§ Mr. Sproatasked the Lord President of the Council how many persons working in the catering departments of the House of Commons are, respectively, non-British and non-EEC; and what percentage these constitute of all those working in the House of Commons catering departments.
§ Dr. Reginald BennettI have been asked to reply.
Fifty-seven non-British persons are employed by the Refreshment Depart- 110W ment of whom thirty-nine are non-EEC, equivalent to 24.7 per cent. and 17 per cent. respectively of the total staff.
§ Mr. Rees-Daviesasked the Lord President of the Council how many staff have been employed in the Refreshment Department of the House in each of the last seven years.
§ Dr. Reginald BennettI have been asked to reply.
The details are as follows:
Year Staff of Refreshment Department 1971 … 187 1972 … 167 1973 … 170 1974 … 180 1975 … 178 1976 … 221 1977 (present) … 231