§ Mr. William Clarkasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people were employed in established and unestablished positions in the Civil Service, respectively, at 1st October, 1964 and 1st October, 1965, respectively.
§ Mr. MacDermotThe numbers of civil servants at the latest available date in 1965, and at comparable dates in 1964, are as follows:
by the Treasury of the spending of the grant.
§ Mr. DiamondNo. Most of these grants fall within the overseas aid programme and their supervision is one element in the overall management of the aid programme which my right hon. 123W Friend the Minister of Overseas Development, as indicated in the White Paper Cmnd. 2736, has very much in mind. I am not persuaded that the device proposed by the hon. Member would add to the effectiveness of this supervision.