§ Mr. James Davidsonasked the President of the Board if Trade, what were the total numbers of civil servants employed by the Board of Trade and its subsidiary departments at the beginning of 1946, 1951, 1964, and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. DarlingThe following table gives the information for which the hon. Member asks. The figures for the Export Credits Guarantees Department are also shown. The functions of the Board of Trade have, of course, varied considerably over this period and direct comparisons between the figures for particular years would be very misleading.
STAFF EMPLOYED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE Non-Industrial Industrial E.C.G.D. 1st January, 1946 8,121 Not available 238 1st January, 1951 10,092 504 433 1st January, 1964 7,645 47 1,043 1st October, 1967 17,477 697 1,307