HC Deb 01 July 1968 vol 767 cc190-1W
Mr. J. E. B. Hill

asked the Minister of Transport if he will give the total size in number of staff employed, showing separately numbers in each Civil Service grade, and the total annual cost of the unit of his Department known as the Directorate General of Economic Planning.

Mr. Marsh

46 composed as follows: 1 Director General; 1 Chief Economic Adviser (part-time); 3 Senior Economic Advisers; 6 Economic Advisers; 3 Economic Consultants (of whom 2 are part-time); 10 Economic Assistants; 1 Principal Scientific Officer; 3 Senior Scientific Officers; 6 Scientific Officers; 1 Research Officer; 7 Executive Officers; 4 Personal Secretaries. There are also 20 Clerical Officers and 5 Clerical Assistants who work for some of their time for other Divisions of the Ministry.

The total salary cost of the unit is in the region of £100,000 p.a.