HC Deb 03 July 1967 vol 749 c182W
Mr. Clark Hutchison

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will state, since 1964, the increase in the number of civil servants stationed in the South-East of England and the increase in the number stationed in the development areas of the United Kingdom;

(2) what is the percentage increase since 1964 of the number of civil servants working in the South-East of England and in the development areas generally.

Mr. MacDermot

The increases in the number of non-industrial Civil Servants, excluding the Post Office, between the 1st July, 1964, and the 1st July, 1966 (the latest date for which figures by location are available), are as follows:—South-East England 9,000, or 4½ per cent. increase. Development areas (approx.) 5,000, or 7½ per cent. increase.