§ Mr. Bestasked the Prime Minister if she will give the figures for each of the last 10 years for which they are available, both numerically and as a percentage of the whole class, of those leaving each of the top three grades of the Civil Service for reasons other than normal retirement, redundancy or ill health.
§ The Prime MinisterStatistics of voluntary resignations from the three grades are tabulated as follows. These figures should be read in conjunction with the comments in paragraphs 46–53 of the recent report of the Review Body on Top Salaries (Cmnd. 9525).
§ The Prime MinisterParagraph 54 of the eighth report of the Review Body on Top Salaries (Cmnd. 9525) reports that morale in the Civil Service is unfortunately at a low ebb for reasons set out in paragraph 55. It is our earnest hope that this situation will be rectified.