Mr. De la Bèreasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the total number of paid publicity agents attached to all Government Departments throughout the country on 1st June, 1945; the approximate total cost of their salaries for the period June, 1945, to June, 1946; and the increase or decrease of numbers employed compared with 1st June, 1945.
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§ Mr. Glenvil Hall,pursuant to his reply(OFFICIAL REPORT, 25th June, 1946; Vol. 424, C. 1072–3), supplied the. following information,:
The following table gives for all Departments, other than the Ministry of Information, now the Central Office of Information, the particulars to which I
Department. Numbers Cost£ June, 1945. June, 1946. Admiralty … 112 30 39,000 Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries … 58 A 62 A 24,306 Air Ministry … 196 B 74 B 58,062 Ministry of Civil Aviation … — 6 3,007 Colonial Office … 14 20 6,735 Control Office for Germany and Austria … — 11 C 1,900 Dominions Office … 5 12 3,000 10 Downing Street … — 3 1,532 Ministry of Education … 5 5 2,500 Ministry of Food … 70 70 27,050 Foreign Office … 10 10 8,150 Ministry of Fuel and Power … 14 14 6,250 Ministry of Health … 34 35 12,380 Home Office … 8 8 5018 India Office … 19 14 7:349 Inland Revenue … 1 2 1,440 Ministry of National Insurance … — 6 1,027 Ministry of Labour … 24 25 13,293 National Savings Committee … 84 76 32,712 Department of Overseas Trade … 6 — 1,655. Ministry of Pensions … 3 3 1,503 Post Office … 14 28 15,000 Ministry of Production … 15 — 3,150 Scottish Home Department … 9 10 5,073 Department of Scientific and Industrial Research … — 1 450 Ministry of Supply and Aircraft Production … 102 D 33 21,000 Ministry of Town and Country Planning … 7 7 4,380 Board of Trade … 55 68 27,500 Treasury … 1 2 1,233 War Damage Commission … 2 2 1,333 War Office … 246 109 79,500 Ministry of Transport … 13 11 5,300 Ministry of Works … 15 10 5,442 1,142 767 427,270 There has thus been a decrease in numbers of 375 (A) This figure includes a staff of 48 costing approximately£18,733 per annum engaged upon Informing and advising farmers and domestic food producers through all available media as to the best and most efficient methods of food production. (B) The staff of the photographic Dark Room and the R.A.F. Film Production Unit are not included in these figures. They are partly engaged on work of a public relations nature, but as this varies with operational requirements no estimate of cost can be made and particulars are excluded from the above statement. (C) Staff in Germany and Austria and staff in England who are engaged primarily on the work of re educating Germans and Austrians are not included. (D) The figure for 1st June, 1945, includes a staff of 18 employed in the Publicity and Campaign Branch of the Directorate of Salvage and Recovery No staff are now employed on this work.