HC Deb 24 July 1978 vol 954 c487W
Mr. Grocott

asked the Minister for the Civil Service what was the total amount of overtime worked by non-industrial civil servants in each of the last five years.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

Figures for the number of man-years of non-industrial overtime are not available centrally and could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost. The table below gives the total financial provision in the Supply Estimates for overtime worked by both industrial and non-industrial civil servants in each of the last five years:

Table
£ million
1973–74 71
1974–75 100
1975–76 133
1976–77 120
1977–78 120

Mr. Grocott

asked the Minister for the Civil Service what was the total number of non-industrial civil servants in each of the last five years.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

The table below gives the total number of non-industrial civil servants in post at 1st April from 1973 to 1978. Part-time staff are counted as half-units. The figures are published annually in "Civil Service Statistics".

Table
1973 511,000
1974 511,800
1975 524,100
1976 568,500
1977 571,100
1978 567,300