§ 37. Mr. Onslowasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the Departments in which the increase of 8,000 in the number of non-industrial civil servants in the period 1st July to 1st October, 1967, has occurred.
§ Mr. Harold LeverYes.
Departments showing increases in non-industrial staff of 50 or more in the period 1st July to 1st October, 1967 are: — Department Increase in staff County Courts … 52 Customs and Excise … 144 Defence … 4,305* Education and Science … 123 Health … 112 Home … 571 Inland Revenue … 117 Labour … 1,567 Land Commission … 88 Land Registry … 104 Ordnance Survey … 67 Overseas Development … 56 Public Building and Works … 386† Social Security … 1,887 Trade … 148 Transport … 325 Other Departments … 342 Total increases … 10,394‡ Departments showing decreases Agriculture, Fisheries and Food … 89 Diplomatic Service … 220 Technology … 111 Other Departments … 94 Total decreases … 514 Net increase in quarter … 9,880‡§ Notes:
* 3,606 Staff are included who were formerly graded as Industrial and have now been reclassified as Non-Industrial. † 219 ‡ 3,825 § This is a revised figure. It is regretted that 2,150 casual staff employed on a short term basis out of a total of 4,892 such staff were omitted from previous published figures for 1st October, 1967.
§ 38. Mr. Onslowasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the 61W quarter increase in the total number of non-industrial civil servants since October, 1964.
§ Mr. Harold LeverYes.
The Quarterly Increases in Non-Industrial Civil Servants (excluding the Post Office) are as follows: — Quarter Increase 1964 Fourth … … … … 930 1965 First … … … … 3,220 Second … … … … 850 Third … … … … 2,980 Fourth … … … … 2,730 1966 First … … … … 4,200 Second … … … … 4,500 Third … … … … 5,650 Fourth … … … … 7,570 1967 First … … … … 6,480 Second … … … … 5,320 Third … … … … 9,880* * Revised figure, which includes 3,825 staff transferred from industrial to non-industrial status.
§ 46. Mr. Molloyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what Departments of State have had increases in staff since October, 1964.
§ Mr. Harold LeverAll Departments have had increases in non-industrial staff, with the exception of twelve very small ones.