§ Mr. Cormackasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many civil servants were employed within his Department on 31st December 1975; how many of these worked in London and how many in the provinces; what was the total annual cost of employing them in 1975, and how this compared with the annual wages and salaries bill for 1974.
§ Mr. KaufmanThe number of staff in post on 31st December 1975 was 10,179, of which 6,134 were stationed in London and 4,045 outside it. Expenditure by the Department of Industry on civil service wages and salaries was £33,449,089 in 1974–75, and the provision for 1975–76 is £43,390,000.