Departmental Staff

Mr. Cormack
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many clerical and other white collar workers were employed in her Department on 1st January 1973, 1st January 1974 and 1st January 1975, respectively.

Mr. Alec Jones
The available information relates to all non-industrial staff. The figures are as follows: ----------------------
|1st January 1973|…|…|
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|1st January 1974|…|…|
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|1st January 1975|…|…|
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The increase from 1st January 1973 to 1st January 1975 was mainly in social security local offices to meet a rise in work loads.