HC Deb 23 March 1970 vol 798 cc308-9W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the Minister for the Civil Service what was the number of qualified scientists and engineers in the employment of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland, the Forestry Commission, the Home Office, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Ministry of Overseas Development, the Ministry of Public Building and Works, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Technology, and the Ministry of Defence, respectively, at the beginning of 1970, broken down into those employed in Scotland, England and Wales.

Mr. Shore

The numbers employed at 1st January, 1970, are shown in the table below.

to give an exact comparison of the number of Ministers, civil servants, wages and salaries and costs of government for each month from October, 1964 until January, 1970 and similar details from the same period of time preceding October, 1964.

Mr. Shore

Details information over the period on a comparable basis is fully and readily available only in respect of the dates set out in the following tables:

Number of Ministers
1st July, 1959 82
1st January, 1960 82
1st January, 1961 82
1st January, 1962 88
1st January, 1963 90
1st January, 1964 90
1st October, 1964 90
1st January, 1965 110
1st January, 1966 110
1st January, 1967 109
1st January, 1968 106
1st January, 1969 105
1st January, 1970 100

NON-INDUSTRIAL AND INDUSTRIAL STAFF IN THE CIVIL SERVICE*
Non-Industrials Industrials Totals
1st July, 1959 373,300 269,100 642,400
1st January, 1960 376,400 262,500 638,900
1st January, 1961 381,000 256,600 637,600
1st January, 1962 391,500 254,000 645,500
1st January, 1963 400,800 253,500 654,300
1st January, 1964 410,100 245,700 655,800
1st October, 1964 412,900 239,500 652,400
1st January, 1965 413,800 237,900 651,700
1st January, 1966 423,600 233,300 656,900
1st January, 1967 445,300 229,300 674,600
1st January, 1968 467,700 223,500 691,200
1st January, 1969 470,600 217,100 687,700
1st January, 1970 491,300 210,700 702,000
* This table does not include Post Office staff.
SALARIES, WAGES, AND RELATED COSTS*
£'000
1959–60 515,236
1960–61 548,497
1961–62 574,055
1962–63 608,843
1963–64 636,425
1964–65 683,667
1965–66 734,508
1966–67 793,054
1967–68 872,060
1968–69 946,603
1969–70 1,031,304
* These figures are based on annual Estimates provision.