§ Lieut. - Commander KENWORTHYasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, as representing the Forestry Commissioners, how many persons are employed by the Commissioners at the present time; and what is the maximum number that have been employed at any one time during the last 12 months?
§ Mr. W. R. SMITHThe number of persons now employed by the Forestry Commissioners (excluding 62 forest officers and 105 office staff) is 3,199; the maximum number employed at any one time during the last 12 months was 3,835.