§ Mr. Onslowasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will publish in the Official Report a table 434W showing the totals of staff, broken down by grades, employed by his Department in support of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Services (a) at home and (b) overseas in each of the past three years;
(2) what was the total cost to public funds of staff employed by his Department in support of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Services (a) at home, and (b) overseas in each of the past three years.
§ Mr. MarksThe total cost of Property Services Agency staff employed on services for the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Services in the last three financial years was:
Year At home £ million Overseas £ million 1973–74 … … 62 24 1974–75 … … 72 31 1975–76 … … 89 37 These figures include the cost of accommodation at current market rentals and other overhead costs borne on Department of Environment votes, plus the estimated cost of services provided for these staff by other Government Departments, for example, superannuation.
In addition, staff in other parts of the Agency were employed wholly or part-time on services for the Ministry of Defence or in support of them. It is estimated that this additional staff effort amounted to the equivalent of:
1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 Non-industrials 7,250 7,250 7,350 Industrials 14,400 13,300 13,000 Totals 21,650 20,550 20,350