§ 3. Mr. Errollasked the Minister of Supply what is the approximate quantity and value of the stores awaiting disposal by the British Stores Disposal Mission in Egypt.
§ Mr. G. R. StraussAbout 10,000 tons of stores and 1,500 vehicles are in process of disposal. Further considerable tonnages are expected to be declared surplus during the year. It is not possible to estimate their sale value in advance.
§ 4. Mr. Errollasked the Minister of Supply what were the numbers and grades 1354 of the British personnel employed by the British Stores Disposal Mission in Egypt on 1st January, 1949.
§ Mr. G. R. StraussAs the answer contains a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. ErrollIs the reduction entirely due to the smaller quantity of stores now awaiting disposal or has some redundancy been discovered?
§ Mr. StraussThere is still a substantial amount of stores for disposal, but the amount is decreasing a little and we have been able to reduce the staff.
§ Following is the answer:
§ On 1st January, 1949, 235 British personnel, including 142 recruited locally, were employed in Egypt in the following grades:—
| Director General | … | 1 |
| Senior Executives | … | 20 |
| Executive and Supervisory | … | 52 |
| Clerical, typing, etc. | … | 76 |
| Storeholding grades | … | 86 |
| 235 |