§ Mr. Ellis Smithasked the Secretary of State for War if he will state in tabular form the numbers of generals employed in offices, the number of officers and others engaged at the War Office and other offices, respectively, and the total costs in 1936, 1945, 1955 and on the latest possible date.
§ Mr. ProfumoThe following is the information.
at Royal Ordnance Factories in 1936, 1946, 1956 and on the latest possible date; what were the numbers employed in offices and the numbers employed on 87W production, respectively; and what was the total cost, for the same years.
Numbers Employed — Non-Industrial Industrial Total Total cost of salaries and wages £ 1936–37 … … … 2,118 14,790 16,908 3,228,000 1946–47 … … … 6,978 34,850 41,828 12,792,000 1956–57 … … … 7,472 38,770 46,242 26,376,000 1st March, 1961 … … … 4,906 21,061 25,967 20,724,000 (Estimate 1960–61) Note: Figures are not available to conform with the exact terms of the Question, as office work and production are not mutually exclusive terms.