§ Mr. Fieldasked the right hon. Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will list the number of persons employed in each of the Departments listed as A.1 to A.8 in the Supply Estimates 1979–80 (Class XIII-A: House of Commons Administration), distinguishing full- from part-time staff.
§ Mr. Arthur BottomleyThe present numbers of staff in the Departments listed at A.1 to A.6 of the Estimate are as follows:
Full-time Part-time Department of the Clerk of the House 127 4 Speaker's Office 9 1 Department of the Serjeant at Arms 134 76 Department of the Library 102 26 Administration Department 62 Nil Department of the Official Report 67 Nil The other two sub-heads do not cover departmental staff.