HC Deb 23 June 1966 vol 730 c125W
Sir K. Joseph

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science, approximately how many adult male employees of his Department were at the latest convenient date earning less gross than £10, £11, £12, £13, and £14 per week, respectively.

Mr. Crosland

On the most recent representative pay days (17th June for weekly paid and 31st May for monthly paid staff) the approximate numbers were as follows:

Earning less than £10 gross per week 6
Earning £10 but less than £11 gross per week 4
Earning £11 but less than £12 gross per week 26
Earning £12 but less than £13 gross per week 92
Earning £13 but less than £14 gross per week 130

Sir N. Cooper-Key

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the number of staff in his Department currently compared with the corresponding period in 1965.

Mr. Crosland

The number of staff in my Department on 1st June, 1966, was 4,076½ compared with 3,814 on 1st June, 1965.