§ Mr. Stonehouseasked the Secretary of State for Trade what is the current number of civil servants in his Department; and what was the total number in the equivalent sections of Departments in 1964 and the percentage increase or decrease of the total between the two dates.
§ Mr. Deakins7,690 staff are currently in post. Some of the work on which they are engaged is new; some derives from responsibilities previously held by other Departments, whose functions included activities no longer the direct responsibility of any Government Department. It is no longer possible to determine the corresponding numbers of staff involved in 1964.