§ Mr. Burdenasked the Minister of Technology what was the total number of civil servants employed by Departments comparable to his existing Department in 1964, and the annual cost; and what were the figures on 31st December, 1968, and the relevant figures on 30th April, 1970.
§ Mr. Carmichael:The staff employed by the Ministry of Technology on 1st April 1970, the latest date for which information is available, was 25,574 non-industrials and 12,296 industrials, a total of 37,870.
The annual staff cost included in 1969–70 Parliamentary Estimates was £67,596,000.
Because of the re-organisations affecting the work of the Department, is it not possible to provide the information for earlier years.