§ Mr. Michael Brownasked the Secretary of State for Defence, if he is satisfied with the present security arrangements at defence establishments in the United Kingdom and abroad.
§ Mr. PattieYes, but the measures to meet the threat to the security of defence establishments are kept under constant review.
1964 1980 Non-industrial … … … … 109,800 119,000 including— Administrative grades … … 500 900 Executive grades … … … 7,600 10,300 Industrial … … … … 176,100 122,700 Locally engaged staff overseas … 114,300 37,000 Total … … … … 400,200 278,700 The figures are not directly comparable because changes in departmental functions have affected Ministry of Defence responsibilities. As one example, the inception of the procurement executive and its incorporation in the MOD in May 1971 added some 17,000 non-industrials and some 11,000 industrials to the numbers recorded for the Ministry of Defence.