§ Mr. COTTONasked the Secretary to the Treasury how many persons are now being employed at the Ministry of Information; and what are their names and previous qualifications, the nature of the duties which they are discharging, and the salaries drawn in each case?
§ Mr. BALDWINThe staff of the Ministry of Information now numbers 825 persons, divided as follows:
Home staff 685 Staff abroad 140 Of these, a large number of the senior officials are giving their services without salary. In view of the labour involved, I am not prepared to give the information asked for in the last part of the question, but I may point out that the staffing arrangements of this Department have recently been investigated by the Committee appointed to deal with the question of staffing of Government offices, whose Report will be issued shortly.