Non-industrial Civil Servants

HC Deb 19 July 1972 vol 841 cc108-9W

41. Sir J. Langford-Holt

asked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he is yet able to state the number of non- industrial civil servants employed on 1st July, 1972.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

No. The figures for 1st July are being collected and I shall publish them early next month.

42. Mr. William Hamilton

asked the Minister for the Civil Service why the total number of non-industrial civil servants in his Department is to increase from 2,254 in 1971–72 to 2,326 in 1972–73, as indicated in the Revised Estimates 1972–73, Command Paper No. 313.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

The increase of 72 staff, which includes six industrials, is due mainly to the need to administer the staff of the Central Computer Agency and the Chessington Computer Centre, both of which became my Department's responsibility on 1st April, 1972. The Chessington Computer Centre is taking on more payroll work for 1972–73 and I am ensuring that increases there will be matched by savings in other departments.