§ Mr. William Edwardsasked the Minister for the Civil Service what was the number of civil servants employed on 1st July, 1970 and what is the number employed now.
§ Mr. David Howell495,965 non-industrials and 205,825 industrials on 1st July, 1970, as compared with 498,425 and 201,660 on 1st April, 1971, the latest date for which figures are available.