HC Deb 14 November 1977 vol 939 c36W
Mr. Kenneth Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what has been the total cost to public funds and the total number of people employed at the Business Statistics Office in each of the last three years.

Mr. Les Huckfield

The figures are as follows:

£'000 Average number employed
1974–75 4,689 1,026
1975–76 6,072 1,086
1976–77 6,783 1,066