HC Deb 24 January 1973 vol 849 cc172-3W
60. Mr. Sheldon

asked the Minister for the Civil Service what estimate he has made of the increase in the number of civil servants as a result of the White Paper on the programme for controlling inflation.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

As stated in its Explanatory and Financial Memorandum, the Counter-Inflation Bill is likely to require in the short-term an increase in pubic service manpower of about 700; of which about 600 are likely to be in the agencies and about 100 in Government Departments.