HC Deb 02 February 1959 vol 599 c17W
107. Mr. Hale

asked the President of the Board of Trade the estimated number of persons wholly or principally employed in the cotton textile department of the Board of Trade; and what is the annual estimated cost, including overheads, of this department.

Mr. J. Rodgers

Nine officials are employed wholly in the Cotton Textile Branch of the Board of Trade and two others for a large part of their time. The annual cost of their salaries, together with the estimated proportion of overheads is about £20,000.