§ Sir T. Mooreasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Aircraft Production the number of people employed in the special branch known as the Technical Cost Department; the total annual salaries and allowances paid to such employès; and the total cost of operating this special branch?
§ Colonel LlewellinThe number of officers employed in the Technical Costs Branch is 164; their total annual salaries and allowances amount to £65,000. The branch deals with estimates of production costs not only for the Ministry of Aircraft Production but also for the Admiralty and other Government Departments.