HC Deb 21 July 1964 vol 699 cc57-8W
Mr. Hayman

asked the Secretary of State for Defence how many persons are employed in the Public Relations Office serving defence establishments in the Dartmoor National Park; what are their ranks; what is the annual cost of entertainment items; what has been the annual cost of the office in each of the last three years, including salaries and wages; and what is the estimated total cost for 1964–65.

Mr. Ramsden

Defence establishments on Dartmoor are among those administered by Headquarters 43 (Wessex) Division/District at Taunton. This head £11 million out of a total for defence contracts of about £900 million. I regret that figures showing the number of people employed on these contracts is not available but in May, 1964, 357,000 employees in manufacturing industry were engaged on defence contract work of which 11,500 were employed in Wales.