§ Mr. Ralph Howellasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many people were employed by the Post Office in each year since 1960.
§ Mr. Gregor MackenzieThe Post Office tells me that the number of people employed on 1st April each year since 1960 is as follows:
1960 338,840 1961 350,377 1962 365,874 1963 371,634 1964 376,601 1965 384,208 1966 397,207 1967 406,803 1968 412,531 1969 417,022 1970 407,669 1971 414,844 1972 416,370 1973 421,313 1974 420,914 The increase in staff reflects the growth of and increases in the Post Office businesses including the rapid growth of the telecommunications network during the period 1960–68 and the number of postal staff needed to take account of the wider dispersal of the population.