asked the Secretary of State for Defence what were the numbers of men and apprentices, respectively, employed at Portsmouth Dockyard on 1st October, 1964, 1st October, 1968, and 1st April, 1970.

The following table shows the numbers of male industrials and apprentices serving in the general manager's department, H.M. Dockyard, Portsmouth, on the dates given:

	Men	Apprentices
1st October, 1964	8,718	1,576
1st October, 1968	6,933	1,188
1st April, 1970	6,620	818
N.B. In July, 1967, 530 chargemen and others became non-industrials.

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the number of ships in the active fleet and in reserve, respectively, during each of the past six years.

The following table shows the numbers down to and including submarines and minesweepers, but excluding survey ships and craft, and depot and support ships.

	Operational, Training and Trials	Reserve, long refit, conversion and modernization
1965	175	85
1966	178	76
1967	172	69
1968	166	60
1969	144	60
1970	143	38

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many intentions of price increases were notified to her in the week beginning 4th May, 1970; and how many price increases were approved during that week.

None. But under the early warning arrangements 17 notifications were received by production departments during week commencing 4th May. A total of 11 applications were accepted during the same period.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity by how much prices increased in each of the first and second six-month periods in 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969.

The figures asked for are being calculated, and I shall be writing to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what is the latest estimate of the increase in prices since 1st November, 1964, 1st April, 1966, and 1st January 1970.

The figures asked for are being calculated, and I shall be writing to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many cases have come to her Department's notice in the last year of persons drawing unemployment benefit who were, in fact, in full-time employment; in what industries these persons were working; and what general action has been taken.

During 1969, 2,392 cases of persons working and signing for unemployment benefit were considered for prosecution. No analysis is made of the occupations of the offenders, nor whether the work was full-time or part-time. Each employment exchange has an officer responsible for inquiry into cases of suspected fraud. In addition, there are special investigators in the Department of Employment and Productivity who deal with the more complex or protracted investigations involving special inquiry or observation. These officers co-operate with the inspectors appointed under the National Insurance Acts and with the special investigators for supplementary benefit. Any leads which suggest a possibility of fraud are investigated, and criminal proceedings are taken where satisfactory proof is obtained.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the date of appointment of Mr. Aubrey Jones to his first situation by the Government and at what salary; what changes have taken place since in appointment and salary; what were the costs of this board, staff and officials at the commencement and at the latest convenient stated date; and what will be the effect of his new appointment on Government expenditure.

Mr. Aubrey Jones was appointed Chairman of the National Board for Prices and Incomes for five years from 26th April, 1965, at an annual salary of £15,000. His appointment has been extended, at the same salary, until 31st October, 1970, or the date of the board's dissolution, whichever is earlier.Expenditure on salaries, fees, travelling and incidental expenses of the board was £208,200 in the financial year 1965–66 and £934,000 in 1969–70. Other expenditure was, broadly, £78,000 in 1965–66 and £380,000 in 1969–70.Mr. Jones has expressed his willingness to accept an invitation to serve as Chairman of the Commission for Industry and Manpower, the salary envisaged for this post being £18,000 a year. The Bill to establish this body is now before the House, and the Financial Memorandum accompanying the Bill estimates annual expenditure on the commission as£1¾ million.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will make a statement on her decision to appoint a Court of Inquiry into the Pilkington glassworkers' dispute; what are the terms of reference of the inquiry; and whether these will allow the Committee of Inquiry to recommend an increase of 35 per cent. in the basic salaries of these workers.

An unofficial stoppage of work affecting process workers at most of the company's plants began on 3rd April. Despite a general pay increase subsequently negotiated for process workers, the setting up of joint working parties to review the company's pay structure and negotiating arrangements and a return to work elsewhere, work has not been resumed at the St. Helens plants, which employ some 8.500 process workers. There have been indications of increasing tension between strikers and those who wish to return to work. My right hon. Friend has therefore set up a court of inquiry with the following terms of reference:

"To inquire into the causes and circumstances of the dispute between Pilkington Brothers, Limited (and subsidiaries of that company) and certain of their employees, and of the strike which has caused stoppages of work at certain of the company's plants, and to report."

