HC Deb 16 February 1966 vol 724 cc239-40W
Mr. Eyre

asked the Minister of Aviation if he will state the number of professional scientific staff employed in his Department's research establishments on 1st December 1963, 1964 and 1965.

Mr. Mulley

The numbers in the Scientific Officer Class at the research establishments at 1st December, 1963, 1964 and 1965 were nine hundred and ninety-seven (997), one thousand and twenty-two (1022), and one thousand and thirty-seven (1,037) respectively.