HC Deb 18 March 1971 vol 813 c393W
Mrs. Renèe Short

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many scientific and experimental staff are now employed at the Road Research Laboratory; how many of these are employed on research on bridges; and what were the corresponding figures for each year from 1966.

Mr. Peyton

The following is the information:

SCIENTIFIC AND EXPERIMENTAL STAFF
Date Total Bridge Research
1st April, 1966 … … 404 24
1st April, 1967 … … 421 24
1st April, 1968 … … 437 30
1st April, 1969 … … 448 30
1st April, 1970 … … 452 31
1st March, 1971 … … 486 32