§ Mr. Costainasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many technical and professional staff are currently engaged full time by the National Building Agency on work other than appraising industrialised building systems; and whether he will list in general terms the activities which are involved.
§ Mr. Amery109 technical and professional staff are currently engaged by the National Building Agency on work other than the appraisal of industrialised house-building systems. The main activities on which these staff are employed are as follows:—
Improvement areas—pilot surveys and advisory services to local authorities.Metrication—training seminars, information and advisory services.Management services—development of new techniques in budgetary control of building programmes, contracts and design offices for public departments and the building industry.Demonstration projects—e.g. building schemes testing the use of improved methods of design, construction or management; comparative cost studies.Technical services to the Housing Corporation.Co-ordination and cost control of school and residential school hostels building programmes in Scotland.Advisory services on capital works pro-grammes in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Costainasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the present staff establishment of the National Building Agency; how many persons are professional and technical staff; how many are administrators; how many are clerical staff; and what were 97W the equivalent figures for each year since its inception.
§ Mr. AmeryFollowing is the information:
Professional/technical staff Others* Total At 31st March, 1966* 104 71 175 At 31st March, 1967 138 77 215 At 31st March, 1968 133 71 204 At 31st March, 1969 127 75 202 At 31st March, 1970 116 72 188 January, 1971 117 75 192 * No comparative information for 1964–65, and no separate figures for administrative and clerical staff, are readily available.