§ Mr. Skeffingtonasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the 137W Council, how many persons in the categories of administrative, technical and industrial workers were employed on 1st July, 1954, in the headquarters of the Directorate of Scientific and Industrial Research, in other Directorate of Scientific Industrial Research establishments, and
— Staff on 1st July in each of the years indicated 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1. D.S.I.R. Headquarters: Administrative … … … 160 171 217 190 185 185 Scientific … … … 47 57 61 61 66 77 2. D.S.I.R. Research Establishments: Administrative … … … 417 517 506 505 502 503 Scientific … … … 1,870 2,178 2,241 2,242 2,242 2,343 Industrial … … … 776 890 919 943 951 966 Total … … … 3,670 3,813 3,944 3,941 3,946 4,074 3. Agricultural Research Council Headquarters: Administrative … … … 56 58 59 67 67 65 Technical … … … 1 2 2 3 3 4 4. Agricultural Research Council Institutes and Research Units:* Administrative … … … 30 32 45 52 49 64 Technical … … … 114 141 179 214 238 261 Industrial … … … 142 159 176 222 252 278 Total … … … 343 392 461 558 609 672 5. Medical Research Council:† Administrative … … … 230 249 271 281 Scientific … … … 427 444 450 490 Technical … … … 509 511 499 551 Maintenance … … … 212 217 220 236 Total … … … 1,073 1,337 1,378 1,421 1,440 1,558 6. Nature Conservancy: Administrative … … … 6 19 34 40 49 70 Scientific … … … 0 9 16 19 24 38 Total … … … 6 28 50 59 73 108 *These figures do not include the staff of the research institutes financed from the Votes of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and of the Department of Agriculture for Scotland. † The figures for the Medical Research Council are for 1st June in each year up to 1953 and for 1st April, 1954. The detailed figures for 1949 and 1950 are not available.