§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many members of staff at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, are covered by the revised estimated provision of £1.8 million for the current financial year.
§ Mr. PeartI have been asked to reply.
From April to December numbers of regular staff have ranged from 487 to 517 and provision is made for an increase to 530 by the end of March; the employment of some seasonal casual
IMPORTS CIF AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AT FACTOR COST Semi-manufacturers* Finished manufactures† Total 1970 … … … … … … 5.8 4.8 10.6 1971 … … … … … … 5.3 5.0 10.3 1972 … … … … … … 5.4 5.7 11.1 1973 … … … … … … 6.8 7.4 14.2 1974 … … … … … … 8.8 7.6 16.4 1975 (first three quarters seasonally adjusted) … 6.6 6.9 13.5 * Sections 5 and 6 of the Standard International Trade Classification, Revised. † Sections 7 and 8 of the Standard International Trade Classification, Revised.