§ Mr. Onslowasked the Minister of Labour what increase or decrease there has been in the staff of the Department under his control since 16th October, 1964; and what increase or decrease he anticipates in the period up to 15th October, 1967.
§ 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 October, 1966 there had been an increase of 3,066.
It is too early to give an estimate for October, 1967 but additional staff will be needed before that time for increased work mainly in connection with the redeployment of labour.