§ 68. Mr. Costainasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many inquiries were dealt with by the Building Research Station's technical advisory service in 1971; what fee income was received; and what were the equivalent figures for 1970.
§ Mr. PeytonThe BRS Advisory Service dealt with nearly 22,000 inquiries in its first 11 months, to the end of March, 1971. Fee income was £36,000. For the financial year 1971–72 the number of inquiries was 24,000 and fee income rose to £57,000.
§ Mr. Costainasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many of the staff of the Building Research Station concern themselves solely with the technical inquiry service; and what were the equivalent figures on 31st December, 1970.
§ Mr. PeytonThe total number now employed is 25 as against 26 at the end of 1970. Nine technical staff are employed solely on the Advisory service and a further eight technical staff spend at least half of their time on this work. Eight staff are wholly employed in supervisory, clerical and accounting duties.