§ Mr. Stonehouseasked the Secretary of State for the Social Services what is the current number of civil servants in her Department; and what was the total number in the equivalent Departments in 1964 and the percentage increase or decrease between the two dates.
§ Mr. MeacherThe number of non-industrial staff employed in the Department of Health and Social Security on 1st October 1975 was 90,264 and the total number in the equivalent Departments in October 1964 was 57,588, an increase of 56.7 per cent.