§ Sir R. Gowerasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he can now give any estimate of the amount of early plums which will remain unpicked through lack of demand; and whether, as an emergency measure, he will insist upon the placing of some part of this crop in cold storage?
§ Mr. BoothbyNo machinery exists for providing the figures asked for by my hon. Friend but reliable information received in my Department indicates that no considerable proportion of the early plum crop is likely to remain unpicked. My Noble Friend sees no ground for
NUMBERS EMPLOYED AS AT 22ND AUGUST, 1940. Grade. Headquarters. Outstations (approximate). Male. Female. Total. Male. Female. Total. Clerical Officers … … … … 1,094 692 1,786 — — — Clerical Assistant … … … … — 584 584 — 1 1 "S" Class Clerks (Established) … … 68 — 68 — — — "S" Class Clerks (Unestablished) … 22 — 22 — — — Temporary Clerks:— Grade I … … … … … 2 — 2 — — — Grade II … … … … … 84 4 88 — — — Grade III … … … … 1,051 650 1,701 2,847 1,170 4,017 Air Service Clerks, Grade II … … — — — 9 — 9 Air Service Clerks, Grade III … … 6 — 6 538 1 539 Air Service Assistant Clerks (Established) 11 — 11 465 — 465 Air Service Assistant Clerks (Temporary) 14 — 14 761 — 761 Chief Superintendents of Typists … — 3 3 — — — Superintendents of Typists (Established) — 25 25 — 4 4 Superintendents of Typists (Temporary) — 1 1 — — — Shorthand Typists (Established) … — 158 158 — 49 49 Shorthand Typists (Temporary) … … — 118 118 — 358 358 Typists (Established) … … … — 175 175 — 41 41 Typists (Temporary) … … … — 224 224 — 232 232 Totals … … … 2,352 2,634 4,986 4,620 1,856 6,476 The above numbers do not include staff now serving with His Majesty's Forces, nor, in the case of oversea stations, staff entered locally.