§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what was the cost of the Signals Department (Government Communications Headquarters) and Communications—Electronics Security Department in 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1967; what was the cost of research done there; how many qualified scientists and engineers worked there; and if he will consider transferring the work to the Royal Radar Establishment at Malvern.
§ Mr. MulleyThe cost of the Signals Department (Government Communications Headquarters) and the Communications—Electronics Security Department to the Diplomatic Service vote and the number of qualified scientists and engineers were as follows:
£m. Numbers 1964–65 3.0 78 1965–66 3.5 146 1966–67 3.7 155 1967–68 4.0 (Estimated) 159 I regret that I cannot say the proportion of this effort which was devoted to research. The work is highly specialised and it would not be practicable to transfer it elsewhere.