§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Minister for the Civil Service to what extent between 1st June, 1970, and 1st January, 1971, there has been an increase in sav- 162W ings in the cost of running the various Ministerial Departments and the Prime Minister's office in particular; and whether he will publish as much information as may be readily available showing the rise and/or fall in the number of staff, their wages and salaries, in as many of the Ministerial offices as possible and the Prime Minister's office in particular.
§ Mr. David HowellOn 1st June, 1970, there were 83 Ministerial offices with a staff of 592 at an estimated annual cost of £1,117,000. Comparable figures for December, 1970, were 68 offices, 531 staff and £995,000. It is not possible to give meaningful comparative figures department by department because of changes in departmental responsibility since June.
The figures for the Prime Minister's office (included above) are 63 staff and about £150,000 per annum at both dates.