§ Mr. Knoxasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will estimate the saving to the Exchequer of cutting the number of central and local government employees by 2 per cent., 5 per cent. and 20 per cent., respectively, over the next year.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisI can answer only for the Civil Service. I would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the right hon. Member for Walsall, North (Mr. Stonehouse) on 22nd May—[Vol. 892, c.622]. In addition, 2 per cent. of the estimated direct salary expenditure for 1975–76 amounts to approximately £45 million; and 5 per cent. amounts to approximately £112 million.