The court will open its hearings in Liverpool on 19th May.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity whether she will give an undertaking that future statements about the appointment of chairmen to public boards for which she is responsible will be made to the House in such a way as to ensure that oral questioning will be possible, and that an announcement will not be made during or just prior to a Parliamentary recess.

No. Hon. Members can, of course, put down Questions about such appointments.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what number of men completed their retraining courses at Government training centres in Wales in each of the last 10 years.

Following is the information:

1960	165
1961	185
1962	199
1963	199
1964	176
1965	490
1966	737
1967	874
1968	916
1969	923
1970 (first quarter)	298

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity how many Government training centres are now open in Wales; how many trades are taught; how many training places are available; and how this compares with 1964.

Following is the information:

Date	Number of Centres	Number of Trades Taught	Number of Training Places
May, 1970	4	36	968*
October, 1964	2	13	267
* This figure includes 50 places provided by the Ministry of Defence at the R.A.F. Station, St. Athan.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what sums of public money have been spent in Wales on assistance to industrial training and Government training centres, respectively, in each of the last 10 years.

Following is the approximate expenditure by my Department on Government Training Centres in Wales during the last five financial years:

	£
1965–66	448,000
1966–67	535,000
1967–68	627,000
1968–69	668.000
1969–70	872,000(provisional).

Comparable information for previous years is not immediately available, and I will write to the hon. Member.Following is my Department's expenditure on direct training grants to new and expanding firms in the Welsh development and intermediate areas since

1966–67:

	£
1966–67	65.000
1967–68	125.800
1968–69	474,200
1969–70	969.000

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the total annual cost of the employment exchanges in England and Wales for 1969–70; what is their total estimated cost for 1970–71; how many staff are now employed in them; and what sum their total annual salary represents.

The total annual cost of the employment exchanges in England and Wales for 1969–70 was £28·4 million. In 1970–71 their total cost is estimated to be £32·3 million. On 1st April 1970, 17,736 staff were employed in them at a total annual salary cost, including S.E.T. and National Insurance contributions, of £23 million. The cost of agency work done in the exchanges (e.g., the administration of unemployment benefit) is included in these figures.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the total number of civil servants employed by Departments comparable to her existing Department in 1964, and the annual cost; and what were the figures for her department on 31st December, 1968, and the relevant figures on 30th April, 1970.

The following is the information requested. The staff figure for 1st April 1970 is the most up to date available.

	Staff in Post
	U.K. Based non-Industrial	U.K. Based Industrial
Ministry of Labour 1st April, 1964	21,291	539
Ministry of Labour 1st April, 1965	20,622	691
D.E.P. 1st January, 1969	29,032	1,036
D.E.P. 1st April, 1970	30,176	1,106

Salary and Related Costs on Basis of Annual Estimates
1964–65	£20·2 m.
1968–69	£33·7 m.
1969–70	£42·4 m.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity (1) how many staff are at present employed by the National Board for Prices and Incomes; and what are the similar figures for each year since the Board was established;(2) what estimates her Department has made of the total operating costs of the National Board for Prices and Incomes since it was established.

I am arranging for the required information to be obtained, and I will write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will list the reports published by the National Board for Prices and Incomes since it was established

Reports up to Number 121 are listed in appendices to the board's four general reports, No. 19 (Cmnd. 3087), No. 40 (Cmnd. 3394), No. 77 (Cmnd. 3715) and No. 122 (Cmnd. 4130). The following are the reports published since No. 122:—

Report
No.	Title
123	Productivity Agreements (Cmnd. 4136).
124	Coal Prices (Cmnd. 4149).
125	Pay of Staff in British Insulated Callender's Cables Ltd. (Cmnd. 4168).
126	Smithfield Market (Cmnd. 4171).
127	Man-Made Fibres and Cotton Yarn Prices (Second Report) (Cmnd. 4180).
128	Pay of Ground Staff at Aerodromes (Cmnd. 4182).
129	Pay of Pilots employed by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (Cmnd. 4197).
130	Plasterboard Prices (Cmnd. 4184).
131	Pay of Certain Employees in the Film Processing Industry (Cmnd, 4185).
132	Salary Structures (Cmnd. 4178).
133	Portland Cement Prices (Cmnd. 4215).
134	Standing Reference on the Remuneration of Solicitors (First Report) (Cmnd. 4217).
135	Pay Structure within H.M. Stationery Office Presses and Bindaries (Cmnd. 4219).
136	Beer Prices (Cmnd. 4227).
137	Proposals by the British Railways Board for Fare Increases in the London Commuter Area (Cmnd. 4250).

TOTAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AND PERCENTAGE RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AREAS
				Total registered unemployed
				Lancaster	Morecambe	Lancaster and Morecambe	*Percentage rate
March, 1970	…	…	…	983	760	1,743	4·0
March, 1969	…	…	…	656	608	1,264	2·9
March, 1968	…	…	…	694	667	1,361	3·1
March, 1967	…	…	…	670	698	1,368	3·2
March, 1966	…	…	…	453	521	974	2·2
March, 1965	…	…	…	487	593	1,080	2·5
March, 1964	…	…	…	441	594	1,035	2·3
* Percentage of rates can be calculated for the whole of the Lancaster and Morecambe travel-to-work area, but not separately for its constituent parts.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he will indicate the total

Report
No.	Title
138	Coat Prices (First Report) (Cmnd. 4255).
139	Electric Motor Prices (Cmnd. 4258).
140	Pay and Conditions of Workers in the Milk Industry (Cmnd. 4267).
141	Costs and Revenue of National Newspapers (Cmnd. 4277).
142	Standing Reference on the Pay of the Armed Forces (Third Report) (Cmnd. 4291).
143	Hours and Overtime in the London Clearing Banks (Cmnd. 4301).
144	Bread Prices and Pay in the Baking Industry (Cmnd. 4329).
145	Standing Reference on the Pay of University Teachers in Great Britain (Second Report) (Cmnd. 4334).
146	Pay and Conditions of Industrial Civil Servants (Cmnd. 4351).
147	Margarine and Compound Cooking Fats (Cmnd. 4368).

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity (1) what was the number registered as unemployed and the percentage of insured persons unemployed in the Lancaster and Morecambe area in March in each of the seven years 1964 to 1970;(2) what was the number registered as unemployed and the percentage of insured persons unemployed in the Morecambe area in March in each of the seven years 1964 to 1970.

Following is the information:sales of the Cheap Books Scheme in each country in the last five years;(2) what steps he is taking to improve the distribution of the Cheap Books Scheme;(3) in which countries the British Council operates the Cheap Books Scheme.

I have been asked to reply.The countries in which the English Language Book Society (E.L.B.S.) Low Priced Books Scheme operates at present are listed below. British Council representatives have some responsibility for publicising the schemes in those countries in which the council is represented, but the books are promoted and sold through normal trade channels. I regret that the detailed information requested about sales in individual countries is not available; total sales in the last five years were approximately 3½ million. Ways of improving the distribution of books under the scheme are frequently examined with the publishers, the Central Office of Information, the British Council and the Book Development Council. Centralised sales arrangements have recently been established in Britain, and an E.L.B.S. books officer, responsible for promoting the scheme in India, was appointed to the British Council's office in New Delhi two years ago.I. AFRICABurundi:

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will give a detailed analysis of the different costs of building in the various regions of the country, which account for the differences in the housing costs yardstick.

Some broad indication of the quantitative differences in regional building costs for local authority five-bedspace houses is published in Table 20 of the Housing Statistics, No. 16, February. 1970. The cost yardstick, however, applies to dwellings of all types and its level in each region takes account of not only building costs but a wide range of other factors, such as standards and quality.

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government if he will list the local authorities which have been requested by his Department since 1st January, 1967 to reduce their house-building programmes, and the percentage reductions required in each case.

To gather the information requested by the hon. Member would involve the study of files relating to 1,200 housing authorities and would cause unreasonable trouble and expense. but the number is small.

asked the Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional Planning what was the total number of civil servants employed by his department at 30th April 1970; and what was the cost.

At 1st April 1970 my office employed 30 civil servants at an estimated annual cost of £77,000

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the amount by which public service pensions have been increased since 1964.

