§ Mr. Michael McNair-Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the present staff of his Department; and by how much the staff has changed in size since November, 1970.
§ Mr. RipponThe present staff of my Department is 70,109. This figure includes a net addition of 1,439 staff as the result of transfers of functions between Departments. The total shows a reduction of 1,929 since November, 1970.