§ Mr. Burdenasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the total number of civil servants employed by Departments comparable to his existing Department in 1964, and the annual cost; and what were the figures for his Department on 31st December, 1968, and the relevant figures on 30th April, 1970.
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§ Mr. Ennals:The industrial and non-industrial staff employed in this Department or in its predecessors on the relevant dates were as follows:
- 1st April, 1964–56,978 (including 112 industrials).
- 1st April, 1965–58,631 (including 106 industrials).
- 31st December, 1968–69,579 (including 181 industrials).
- 1st April, 1970–70,338 (including 177 industrials).
The figure for 1st April, 1970, is the most recent available.
The corresponding staff costs were as follows:
£ 1964–65 … … 54,153,000 1968–69 … … 73,558,000 1969–70 … … 79,172,000