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Lord James Douglas-Hamilton
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what was the total number of civil servants, working in Scotland in 1960; and by how much that number was increased each year between 1960 and 1975, giving the exact number for each year.
Mr. Charles R. Morris,
pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 14th January 1976; Vol. 903, c. 174], gave the following information:The total number of civil servants working in Scotland on 1st July 1960 was 51,819. The figures at 1st July each year show the following variations over the previous year's figures:
| Year | Increase or decrease over previous year |
| 1961 | -167 |
| 1962 | +1,032 |
| 1963 | +1,033 |
| 1964 | +314 |
| 1965 | +1,117 |
| 1966 | +356 |
| 1967 | +3,300 |
| 1968 | +2,533 |
| 1969 | -579 |
| 1970 | +3,366 |
| 1971 | +802 |
| 1972 | -2,216 |
| 1973 | +988 |
| 1974 | -804 |
| 1975 | +3,092 |