HC Deb 12 November 1965 vol 720 cc11-2W
Dame Irene Ward

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will analyse and publish the details of the expenditure on the Question costing between £300 and £500 referred to in a Written Answer on 29th October.

Mr. MacDermot

The Question was put down by the hon. Member for Orpington (Mr. Lubbock)To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what extent staggering of working hours has been implemented in Government Departments, following instructions to this effect."—[OFFICIAL REPORT, 27th July, 1965; Vol. 717, c. 62.] Preparation of the Answer involved over 70 Departments. Some of these have several headquarters buildings; some have local office networks. The total cost was £475. Its distribution between Departments is shown in the following table:

No. of Departments Cost range
over up to
52 — £5
6 £5 £10
9 £10 £15
1 £15 £20
2 £20 £25
3 £25 £80