§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many executive officers were employed in his Department on 29th May, 1971; and what were their salaries.
§ Sir K. JosephThe latest date for which details of staff numbers are available is 1st May, 1971, when there were302W 13,457 executive officers employed in my Department at salaries in the range £741 to £1,835. It is estimated that the salary cost of these staff would amount to about £21½ million in a full year.