§ Mr. Philip Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many people were employed by the English Industrial Estates Corporation in December 1978, December 1979 and December 1980.
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§ Mr. MacGregorExcluding the chairman and members, 290, 293 and 310 respectively. But account has to be taken of the increased responsibilities placed on the corporation under the Industry Act 1980, including the transfer of certain functions from the Department of Industry, which is resulting in staff savings in the Department, as well as the additional work resulting from the normal annual growth of its estates, and the discontinuation of the use of Inland Revenue district valuers with the subsequent employment of EIEC's own qualified surveyors.