§ Mr. Priorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what the annual cost of administering the fertilisers subsidy is; and how many civil servants are employed on it.
§ Mr. Scott-HopkinsThe cost (i.e. salaries plus travel, overheads, etc.) of the administration of the fertiliser subsidy in the United Kingdom for the financial year 1961–62 is estimated to have been approximately £275,000. Very few staff are employed exclusively on the administration of the subsidy but it is estimated that the aggregate time was equivalent to that of about 190 full-time civil servants.