§ Mr. Onslowasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many of the non-industrial staff of his Department were absent without authority on 14 May; how many of these hold politically sensitive posts; and if he will take steps to transfer those officials in the latter category to work where opposition to Government policy does not matter.
§ Mr. Peter ReesThe number of staff absent without authority on 14 May was as follows:
Staff absent Treasury 3 Customs and Excise 544 Dept. National Savings 428 Inland Revenue 2,185 None of these staff holds a post which would justify transfer to other work.
Year Pneumonia Meningococcal infections Measles Diphtheria Acute Poliomyelitis Tuberculosis 1945 … … * 71 N/A 11 25 N/A 123 1946 … … * 71 N/A 6 11 N/A 120 1947 … … * 86 N/A 43 13 N/A 109 1948 … … * 64 N/A 14 4 N/A 81 1949 … … * 44 N/A 5 9 N/A 65 1950 … … * 40 2 8 5 13 58 1951 … … * 32 3 5 2 5 49 1952 … … * 24 3 — 4 39 1953 … … * 24 4 — 1 6 19 1954 … … * 26 2 2 — 3 15 1955 … … * 28 4 5 1 — 10 1956 … … * 20 4 1 — 3 2 1957 … … * 27 3 2 — 5 4 1958 … … *16 3 — — 1 5 1959 … … 14 6 — — — 3 1960 … … 18 — — — 1 2 1961 … … 28 3 — 4 2 3 1962 … … 28 2 1 — 1 — 1963 … … 22 1 2 — —. 1 1964 … … 12 2 2 — — — 1965 … … 20 1 2 — — 2 1966 … … 28 5 — — — 1 1967 … … 11 3 3 — — 1 1968 … … 9 1 3 — 2 — 1969 … … 13 1 3 — — 1 1970 … … 13 3 1 — — — 1971 … … 11 6 2 — — — 1972 … … 12 6 — — — 2 1973 … … 10 8 3 — — 1 1974 … … 14 10 — — — — 1975 … … 13 2 3 — — 1 1976 … … 14 3 — — — — 1977 … … 13 6 1 — — — 1978† … … 4 2 — — — — * excludes chronic interstitial pneumonia † provisional