§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current staffing establishment of the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce; what is the annual administrative cost, including both salaries and administrative overheads; and what were the equivalent cost figures for 1st March 1974, 1st July 1975, 1st October 1975 and 19th December 1975.
§ Mr. BishopThe number of staff in post on 1st July 1976 was 502. Details of the Intervention Board's administrative expenditure for 1973–74 and 1974–75 are contained in the Appropriation Accounts —Classes I-V: Civil for 1973–74 page 320 and Volume 1: Classes I-III for 1974–75 page 205. Estimates for administrative expenditure in 1975–76 and 197677 are contained in the Supply Estimates for those years, Supplementary Estimates Classes II-XVII: Civil 1975–76 page 36 and Supply Estimates 1976–77 Class III page 111–18. I regret that information in relation to other specific dates could only be provided at disproportionate cost.