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Sir J. Mellor
asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what was the total number of non-industrial civil servants at the date of the latest return made before the war and as at 1st January, 1940–43; how many such staff were employed at those dates in the main employment departments, respectively; and what were the corresponding numbers for the administrative group in each case?
Mr. Assheton
The total number of whole-time non-industrial staff (excluding Northern Ireland Reserved and Agency Services) at the relevant dates was as follows:—
| 1.4.39. | 1.1.40. | 1.1.41. | 1.1.42. | 1.1.43. | ||
| 371,050 | 417,171 | 502,320 | 621,497 | 678,470 | ||
| At the same dates the staff employed by the main employing Departments was:— | ||||||
| Post Office | 182,485 | 173,380 | 174,702 | 189,441 | 191,533 | |
| Ministry of Supply | — | 15,949 | 30,549 | 54,121 | 67,328 | |
| War Office | 19,733 | 28,091 | 38,720 | 54,865 | 65,047 | |
| Ministry of Labour and National Service | 28,123 | 27,614 | 30,114 | 38,874 | 41,418 | |
| Air Ministry | 19,657 | 26,886 | 23,474 | 35,382 | 39,133 | |
| Ministry of Food | — | 13,455 | 28,058 | 34,433 | 36,589 | |
| Admiralty | 12,923 | 17,638 | 23,934 | 32,030 | 41,839 | |
| Inland Revenue | 24,224 | 23,537 | 23,248 | 31,250 | 35,437 | |
| Ministry of Aircraft Production | — | — | 8,909 | 12,920 | 16,235 | |
| * | Ministry of Information (including Postal and Telegraph Censorship) | — | 531 | 10,288 | 13,101 | 15,362 |
| Press and Censorship Bureau | — | 412 | — | — | — | |
| † | Ministry of War Transport | — | — | — | 13,131 | 15,110 |
| Ministry of Transport | 2,956 | 3,182 | 3,002 | |||
| Ministry of Shipping | — | 3,046 | 8,082 | |||
| The corresponding numbers for the administrative group in each case were as set out below: | ||||||
| All Departments | 2,118 | 2,723 | 3,318 | 4,169 | 4,571 | |
| Post Office | 61 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 44 | |
| Ministry of Supply | — | 111 | 177 | 298 | 308 | |
| War Office | 59 | 63 | 109 | 95 | 109 | |
| Ministry of Labour and National Service | 59 | 75 | 113 | 144 | 142 | |
| Air Ministry | 100 | 125 | 104 | 140 | 144 | |
| Ministry of Food | — | 65 | 81 | 108 | 169 | |
| Admiralty | 54 | 66 | 166 | 149 | 180 | |
| Inland Revenue | 46 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 49 | |
| Ministry of Aircraft Production | 77 | 100 | 105 | |||
| * | Ministry of Information (including Postal and Telegraph Censorship) | — | 49 | 84 | 72 | 73 |
| Press and Censorship Bureau | — | 8 | — | — | — | |
| † | Ministry of War Transport | — | — | — | 127 | 147 |
| Ministry of Transport | 38 | 39 | 40 | |||
| Ministry of Shipping | — | 35 | 58 | |||
| Notes.—*The Postal and Telegraph Censorship Department's staffs are included in the War Office figure for total staffs for 1st January, 1940, at which date they numbered 2,886. These staffs were later transferred to the Ministry of Information and the figures for this Department for 1st January, 1941, 1942 and 1943 consist mainly of Postal and Telegraph Censorship Department staff. The Press and Censorship Bureau staff, shown separately for 1st January, 1940, were also transferred to the Ministry of Information and are merged in that Ministry's total in the returns for 1st January, 1941, 1942 and 1943. | ||||||
| (†) The returns from 1st January, 1942, onwards reflect the amalgamation of the Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Shipping (whose staffs are detailed separately in the preceding returns) in the joint Ministry of War Transport. | ||||||