HC Deb 20 February 1967 vol 741 cc216-7W
Mr. Ian Lloyd

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what has been the total cost of the advertisements run by the Civil Service Commission for the recruitment of economists; how many economists have been recruited directly as a result of these advertisements; and to which Government Department they have been allocated.

Mr. Diamond

In 1966, the Civil Service Commission spent £3,550 on advertisements for the recruitment of economists. Of the 15 people appointed, 11 said that they had learned of the vacancies from press advertisements. Departments to which economists were allocated are: the Department of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, the Ministry of Overseas Development, the Ministry of Power, the Board of Trade and H.M. Treasury. Five of the 15 were appointed as cadet economists and are receiving further training at Universities.

The Commission have recently advertised at a cost of £3,835 an open competition to recruit economists in 1967. Interviews will be held in March and April.

EXPENDITURE PER HEAD OF POPULATION, 1965–66
Total Public Expenditure Central Government Expenditure†
Service* Scotland England and Wales Scotland England and Wales
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Roads (including lighting) … … 8 14 6 7 12 10 5 8 4 3 17 3
Airports‡ … … 17 4 7 0 — —
Ports‡ … … 13 5 5 7 — —
Promotion of local employment … … 1 12 3 7 3 1 12 3 7 3
Agricultural support … … 5 6 10 4 6 10 5 6 10 4 6 10
Agricultural and fishery services, etc. … … 1 16 2 10 1 1 15 0 8 5
Forestry … … 11 2 10 3 11 2 10 3
Housing … … 28 13 5 15 6 4 4 6 10 1 16 10
Environmental services … … 13 16 9 10 15 3 13 5 8 11
Libraries and museums … … 10 5 19 6 2 4 3 10
Police … … 3 18 0 4 2 0 1 16 1 1 18 9
Prisons … … 13 5 11 1 13 5 11 1
Other law and order … … 1 14 2 2 0 3 13 1 13 11
Education (excluding Universities and C.A.T.s) 27 11 6 24 19 8 2 13 5 1 0 4
Universities and C.A.T.s … … 5 5 8 4 9 11 5 5 4 3 13 4
Health and welfare … … 26 18 5 24 14 6 24 8 10 21 3 6
Childrens services … … 7 3 9 6 5 0 6 6 10 5 5 10
Benefits and Assistance … … 45 8 6 43 13 3 45 8 6 43 13 3
Other services … … 2 17 3 4 12 8 1 11 11 1 7 4
General, Rate Deficiency, and Equalisation and Transitional Grants to Local Revenues … — — 20 17 9 18 19 10
* As listed in Table 57 of the Scottish Digest of Statistics, 1966.
† Including transfers to other spending authorities within the Public Sector, other than Consolidated Fund Loans to Local Authorities (not separately identifiable).
‡Items for which separately identifiable figures of transfers are not available.