§ Mr. Gowasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many civil servants were employed by his Department on 1st January 1975 and on the same date in each of the three preceding years.
§ Mr. CroslandThe following is the information: 1st January 1975, 69,664; 1st January 1974, 69,326; 1st January 1973, 69,919; 1st January 1972, 70,248.