§ Mr. Cormackasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many clerical and other white collar workers were employed in his Department on 1st January 1973, 1st January 1974 and 1st January 1975, respectively.
§ Mr. CroslandThere were 40,160, 41,617 and 43,256 non-industrial staff respectively.
§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many persons are employed in his Department on matters relating to docks, ports, shipping, inland waterways and public road transport, respectively.
§ Mr. CroslandAbout 70—for docks and ports; none; 5; and about 475 respectively.
Departmental responsibility for the dock labour scheme rests with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Employment. Departmental responsibility for the shipping industry rests with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade. The management of inland waterways is largely a matter for the British Waterways Board and the regional water authorities. The management of public road transport is largely a matter for county councils and those authorities, such as the passenger transport executives, the National Bus Company and many district councils, which have statutory powers and duties for the operation of buses and coaches.