§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in view of the fact that there are 256 employees in his Department employed solely on matters connected with immigration at an estimated cost of £2,226,300, what were the figures for the preceding years; and to what extent during the past 12 months there has been a reduction in the numbers employed and the money spent, in view of the fact that immigration is now a mere trickle.
§ Mr. TomlinsonThe information is as follows:
(i) Preceding years in which figures are readily available United Kingdom based staff Locally engaged staff Annual expenditure (based on average per head staffing costing) £ 1975 … 125 134 1,327,800 1976 … 124 134 1,634,200 Note: Manpower figures relate to staff employed wholly or mainly on immigration work.
(ii) During the past 12 months there was a reduction of four United Kingdom-based and an addition of one locally-engaged staff with an increase in expenditure—based on average per head costing—of £592,100.