§ Mr. Cooperasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation what is the number of industrial and non-industrial civil servants in his Department at the most recent convenient date; and what is the establishment up to which recruitment is intended at the present time.
§ Mr. LindgrenThe number of industrial and non-industrial civil servants in the Ministry of Civil Aviation on 1st November, 1947, was as follows:
— Industrial. Non-Industrial. Total. Headquarters … Nil 1,655 1,655 Outstations … 1,921 3,747 5,668 Total … 1,921 5,402 7,323 The comparable establishment at the same date, up to which recruitment is intended at the present time, was as follows:
— Industrial. Non-Industrial. Total. Headquarters … Nil 1,837 1,837 Outstations … 2,244 4,609 6,853 Total … 2,244 6,446 8,690 The numbers of industrial and non-industrial vacancies as at 1st November, 1947, were therefore 323 and 1,044 respectively.