§ Mr. Martenasked the Lord President of the Council if he will move that, in a Select Committee to be appointed to consider European Community secondary legislation, Members other than members of the Committee may attend its deliberations.
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Central Government wages and salaries as a proportion of total central Government expenditure* Per cent. Central Government wages and salaries included in Government expenditure* £million Central Government wages and salaries Totals† £million Central Government employees Totals† Thousands 1960 … 18.6 1,390 1,719 2,160 1961 … 18.1 1,455 1,567 1,776 1962 … 18.0 1,528 1,567 1,771 1963 … 15.7 1,617 1,657 1,773 1964 … 17.9 1,752 1,793 1,774 1965 … 17.1 1,900 1,950 1,796 1966 … 16.9 2,058 2,111 1,822 1967 … 15.1 2,167 2,224 1,875 1968 … 14.9 2,312 2,371 1,888 1969 … 15.4 2,460 2,524 1,867 1970 … 16.4 2,867 2,931 1,909 1971 … 16.7 3,315 3,373 1,929 1972 … 16.7 3,763 3,815 1,956 1973 … 16.2 4,118 4,177 1,969 * Including Her Majesty's Forces, but not employment in trading services. † Including Her Majesty's Forces and central Government trading services. The current expenditure of trading services is not included in the National Accounts definition of central Government expenditure. The Post Office was classified as a trading service until April 1961, from when it was treated as a public corporation. From April 1971 the trading activities of the Atomic Energy Authority were transferred to the private sector.
§ Mr. Edward ShortThe normal practice of the House is that non-members do not attend deliberative meetings of Select Committees. In their Third Report of Session 1971–72, however, the Procedure Committee took the view that this practice was at the discretion of the Select Committee concerned.