§ 36. Mr. AMMONasked the Secretary of State for War the number and nature of the staff employed at the Chemical Warfare Research Department and the cost of the Department for each financial year since its inception?
§ Sir L. WORTHINGTON-EVANSThe staff employed at the Chemical Warfare Experimental Station, Porton, consists of 22 naval, military and Air Force officers and 26 civilian scientists, together with certain subordinate staff. As regards the cost of the establishment, with the hon. Member's permission, I will circulate the figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following are the figures:
§ Figures of cost of the establishment during the War are not available, but post-War expenditure has been, approximately, as follows:
| £ | |
| 1919–20 | 90,000 |
| 1920–21 | 54,000 |
| 1921–22 | 81,000 |
| 1922–23 | 87,000 |
| 1923–24 | 103,000 |
§ The cost during the current year is estimated at, approximately, £115,000, increasing in 1925–26 to £132,000.