§ Mr. Burdenasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total number of civil servants employed by his Department in 1964, and the annual cost; and what were the figures 379W on 31st December, 1968, and the relevant figures on 30th April, 1970.
§ Mr. Edward Short:The following is the information requested: the staff figure for 1st April, 1970 is the most up to date available.
STAFF IN POST Date United Kingdom based non-industrial United Kingdom based industrial 1st April, 1964 … 3,332½ 102 1st April, 1965 … 3,815½ 105 1st January, 1969 … 4,180 127½ 1st April, 1970 … 4,204 145½
SALARIES AND RELATED COSTS ON BASIS OF ANNUAL ESTIMATES £ 1964–65 … … … … 4,738,000 1968–69 … … … … 7,880,000 1969–70 … … … … 8,537,000