I have been asked to reply.Public service pensions have been increased under the Pensions (Increase) Acts 1965 and 1969 by amounts which varied according to when the pension began. Under the 1965 Act pensions which began not later than 1st April 1964 were increased by amounts ranging from 2 per cent. for those which began after 1st April, 1963, to 16 per cent. for those which began not later than 1st April, 1957. Under the 1969 Act pensions which began not later than 1st July, 1967, were increased by amounts ranging from 2 per cent. for those which began after 1st July, 1966, to 18 per cent. for those which began not later than 1st July, 1955.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services in the last period of 12 months for which figures are available what social security benefits have been remitted abroad to dependants of persons now resident in the United Kingdom.

Benefit is so payable only in exceptional circumstances. No figures are available.

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average proportion of an old-age pensioner's weekly budget used on food; and what that figure represents in monetary terms on a weekly basis.

I have been asked to reply.The following estimates obtained from the Family Expenditure Survey in the 12 months ended June, 1969, relate to households in which at least three quarters of the total household income is derived from national insurance retirement and similar pensions, including benefits paid in supplementation or instead of such pensions. The two-person households thus include at least one person over the national insurance retirement age.

Average weekly expenditure on food	"Pensioner" One-person	households Two-person
Amount	£2 4s. 7d.	£4 ls. 8d.
As percentage of total expenditure	31 per cent.	36 per cent.

About two thirds of all national insurance retirement pensioners live in households not covered by these estimates.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is satisfied that the progress being made by the Ross and Cromarty Education Authority in the Isle of Lewis with school hostel accommodation is adequate for the number of pupils from the island villages who will be attending the Nicolson Institute when comprehensive arrangements are in operation; and if he will make a statement.

The boarding of pupils in hostels or in lodgings is primarily a matter for the education authority; I understand from the authority that, with the recent completion of two new buildings, all but a few pupils, some of whom have remained in private lodgings at their own request, are accommodated in hostels. A further hostel which it is proposed to build in 2–3 years' time is expected to cope with foreseeable needs.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has prepared of the total number of pupils who will attend the Nicolson Institute, Stornoway, when comprehensive arrangements are in operation.

At present the roll of Nicolson Institute is 1,038 and the combined roll of the other secondary schools in Lewis is 329. It is not possible to make a precise estimate at this stage of the eventual roll of Nicolson Institute, but I understand that the authority expects it to be of the order of 1,250.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what priority he now gives to social facilities in housing schemes, in the light of the Report by the Scottish Housing Advisory Committee, "Council House Communities, A Policy For Progress"; and whether he will re-assess the need for a community centre in Priesthill, Glasgow.

Responsibility for providing social facilities generally, and for assessing the relative needs of different parts of their areas, rests with the education authorities and local authorities concerned, and in considering applications for borrowing consent for social facilities I have regard to an authority's own assessment of relative priorities. It is, therefore, for Glasgow Corporation to assess the need for a community centre in Priesthill in relation to the needs of other areas of the city, and I shall certainly consider any application it may make for borrowing consent for such a centre.Under the scheme of capital grants to local voluntary youth organisations for facilities for young people I give priority to projects in areas, including housing schemes, where the need is greatest on social grounds.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland, what was the total amount spent on drugs in the National Health Service in Scotland in the years 1960 to 1969; and what percentage these figures represent of the total revenue expenditure on the National Health Service.

Following is the information:

	£ million	Per cent.
1960–61	7·743	8·1
1961–62	8·374	8·2
1962–63	8·863	8·4
1963–64	9·646	8·5
1964–65	10·665	8·7
1965–66	12·729	9·0
1966–67	14·065	9·0
1967–68	15·298	8·8
1968–69	16·601	8·8

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland who were the main suppliers of drugs to the National Health Service in Scotland in the years 1960 to 1969; what were the amounts paid to each in these years; and what percentage these

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATES APPROVED IN WALES 1960–69
							Estimated Additional Employment ('000)
					Number	Area('000 sq. ft.)	Males	Total
1960	…	…	…	…	166	5,732	13·0	16·7
1961	…	…	…	…	119	2,499	3·1	5·9
1962	…	…	…	…	86	2,055	3·0	40·5
1963	…	…	…	…	86	1,624	2·4	4·1
1964	…	…	…	…	112	3,198	3·5	6·1
1965	…	…	…	…	135	4,491	4·9	8·1
1966	…	…	…	…	204	9,258	17·2	23·1
1967	…	…	…	…	223	5,663	8·0	11·9
1968	…	…	…	…	277	8,828	11·5	18·3
1969	…	…	…	…	315	8,297	12·8	18·8
* Applicants' estimates of the jobs expected to arise when the projects are complete and fully manned.

figures represent of the total revenue expenditure on the National Health Service.

