§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Prime Minister what was the total cost of, and numbers of people employed in his Department in 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74 and 1974–75.
§ The Prime MinisterThe following were the total departmental costs and numbers of civil servants employed in the Cabinet Office, including the Central Statistical Office and the Central Policy Review Staff in the years in question:—
Cost Staff 1970–71 … … 1,497,133 561 1971–72 … … 1,843,062 568 1972–73 … … 2,104,487 592 1973–74 … … 2,333,349 600 1974–75 … … 3,021,653 625