HC Deb 10 February 1954 vol 523 c128W
75. Mr. Chetwynd

asked the Minister of Food how many people in his Department engaged in the negotiation of bulk purchases have become redundant by the operation of private buyers.

Major Lloyd George

The headquarters'staff of the Department has been reduced by more than 1,000 over the past two years, but I cannot precisely allocate the reductions due to a changeover to private buying.