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Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Pensions.

– in the House of Commons at on 9 December 1920.

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Mr. T. WILSON:

13.

asked the Minister of Pensions the number of permanent Civil servants at present employed in the Ministry of Pensions?

Photo of Sir James Macpherson Sir James Macpherson , Ross and Cromarty

There are 270 permanent Civil servants of all grades in my Department.

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