Information in this form is not available but I will write to my hon. Friend.

asked the Minister of Technology if he will make a statement on the present position of the advanced factory programme for Wales.

Since November, 1964, 52 advance factories have been authorised for Wales by the Board of Trade or Ministry of Technology. Of these, 30 are complete and in production; five are complete but untenanted and five are in the course of construction. A further 12 factories are at the planning stage.

asked the Minister of Technology if he will arrange for the construction of a model of Concorde, similar to the one on display at Paris Orly Airport for display at London Heathrow Airport.

The Concorde mock-up at Orly was provided by the manufacturers, and matters of publicity of this kind are primarily for them to decide.

asked the Minister of Technology how many industrial development certificates have been granted in Wales in each year from 1960 to 1969; for how many square feet; and what is the estimated additional employment.

The information asked for is given in the following table:

asked the Minister of Technology what was the expenditure in 1968–69 and 1969–70 on defence contracts arranged between his Department's research and development establishments and the universities, showing separately the amount attributable to each university.

The Ministry has a number of university agreements for the performance of research which may, in general, have both civil and defence applications. The Ministry's total expenditure in 1968–69 on such agreements in the aerospace field (i.e. excluding agreements sponsored by the industrial research establishments which are wholly civil) was approximately £1,170,000. It is not practicable, without disproportionate effort, to identify within this figure the total for agreements sponsored by the R.&D. establishments, but it amounts to about three-quarters of the grand total. The division between universities in 1968–69 is given in the attached table. The corresponding figures for 1969–70 are not yet available: I will write to my hon. Friend when they are to hand.

UNIVERSITY	£
Aberdeen	5,430
Aston in Birmingham	20,270
Bath	5,820
Belfast	14,670
Birmingham	61,980
Bradford	10,420
Bristol	12,930
Brunel	2,020
Cambridge	82,760
City	12,660
Cranfield College of Aeronautics	47,250
Dundee	6,070
Durham	6,640
East Anglia	1,620
Edinburgh	9,230
Enfield College of Technology	1,340
Essex	12,080
Exeter	7,930
Glasgow	28,010
Hatfield College of Technology	3,630
Hull	7,320
Keele	4,420
Lancaster	7,200
Leeds	46,060
Leicester	24,040
Liverpool	15,960
London	120,950
Loughborough	41,500
Manchester	111,170
Manchester College of Technology	6,340

UNIVERSITY	£
Newcastle	28,240
Nottingham	53,420
Oxford	65,600
Portsmouth College of Technology	5,230
Reading	6,640
Salford	2,390
Sheffield	53,090
Southampton	131,270
Strathclyde	15,000
Surrey	8,200
Sussex	15,760
Wales	39,970
Warwick	7,770
	£1,170,300

asked the Minister of Technology what was the total number of civil servants employed by Departments comparable to his existing Department in 1964, and the annual cost; and what were the figures on 31st December, 1968, and the relevant figures on 30th April, 1970.

The staff employed by the Ministry of Technology on 1st April 1970, the latest date for which information is available, was 25,574 non-industrials and 12,296 industrials, a total of 37,870.The annual staff cost included in 1969–70 Parliamentary Estimates was £67,596,000.Because of the re-organisations affecting the work of the Department, is it not possible to provide the information for earlier years.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will now grant full development area status to the borough of Saltash, the rural district of St. Germans and the urban district of Tor-point.

I have been asked to reply.These places have been included in the intermediate areas under the Local Employment Act 1970. I am not convinced that their economic circumstances are such as to justify development area status, but the position will be kept under review.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will list in as much detail as possible for each of the years 1964 to 1969 the numbers of applications for industrial development certificates and the numbers of those granted, separately, for the employment areas of Nuneaton and Bedworth.

