HC Deb 19 June 1952 vol 502 cc114-5W
Mr. Osborne

asked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury what is the present staff of the Ministry of Materials; how many were transferred from the Board of Trade and the Ministry of Supply; and how far the expenses for these two Departments have been reduced proportionately as was promised when the new Ministry was established.

Mr. Boyd-Carpenter

The staff transferred to the Ministry of Materials in July, 1951, included 1,609 from the Board of Trade and 169 from the Ministry of Supply, making 1,778 from these two Departments. By 1st June, 1952, the total staff of the Ministry of Materials had been reduced to 1,579. The two Departments from which these staffs were transferred made reductions in expenditure representing the full amount of their salaries and expenses.

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