asked the Minister for the Civil Service what was the total sum paid from the Treasury for the remuneration of civil servants in Great Britain in each year, from 1960 to 1975 giving the precise amount for each year.
pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 14th January 1976; Vol. 903, c. 173–4], gave the following information:Information is not available in the form specified. However, the provision in the Supply Estimates since 1961–62 for all United Kingdom-based civil servants for the financial years ending 31st March has been as follows. Due to a major change in the form of the Estimates in 1962–63, it is not possible to provide comparable figures for 1960–61.
| Estimates | |
| £ million | |
| 1961–62 | 580 |
| 1962–63 | 615 |
| 1963–64 | 642 |
| 1964–65 | 680 |
| 1965–66 | 729 |
| 1966–67 | 783 |
| 1967–68 | 865 |
| 1968–69 | 937 |
| 1969–70 | 1,020 |
| 1970–71 | 1,175 |
| 1971–72 | 1,300 |
| 1972–73 | 1,419 |
| 1973–74 | 1,509 |
| 1974–75 | 1,840 |
| 1975–76 | 2,415 |
The figure for 1975–76 will be affected by the forthcoming Spring Supplementary Estimates.
asked the Minister for the Civil Service what was the total number of civil servants in Great Britain paid by the Treasury in 1960; and by how much that number was increased each year between 1960 and 1975 giving the exact number for each year.
pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 14th January 1976; Vol. 903, c. 174], gave the following information:Reliable information is not available in the form specified. The number of United Kingdom-based civil servants in post on 1st April 1960 was 642,504. The figures at 1st April each year show the following variations over the previous year's figures:
| 1961 | +378 |
| 1962 | +4,228 |
| 1963 | +14,405 |
| 1964 | -3,617 |
| 1965 | -2,974 |
| 1966 | +7,062 |
| 1967 | +17,990 |
| 1968 | +12,678 |
| 1969 | -8,283 |
| 1970 | +16,479 |
| 1971 | -765 |
| 1972 | -9,702 |
| 1973 | +9,769 |
| 1974 | -8,116 |
| 1975 | +9,334 |