§ 45. Mr. W. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Defence how many civil servants are engaged directly on defence work, excluding those engaged on production and research; and how many of this number are employed in the London and south-eastern region and in Scotland, respectively.
§ Mr. Thorneycroft204,000, of whom 47,000 are employed in London and the south-eastern region and 12,000 in Scotland.