§ Mr. Weatherillasked the Minister for the Civil Service (1) what studies he has made of the savings to be derived from amalgamating the Royal Naval Scientific Service with the Scientific Civil Service; if he will state the total staff, showing separately the number of qualified scientists and engineers, of each; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what estimate he has made of the economies to be derived from amalgamating the establishments of the Royal Naval Scientific Service with the Ministry of Technology research establishments.
§ Mrs. HartThe Royal Naval Scientific Service, which constitutes the scientific staff employed in the Navy Department, is an integral part of the Scientific Civil Service. The Scientific Civil Service has a total of about 17,500 employees, of whom some 7,000 are qualified scientists and engineers as defined in Cmnd. 3417. The strength of the Royal Naval Scientific Service is about 2,000, including some 900 qualified scientists and engineers.
No change in responsibilities as between the research and development establishments in the Navy Department and in the Ministry of Technology is at present contemplated.