§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish in the Official Report details of how many civil servants were employed in the Treasury at the time when the Government first initiated an incomes policy; what were their total salaries; and similar details for the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonAt the time an incomes policy was initiated in July 1966 the number was 1,692. The number at 1st January 1976 was 1,144. The salaries for 1966–67 were £3,038,838 and salaries for 1975–76 are estimated at £5,839,000. These figures are not comparable because the Civil Service Department was set up in 1968, taking over part of the functions of the then Treasury.