§ Mr. Frank Allaunasked the Minister of State for Defence what are the numbers employed by the Defence Sales Organisation on promoting exports of arms; what is its present manpower in each of the past five years; and what is its annual expenditure.
§ Mr. Ian GilmourThe establishment of the Defence Sales Organisation including staff transferred from the Ministry of Aviation Supply was as follows:
1970 274 1971 273 1972 272 1973 276 This excludes about 50 personnel engaged on disposal of surplus stores and equipment. A figure for 1969 is not immediately available.
The manpower costs including salaries, non-effective benefits, travel and subsistence expenses, accommodation, heating, lighting, office equipment and stationery are estimated to have been as follows:
£ million 1970 0.60 1971 0.85 1972 0.95 1973 1.06