§ Mr. James Davidsonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what were the total numbers of civil servants employed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and by its subsidiary departments and predecessors, as appropriate, at the beginning of 1946, 1951, 1964 and the latest available date.
§ Mr. HoyThe total number of civil servants so employed at the beginning of 1946, 1951 and 1964, and the end of 1967 were respectively, 44,426, 42,651, 15,615 and 16,530. In some cases, estimates based on actual figures at a near date have been incorporated.
The totals for 1946 and 1951 include staff employed in the Ministry of Food which merged with the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in 1955. Staff of County War Agricultural Executive Committees, which are not included in the 1946 figure, totalled some 10,000.