§ Mr. Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many people were employed by the Manpower Services Commission and by the Health and Safety Commission in each quarter since these commissions were established.
§ Mr. John Grant,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 10th January 1977), gave the following information:
The numbers of people employed in the Manpower Services Commission—MSC—and its agencies and the Health and Safety Commission and its Executive are given below. The MSC figures incorporate the staff of the Training Services Agency from 1st April 1974 and the Employment Service Agency from 1st October 1974. Figures relate to permanent staff only.
Number of Staff Date MSC/ESA/TSA HSC/HSE 1st January 1974 … 12 — 1st April 1974 … 5,475 — 1st July 1974 … 5,732 — 1st October 1974 … 18,146 — 1st January 1975 … 18,571 — 1st April 1975 … 19,114 2,626 1st July 1975 … 19,690 2,965 1st October 1975 … 20,418 3,031 1st January 1976 … 20,862 3,122 1st April 1976 … 21,241 3,281 1st July 1976 … 21,867 3,387 1st October 1976 … 22,401 3,510