§ Mr. Shephardasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the numbers of persons employed in the regional offices of Government departments for each separate Ministry as at 1938 and as at the most recent date.
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§ Sir S. CrippsThe figures requested are:
Department 1st April, 1939 1st October, 1949 Admiralty — 60 Agriculture and Fisheries, Ministry of — 1,002 Central Land Board and War Damage Commission — 2,495 Food, Ministry of — 2,999 Fuel and Power, Ministry of — 2,992 Health, Ministry of — 1,006 Home Office 125 184 Information, Central Office of — 303 Labour and National Service, Ministry of 1,616 3,302 National Assistance Board — 370 National Insurance, Ministry of — 2,297 National Savings Committee 61 190 Pensions, Ministry of 490 1,975 Post Office 766* 3,863 Supply, Ministry of — 658 Town and Country Planning, Ministry of — 351 Trade, Board of — 1,084 Transport, Ministry of 1,455 2,597 Treasury — 107 Works, Ministry of — 3,912 Total 4,513 31,747 * Staff at 1st January, 1939, in North-West, North-East and Scottish Regions, only. Figures for 1st April, 1939, are not available and elsewhere in the country regionalisation did not develop in the present lines until after 1939. The term "Regional Office" has been interpreted as "Regional Headquarters"; staff employed at local post offices, employment exchanges, food offices, etc., are not included in these figures.