4. The Earl of Dalkeithasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how many civil servants are employed in office duties in his Department now, compared with 10 years ago.
§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsThe number employed in the service classes mainly engaged on office duties in the Ministry of Food and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries on 1st January, 1953, was 29,687; on 1st January this year the figure for the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was 8,606.