§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many civil servants were employed in his Department as at 1st January 1973, 1st January 1974, and 1st January 1975; and if he will show how many of these were employed in Scotland, England and Wales, respectively.
§ Mr. Alec JonesThe figures are as follows:
1st January 1st January 1st January 1973 1974 1975 Total staff … 76,537 80,940 86,707 Scotland … 6,040 6,567 6,886 England … 66,856 70,519 75,657 Wales … 3,570 3,782 4,093 A small number of staff are employed outside Great Britain.