§ Mr. Gowasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many civil servants were employed by his Department on 1st January 1975 and on 1st March 1974.
§ Mr. Shore7,303 on 1st January 1975 and 7,016 on 1st April 1974, the first date for which information was collected following the creation of my Department on 5th March 1974.