§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what is the total annual cost of her Department, including salaries and administrative overheads; and what were the equivalent figures on 1st July 1974, 1st January 1975 and 1st July 1975.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsExpenditure by my Department, excluding the Metrication Board, the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, the Price Commission and the Office of Fair Trading, on salaries and general administrative expenses was £1.46 million in 1974–75 and is estimated to be £1.6 million in 1975–76. To these 61W figures should be added approximately £0.7 million and £0.8 million respectively for supporting services borne on the Votes of other Departments.
§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection what is the current staffing establishment of her Department; and what were the equivalent figures on 1st July 1974, 1st January 1975 and 1st July 1975.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsThe present authorised establishment for my Department is 326. This total shows no change from that at 1st January 1975 and 1st July 1975. At 1st July 1974 the total had been provisionally set at 265. These figures exclude the staffs of the Metrication Board, the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, the Office of Fair Trading and the Price Commission.