§ Sir T. Kitsonasked the Secretary of State for Defence what were the numbers of civilians employed by his Department in the Richmond area in the years 1975, 1976 and 1977; and what are the expected numbers to be employed by his Department in 1978.
§ Dr. GilbertThe number of Ministry of Defence civilians employed at defence establishments in the Richmond area at 1st April in the years in question were:
1975 … … … … 2,013 1976 … … … … 1,928 1977 … … … … 1,896 We expect the number to have reduced to about 1,850 by 1st April 1978.