§ 60. Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the Lord Privy Seal when Her Majesty's Government's reply will be laid before the current meeting of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations in Geneva in accordance with the General Assembly Resolution 1710 (XVI) proposing a United Nations Development Decade.
§ Mr. GodberThe resolution to which the hon. Gentleman refers requested the Secretary-General to seek the views of Governments and, on the basis of these, to submit to the Economic and Social Council his proposals for a Development Decade programme. Her Majesty's Government addressed a memorandum to the Secretary-General last May making suggestions for inclusion in the pro-
— Established or Permanent Temporary Total Cost of Salaries/Wages 1st April, 1951— Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. 7,157 15,811 8,118 25,225 15,275 41,036 £6,684,017 in 1950–51 £17,069,682 in 1950–51 Ministry of Food 8,654 17,107 25,761 £10,385,665 in 1950–51 1st April, 1962— Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. 10,978 3,823 14,801 £15,033,989 (provisional) in 1961–62 These figures include casual; and seasonal staff but exclude fee-paid officers.