§ 49. Mr. Hammersleyasked the Minister of Production the number of persons and their salary grades on the staff of his Ministry when he was appointed and at the last convenient date?
§ The Minister of Production (Mr. Lyttelton)Yes, Sir. I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate a detailed statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the Statement of Numbers of Staff, and Salary Ranges, of the Ministry of Production:
| Headquarters. | No. in post at 12.3.42. | No. in post at 31.1.43. | Salary Ranges. |
| Permanent Secretary | — | 1 | £3,000. |
| Minister's Advisers | 1 | 6 | Unpaid. |
| Second Secretary | — | 1 | £2,200. |
| Under Secretary, Principal Assistant Secretaries, and Senior Administrative Officers. | 3 | 36 (of whom 8 are unpaid) | Varying rates from £1,000 to £1,900. |
| Principal Officers, Temporary Statistical and Administrative Officers. | 5 | 33 | Varying rates from £600 to £1,100. |
| Technical Officers | 2 | 10 | Varying rates from £400 to £1,250. |
| Staff, Executive, and Higher Clerical Officers and Analogous Temporary Gradings. | 19 | 88 (includes 4 unpaid). | Varying rates from £150 to £650. |
| Clerical Officers and Temporary Clerks | 74 | 136 | Varying rates from 31s. fid. per week to £350 per annum. |
| Shorthand Typists and Typists | 5 | 109 | Varying rates from 27s. 6d. to £3 15s. 0d. per week. |
| Messengers, Cleaners, etc. | — | 63 | Varying rates from 30s. 6d. per week to £205 per annum. |
| 109 (includes 1 unpaid) | 483 (includes 18 unpaid) |
| Regions. | No. in post at 12.3.42. | No. in post at 31.1.43. | Salary Ranges. |
| Regional Controllers | — | 11 (includes 6 unpaid) | 1,500. |
| Deputy Regional Controllers | — | 5 (includes 1 unpaid). | £1,000. |
| Secretaries to Regional Boards and other Administrative Officers. | 11 | 38 (includes 1 unpaid). | Varying rates from £600 to £850. |
| Technical Assistants | 54 | 180 | Varying rates to £675 p.a. |
| Executive, Higher Clerical and Analogous Grades. | 25 | 56 | Varying rates from £200 to £600. |
| Temporary Clerks | 67 | 198 | Varying rates from 29s. 6d. to 94s. per week. |
| Shorthand Typists and Typists | 54 | 171 | Varying rates from 25s. 6d. to 55s. per week. |
| Messengers and Cleaners | 1 | 29 | Varying rates from 32s. 6d. to 52s. per week. |
| 212 | 688 (includes 8 unpaid and 33 part-time). |
| In addition to the above, there are approximately 200 persons in the United States of America on the staff of the British Raw Materials Mission, the British Central Scientific Office and the Combined Production and Resources Board, most of whom are locally engaged. |