§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Food if he will give, in tabular form,
Headquarters Staff Totals London … … … … … … 3,023 Stanmore … … … … … … 1,054 Thames Ditton … … … … … … 67 Colwyn Bay … … … … … … 1,389 Oxford … … … … … … 712 Total Headquarters staff … 6,245
Regional Staff Region Divisional Food Office Local Food Office Commodity Staff Northern … 189½ 1,521½ 84 East and West Ridings 255½ 1,845½ 403 North Western … 306 3,086½ 536 North Midland … 211½ 1,582½ 63 Midland … 262½ 2,083½ 672 Eastern … 236½ 1,694½ 124 London … 425½ 4,353 204½ South Eastern … 191 1,377½ 306½ Southern … 153 1,367 75 South Western … 261 1,862½ 356 North Wales … 91 415 13 South Wales … 184 1,070 101 South-East Scotland … 75 386½ 488 West Scotland … 132½ 1,300 East Scotland … 67½ 339 North Scotland … 82½ 342½ Northern Ireland … 121 627½ 17 3,245½ 25,245½ 3,443 Total Regional Staff 31,943 Totals … … … … 38,188 Casual (Non-Industrial) Staff employed in local food offices (at 1st May, 1949) for the distribution of ration books (for approximately 6-8 weeks between April and June).
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Northern … … … … … … 410 East and West Ridings … … … … … … 355 North Western … … … … … … 1,922½ North Midland … … … … … … 560 Midland … … … … … … 720 Eastern … … … … … … 575 London … … … … … … 2,473½ South Eastern … … … … … … 599 Southern … … … … … … 338½ South Western … … … … … … 478 North Wales … … … … … … 84 South Wales … … … … … … 343½ South-East Scotland … … … … … … 121 West Scotland … … … … … … 948 East Scotland … … … … … … 55½ North Scotland … … … … … … 39 Northern Ireland … … … … … … 238 Total casual staff … … … … … 10,260½ the numbers of staff employed by his Department, and their location, at the latest available date.
§ Mr. StracheyTotal number of non-industrial staff employed in the Ministry of Food and their location at 1st May, 1949 (part-time workers counted as halves), is as follows: