weeks and 2 days; after 20 years total service, 5 weeks; after 30 years' total service, 6 weeks. (c) Staff on scales with maxima above that of executive officer up to and including that of senior executive officer. 4 weeks and 2 days; after 10 years' total service, 5 weeks; after 20 years' total service, 6 weeks. (d) Staff on scales with maxima above that of senior executive officer up to and including that of assistant secretary. 5 weeks; after 10 years' total service, 6 weeks. (e) Staff on scales with maxima above that of assistant secretary. 6 weeks. These rates do not apply to certain non industrial non-office staff, whose allowances are either 2 weeks and 3 days or 2 weeks and 3 days rising to 3 weeks after 10 years' service.
In addition 2½ days privilage holiday a year are allowed, including one day for the Queen's Birthday and a half day for Maundy Thursday afternoon.
Part of the leave allowances may be taken in half days, normally subject to a maximum of 12 half days.