Parliamentary Draftsmen

HC Deb 02 December 1964 vol 703 cc90-1W

Sir P. Rawlinson

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many Parliamentary draftsmen were employed on 25th July, 1964, and on 25th November, 1964, respectively.

Mr. MacDermot

I assume that the right hon. Gentleman's Question relates to the numbers of the professional staff employed on the dates mentioned in the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel and the Lord Advocate's Department.

In the case of the Parliamentary Counsel the relevant figures are as follows:—

25th July 1964: 17 (including two counsel serving in Commonwealth countries on loan or secondment).

25th November 1964: 18 (including one counsel serving overseas in the Commonwealth and two recruited specifically for service in the Commonwealth as required and at that time awaiting overseas appointments).

In the case of the Lord Advocate's Department the figures are as follows:—

• 25th July, 1964–6.
• 25th November, 1964–6.