§ Mr. Altonasked the Prime Minister what is the average number of civil servants available to deal with the day-to-day work of each of her Ministers.
§ The Prime MinisterThe average number of civil servants in private offices who are available to deal with the day-to-day work of each of Her Majesty's Ministers, Law Officers and Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State is 10.5. I and the staff of my office are included in the calculation of this average.