Departmental Staff And Costs

Mr. Sproat
asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many civil servants are employed in his Department; what is the total cost of running the Department for the latest year for which figures are available; and if he will itemise the main constituent costs.

Mr. Kaufman
10,365 non-industrial and industrial civil servants were employed on 1st April 1975.The estimates of staff salaries, ect., for 1975–76 published in the Supply Estimates 1975–76 total £34,634,000 net of appropriations in aid, made up as follows:
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|Salaries and wages            |
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|Travelling and subsistence    |
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|Other general expenses        |
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|Less Appropriation in Aid     |
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|Net Estimates cost for 1975–76|
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