§ 7. Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of National Insurance if he is now in a position to give detailed information about the total floor space necessary for the office accommodation required for the administration of his Department; and the cost.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsNo, Sir.
§ Sir W. SmithersWhatever the floor space may be, does the right hon. Gentleman not realise that this floor space and the bureaucrats who will occupy it are unproductive, that they are drones in the hive and that they will destroy, not create, jobs?
§ Mr. GriffithsI do not think this scheme is unproductive. I hope it will produce a retiring pension for the hon. Gentleman very shortly.