§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment what estimate he has made of the increase in the number of legal staff employed by his Department that will be required in the next five years.
§ Mr. BryanI expect the present legal staff to increase by four during the next five years. Two will be needed to fill existing vacancies and another two will be required following the enactment of the Industrial Relations Bill.
§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many lawyers are employed by his Department; and, of those, how many are directly involved in his Department's conciliation services.
§ Mr. BryanMy Department employs 20 legal staff at present. None is directly involved in conciliation work.