HC Deb 19 April 1944 vol 399 cc212-3W
Mr. Molson

asked the Minister of Production the number and monthly cost of his staff in June, 1942, June, 1943, and January, 1944.

Mr. Lyttelton

The Ministry of Production was first formed in March, 1942. The number and monthly cost of the

Number of Staff Monthly Cost
Date Full Time Part Time Unpaid Total
Regions H.Q. Regions H.Q. Regions H.Q. Regions H.Q. Grand Total Regions Headquarters Total
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
30 June, 1942 233 253 — 1 — 5 233 259 492 4,819 8 9 6,968 10 0 11,787 18 9
30 June, 1943 736 553 58 12 12 26 806 591 1,397 18,366 8 6 20,419 6 11 38,785 15 5
31 Jan., 1944 756 586 80 21 14 25 850 632 1,482 18,628 3 9 21,692 12 4 40,320 16 1

These figures do not include staff engaged locally by overseas missions.

Such staff at present numbers 287 at a cost of approximately £10,000 per month.

The remaining staff of overseas missions (56 in number) is included in the figures of Headquarters Staff.