§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer by how many the number of civil servants in his Department and other categories of public sector officials, including any industrial civil servants, has increased since 1973–74.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe information is as follows:
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§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give details of the numbers and salaries of the extra public relations and information officers recruited by his Department, and agencies for which it is responsible, since 1973–74.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonNo additional staff of this type have been recruited since 1973–74.
§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer for how many unfilled vacancies his Department is responsible.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonNone, apart from the small number which exist at any particular time for transitional reasons and because of the normal turnover of staff.
§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total cost of, and number of people employed in, the Inland Revenue and the Customs and Excise, respectively, in 1973–74; and what is his estimate for 1975–76.
Outturn 1973–74 Outturn 1974–75 Estimate 1975–76 Increase 1974–75 on 1973–74 Estimated Increase 1975–76 on 1974–75 £10,103,981 £11,383,515 £26,849,200 £1,279,534 £15,465,685 The above figures relate to the Treasury and Miscellaneous Expenses Votes for 1973–74 and to the Economic and Financial Administration: Treasury Vote for subsequent years. In all cases, expenditure incurred on behalf of the National Economic Development Council, Exchequer Office, Scotland and the Paymaster-General's Office has been excluded.
The estimate given for 1975–76 takes account of the Summer Supplementary Estimate presented to the House of Commons on 11th July 1975 (HC 445) and includes a net sum of £8,493,000 for payments to the Royal Mint in connection with the manufacture of United Kingdom coin following the introduction of the Royal Mint Trading Fund on 1st April 1975.