§ Mr. Boyd-Carpenterasked the Minister of Land and Natural Resources how many staff are employed in his Department; how many of these are of the rank of assistant secretary and above; what is the annual cost of their salaries; and on what vote they are borne in the current year.
§ Mr. WilleyThere are at present 76 officials in my Department, of whom eight are assistant secretaries and above. The estimated annual cost of their salaries is £110,400. Pending the approval of Estimates for 1964–5, which will be submitted in due course, the remuneration and expenses of persons appointed directly to the department are being met out of advances from the Civil Contingencies Fund; the remaining persons appointed have been transferred from other departments, and their pay and expenses are continuing to be met out of monies voted by Parliament for those Departments.