§ Mr. Trotterasked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) if he will publish a breakdown of the estimated number of staff in each grade required to implement the administration of the system of planning agreements and the information disclosure provisions of the Industry Bill;
(2) what is his estimate of the cost to public funds of the staff to be employed on implementing the Industry Bill.
§ Mr. HefferThe total increase over the next three to five years in public service manpower as a result of the Industry Bill is estimated to be of the order of 250, almost entirely engaged on the administration of the system of planning agreements and the information disclosure provisions. A precise breakdown by grade at this stage would be speculative.300W In very broad terms, however, the estimated annual cost to public funds of these 250 additional staff, at current salary and associated cost levels, would be about £2.1 million.