§ Mr. Gowasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many industrial and how many non-industrial civil servants there were in the United Kingdom on the latest available date, and what were the equivalent figures for one, two, three and four years earlier.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisTotals of staff in post at 1st October in each year are as follows:
Industrial Non-Industrial Total 1970 206,480 498,709 705,189 1971 198,975 500,895 699,870 1972 190,810 500,175 690,985 1973 185,198 509,894 695,092 1974 176,868 510,314 687,182