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Mr. William Hamilton
asked the Minister for the Civil Service which Departments have increased the number of civil servants employed in the last 20 months from 1st July, 1970; what were the numbers involved in each case, and the additional cost in salaries; and what plans he has for their reduction.
Mr. David Howell
The table below lists Departments which have increased their staff by 100 or more in the period 1st July, 1970, to 1st January, 1972. Some of these increases reflected changes in Departments' functions and are counterbalanced by decreases elsewhere. It is not possible from the information available centrally to assess the additional salary cost of these net increases. It remains the Government's policy to look for economies in all areas of the Civil Service.
| Departments in which the number of civil servants has increased by 100 or more in the period 1st July. 1970, to 1st January, 1972. | |
| Increase | |
| Civil Service Department | 168 |
| Customs and Excise | 497 |
| Employment | 1,138 |
| Export Credits Guarantee Department | 112 |
| General Register Office, Scotland | 198 |
| Health and Social Security | 3,072 |
| Home Office | 2,331 |
| Inland Revenue | 4,442 |
| Lord Chancellor's Department Courts Service | 1,343 |
| Land Registry | 421 |
| Office of Population Censuses and Surveys | 532 |
| Scottish Office | 300 |
| Stationery Office | 105 |