§ Mr. Onslowasked the Minister of Labour what increase or decrease there was in the staff of the Department under his control in the period 16th October, 1964 to 15th April, 1966; and what increase or decrease he anticipates in the period 16th April, 1966 to 15th October, 1966.
§ Mr. GunterThe date nearest to 16th October, 1964 for which statistics are available is 1st October, 1964. On that date there were in my department 21,418 staff. By 1st April, 1966 there had been an increase of 1,527.
It is too early to give a reliable estimate but I think it likely that between April and October, 1966 the total number of staff will increase by about 1,900.