§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many civil servants in his Department are paid more than the various Ministers within it.
§ Mr. ShoreThe details are as follows:
Secretary of State for Trade—I have nothing to add to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Civil Service Department on 1st August.—[Vol. 896, c. 669.]
Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State—111.
In addition there are 104 civil servants whose salaries scales span the level of salary
Overseas visitors to United Kingdom Visitsabroad by United Kingdom residents Number (thousands) Expenditure in United Kingdom (£ m.) Number (thousands) Expenditure abroad (£ m.) All tourist visits* 7,935 838 10,458 682 Holiday visits 3,635 362 6,662 438 * Includes visits for business and other non-holiday purposes. Source:International Passenger Survey.
§ Mr. Viggersasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will give his best estimate of the number of visitors from overseas countries in the United Kingdom on 1st August 1975, together with his best estimate of the geographical distribution of such visitors by tourist board region.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe number of visitors is estimated to have been between half and three-quarters of a million. It is not possible to estimate their distribution by individual tourist board region.