§ Mr. Speedasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the present number of staff in the Treasury and the annual cost of their salaries; and what were the comparable figures for the year ended 31st December, 1964.
§ Mr. TaverneOn 1st July, 1969, the number of staff in the (post-Fulton) Treasury was 902; on 1st January, 1965. the total of the (pre-Fulton) Treasury was 1,461.
Aggregate figures for annual salaries for these precise numbers are not available. The Civil Estimate provision for Treasury salaries in the current financial year is £1,565,000 and the out-turn of such expenditure in 1964–65 was £2,200,000.