§ Mr. Burdenasked the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications what was the total number of civil servants employed by the Post Office in 1964, and the annual cost; and what were the figures on 31st December, 1968, and on the date the Post Office became a public corporation.
§ Mr. Stonehouse:The following is the information at the nearest dates for which figures are available:
Total number of civil servants employed in the Post Office (part-timers counted as ½) 31st March, 1964 376,687 31st March, 1965 384,280 1st January, 1969 418,579 30th September, 1969* 419,917
Pay and related expenditure £ millions Financial year 1964–65 427.7 Financial year 1968–69 567.7 * Post Office became a public corporation on 1st October, 1969, and its employees ceased to be civil servants.