HC Deb 15 May 1952 vol 500 cc157-8W
130. Mr. Bottomley

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many of the staff in the Statistics Division of his Department have been dismissed since October, 1951; and how many transferred to other work.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

Since 1st October, 1951, 48 of the staff of Statistics Division have left the Board of Trade and 102 have been transferred to other work.