HC Deb 06 December 1957 vol 579 c88W
Lord Balniel

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many persons were employed in the Statistics Division of the Board of Trade at the latest available date, and at comparable dates during each of the past six years.

Sir D. Eccles

The following is the information:

Year Number on the 1st November
1957 … … … 821
1956 … … … 803
1955 … … … 733
1954 … … … 737
1953 … … … 862
1952 … … … 1,115
1951 … … … 1,396