§ Mr. Bodyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number of professionally trained engineers, architects, and non-industrial civil servants, respectively, employed on 18th June, 1970, by those Departments that went to form the Department of the Environment; and how many were so employed on 18th June, 1972, by his Department.
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§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe number of professionally-trained engineers and architects employed on 1st July, 1970 in those Departments which were brought together to form the Department of the Environment was 1,646 and 589 respectively. The total number of non-industrial civil servants—whether professionally-trained or otherwise—in those Departments was 38,858. The numbers on 1st April, 1972—the latest available figure—were 1,645 professionally-trained engineers, 614 professionally-trained architects and a total of 38,619 non-industrial civil servants—whether professionally-trained or othewise. In addition to engineers and architects, the Departments employs other professionally-trained staff such as surveyors, planners, solicitors and accountants. On 1st July, 1970 there were some 1,872 such staff employed by the Departments which formed DOE, and on 1st April, 1972 there were some 1,777.