§ Mr. Thorpeasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will exclude ports handling cargoes totalling less than 1 million tons per annum from the proposed National Dock Labour Board scheme.
120Wbe needed to enforce the Employment Agencies' Act when the licensing functions are transferred from local authorities; and what the cost of these civil servants would be in one year.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerMy Department will need 65 additional staff at an estimated annual cost of £318,000 to enforce the Employment Agencies' Act. It is anticipated that the cost of these staff will be offset by receipts from licence fees.
§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many civil servants were employed in his Department on 1st January 1973, 1st January 1974, and 1st January 1975; and if he will show how many of these were employed in Scotland, England and Wales, respectively.
§ Mr. BoothNo. I do not believe that the inclusion of a port in the scheme can sensibly be determined by a fixed criterion in the way suggested.