Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Works – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 1 Rhagfyr 1947.
The number of non-industrial staff employed by my Department on 1st November, 1947, was 20,256 and on 1st November, 1946, 20,586. The cost of salaries and allowances was approximately £8,500,000 and £8,320,000 at those dates respectively.