Departmental Staff And Costs

Mr. Sproat
asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many civil servants are employed in his Department; what is the total cost of running the Department for the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will itemise the main constituent costs.

Mr. Roy Jenkins
30,729 civil servants, including industrials, were employed in the Home Office on 1st April 1975.The estimates of staff salaries, etc., for 1975–76 are as follows:
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|Salaries and wages            |…|
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|Travelling and subsistence    |…|
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|Other general expenses        |…|
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|Less Appropriations in Aid    |…|
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|Net Estimates cost for 1975–76|…|
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