§ 68. Mr. Cranley Onslowasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT an analysis, by Departments, of the individual increases and decreases in the number of non-industrial civil servants which have been forecast for the year beginning April 1969.
§ Mrs. HartYes. The following increases and decreases in Departmental ceilings are forecast as between 1st April 1969 and 1st April 1970:
Departments with increases of more than 100: Agriculture 120 Civil Service Department 170 Employment and Productivity 700 General Register Office 240 Health and Social Security 1,340 Home Office 1,640 Housing and Local Government 110 Inland Revenue 2380 Public Building and Works 320 Stationery Office 130 Technology 200 Trade 430 Transport 300 Scottish Home and Health 150 8,230 Other Departments 1,110 Increase 9,340 Decreases: Defence (480); Other Departments (160)] Decrease 640 Net increase 8,700