§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how many ex-employees of the Ministry of Food have 56W been absorbed in other Departments of State; and into which Departments they have been absorbed, giving the numbers for each.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterThe total number of staff from the Ministry of Food who have been found posts in other Departments since 1st July, 1953, is 3,279. These are, of course, established staff.
The answer to the second part of the Question is contained in the following table of figures:
Admiralty 219 Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries 67 Air Ministry 146 Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation 68 County Courts 57 Customs and Excise 138 Export Credits Guarantee Department 26 Forestry Commission 42 General Post Office 328 Home Office 23 Ministry of Housing and Local Government 28 Inland Revenue 318 Ministry of Labour and National Service 139 National Assistance Board 506 Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance 471 National Savings Committee 23 Prison Commission 31 Ministry of Supply 153 War Office 211 H.M. Stationery Office 29 Other Departments 256 3,279