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Mr. Wrigglesworth
asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total cost of, and number of people employed in, his Department in 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74 and 1974–75.
Mr. Crosland
The information is as follows:
| Cost | Average no. of Staff | |||
| 1971–72 | … | … | £121 million | 70,657 |
| 1972–73 | … | … | £132 million | 69,875 |
| 1973–74 | … | … | £153 million | 69,756 |
| 1974–75 | … | … | £200 million | 70,068 |
| The Department was created in November 1970. | ||||