§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many civil servants were employed in his Department on 1st January 1973, 1st January 1974, and 1st January 1975; and if he will show how many of these were employed in Scotland, England and Wales, respectively.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe number on 1st January 1975 was 7,303, of whom 214 were employed in Scotland, 6,820 in England, 227 in Wales and 42 elsewhere. On 1st April 1974, the first date for which information was collected following the creation of my Department on 5th March 1974, the number was 7,016, of whom 220 were employed in Scotland, 6,522 in England, 232 in Wales and 42 elsewhere.