§ 71. Mr. Martenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he takes to see that staff in the Paymaster-General's and adjacent offices are positively vetted.
§ Mr. MacDermotThese staff are vetted according to the normal rules.
§ Mr. Martenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what steps he takes within the Paymaster-General's Department to ensure the security of classified material.
§ Mr. MacDermotThe departmental records of the Paymaster-General's Office are not "classified material". Within the Minister's Private Office, normal security procedures are applied.
§ Mr. Martenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people work in the Paymaster-General's Department.
§ Sir Richard Glynasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total 23W number of civil servants employed by the Paymaster-General's Department, full time and part time, respectively, at the last convenient date; and what increases or decreases these figures represent on the comparable figures for October, 1964, and August, 1965.
§ Mr. MacDermotThe figures are
At 1st July, 1966, 653, being 637 full-time and 16 part-time; an increase of 1 full-time and 8 part-time over 1st October, 1964, and of 7 full-time and 7 part-time over 1st August, 1965.