84. Earl of Dalkeithasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will take steps to release the 54,000 extra civil servants recruited over the last three years for work in productive industry.
§ Mr. Harold LeverNo. Civil Service staff numbers are kept to the minimum necessary for the work which has to be done.
Earl of Dalkeithasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the average value per head of office accommodation, machinery and equipment provided for non-industrial civil servants.
§ Mr. Harold LeverFor costing purposes £135 is at present included in basic staff cost for postage, use of telephones, stationery and small office machines. For accommodation costs 17 per cent. of average salary is added in the case of Inner London staff, 16 per cent. for Outer London and 12½ per cent. elsewhere.