§ 30. Sir V. Raikesasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that the export trade in British refined sugar is being jeopardised by exports of French refined sugar which have risen from 12,000 metric tons in 1953 to 400,000 tons in 1955; and whether, in view of the fact that such French sugar exports are heavily subsidised and sold at a price nearly £40 per ton less than the internal price of sugar in France, he will take steps to have this matter placed on the agenda of the next meeting of the Anglo-French Trade Commission.
§ Mr. LowI am aware of this increase in the French trade and the question of subsidy is already under discussion with the French Government.
Main functional groups Permanent staff Temporary staff Total 1. Administrative (home) … … … 2,596 165 2,761 2. Administrative (foreign) … … … 707 7 714 3. General executive … … … 35,493 1,581 37,074 4. Departmental executive … … … 28,432 1,977 30,409 5. General clerical … … … 79,200 11,709 90,909 6. Departmental clerical … … … 30,265 1,290 31,555 7. Sub-clerical … … … 35,609 27,554 63,163 8. Typing … … … 16,475 11,061 27,536 9. Inspectorate … … … 2,467 426 2,893 10. Messengerial … … … 21,264 16,308 37,572 11. Post office minor and manipulatives … … … 166,625 32,900 199,525 12. Professional, scientific and technical I … … … 17,166 5,174 22,340 13. Scientific and technical II … … … 32,317 I 17,357 49,714 14. Ancillary technical … … … 26,163 13,108 I 39,271 494,819 140,617 635,436