§ Mr. Sutcliffeasked the Minister for the Civil Service what was the net increase in Civil Service jobs in the Northern Region and in the Teesside County Borough, respectively, in each full year 1968 to 1970 and to October, 1971.
§ Mr. David HowellReadily available information relates only to staff numbers in the non-industrial sector of the Civil Service:
(Figures in thousands) Northern Region Tesside C.B. 1968 +1.5 * 1969 +0.2 +0.2 1970 +1.2 +0.1 1971 (to 1st July) -0.5 +0.1 *Teesside C.B. not formed until 1st April, 1968. The drop in numbers in the Northern Region in the first six months of 1971 is attributable mainly to decreases in the Department of Health and Social Security and the Department for National Savings.