I have been asked to reply.I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 10th February, 1970. —[Vol. 795, c.

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will give a breakdown of all civil servants at present employed in the rank of Permanent Under-Secretary, showing the number who were aged under 40 years, between 40 and 45 years, 46 and 49 years, 50 and 55 years, and 55 and 60 years at the time they were appointed to the rank, and a similar breakdown in respect of their age structure on 1st May, 1970.

This information is as follows:

Age	On appointment to the rank Numbers	At 1st May, 1970 Numbers
Under 40	—	—
40–45	1	—
46–49	5	—
50–55	20	8
56–60	4	21
Over 60	—	1

asked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will take further steps to ensure that the ruling that holders of full-time appointments as statutory board and corporation chairmen have to pay over fees which they receive as directors of private companies and from other sources to the board concerned, is generally applied to all public employees.

There are already rules governing the outside occupations and earnings of other full-time public servants, including civil servants.

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will give the number of non-industrial civil servants employed at 1st January, 1964, as a percentage of the total insured working population, and the corresponding figure for 1st January, 1970.

About 1·6 and 1·9 per cent. respectively.

asked the Minister without Portfolio what was the total number of civil servants employed in the office of his predecessor in 1964, and the annual cost: and what were the figures on 31st December, 1968, and the relevant figures on 30th April, 1970.

At 1st April, 1970, the nearest convenient date for which figures are available, the staff of my office numbered 11 at an estimated annual cost of £30,000, which is borne on the Cabinet Office Vote. Comparisons cannot usefully be made between the staffs of different Ministers without Portfolio, because their functions have varied. In 1964 there were two such posts, but the cost of the staff of the Minister concerned were borne on the Votes of the Treasury and then Foreign Office: similarly in December, 1968, the cost of the then Minister's staff was borne on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Vote.

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will give an assurance that public service pensions will be increased before 1st April, 1971, in view of the fact that the cost of living has increased by more than 4 per cent. since 1st April, 1969.

I can assure my hon. Friend that we have this matter constantly under review.

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will publish a list showing the total number of Government information officers in each year

INFORMATION OFFICERS AND EQUIVALENTS IN GOVERNMENT INFORMATION BRANCHES
		1.3.58	1.3.59	1.3.60	1.3.61	1.3.62	1.3.63	1.3.64	1.3.65	1.3.66	1.3.67	1.3.68	1.3.69	1.3.70
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food	…	11	10	7	7	8	9	11	12	12	12	14	14	14
Cabinet Office	…	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
Cabinet Office (C.S.O.)	…	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Cabinet Office (Paymaster General's Office)	…	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Civil Service Department	…	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	16
Civil Service Commission	…	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4
Customs and Excise	…	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Decimal Currency Board	…	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	10
Defence Departments	…	*		48	52	57	65	66	85	92	95	96	99	111
Economic Affairs	…	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	11	11½	11	10	—
Education and Science	…	3	3	3	5	5	5	6	10	14	16	20½	21	23
Employment and Productivity	…	*			7	8	8	8	8	8	10	12	15	21
Export Credits Guarantee Department	…	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Foreign and Commonwealth Office	…	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	12
Foreign Office	…	*							10	10	10	10	—	—
Commonwealth Relations Office	…	*							7	—	—	—	—	—
Colonial Office	…	*							5	—	—	—	—	—
Commonwealth Office	…	*							—	8	10	8½	—	—
Forestry Commission	…	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Health and Social Security	…	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16
Health	…	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	9	11	10	9
Social Security	…	4	4	5	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
Home Office	…	6	7	7	7	9	9	10	10	11½	11½	14	15	15
Housing and Local Government	…	5	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	8	11	14	13	17
Land and Natural Resources	…	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	—	—	—	—
Central Office of Information	…	*	13	14	15	13	15	15	15	17	18	18	17	17
Inland Revenue	…	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Land Commission	…	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2
National Savings Department	…	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8
National Savings Committee	…	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	—
National Savings Committee for Scotland	…	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	—

from 1958–59 to 1969–70, excluding those employed by the General Post Office.

The numbers of information officers and equivalents in Departments' Information Branches are given so far as the records are extant, in the table below.