§ Mr. Scottasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will now provide an analysis of Civil Service staff in post on 1st April, 1972, on the same basis as the analyses published on 9th and 24th November, 1971, and 9th February, 1972.
§ Mr. Kenneth Baker:The analysis is as follows:
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Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Executive Functions Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services H.M. Stationery Office: Procurement and distribution of paper, printing etc … … … … 417 — 1,534 1,515 Production units, printing, binding and reprographic … … … … 417 — 1,182 2,792 Department for National Savings: Receipt and repayment of savings … 270 — 13,793 — Support of voluntary savings movement … … … … … 270 508 — — Small Departments: Exchequer Office, Scotland … … 19 10 27 11 Government Actuary … … … — — — 56 National Debt Office … … … 12 23 19 — Paymaster General's Office … … 61 — — 564 Registry of Friendly Societies … 16 64 13 — Royal Mint … … … … — — 1,387 — Treasury Solicitor … … … 80 36 — 252 6,178 85,309 18,047 8,176 CIVIL SERVICE Management of the Civil Service … 636 — 119 238 Civil Service recruitment … … … — — — 416 Civil Service College … … … — — — 331 Central services … … … … 554 — — — Chessington Computer Centre … … — — — 341 Central Computer Agency … … 94 — 20 428 1,284 — 139 1,754 EDUCATION AND SCIENCE Educational and scientific policy and administration, including University Grants Committees and H.M. Inspectorate of Schools … … … 2,187 803 — — National Lending Library … … — — 274 — Victoria and Albert Museum … … — 630 — — Science Museum … … … … — 418 — — 2,187 1,851 274 — EMPLOYMENT Employment and training services … 1,648 15,249 83 — Occupational safety and health … … … 1,648 1,497 — — Industrial relations … … … 1,648 893 — — Industrial Tribunals and Industrial Court 1,648 257 — — Selective employment payments … … 1,648 444 — — Unemployment benefit and redundancy payments … … … … 1,648 12,697 — — Passport work … … … … 1,648 — 451 — Office of Manpower Economics … … 1,648 58 — — 1,648 31,095 534 — ENVIRONMENT Local government and environmental services … … … … … 2,031 3,959 4,995 — Housing … … … … … 88 395 — — Construction and maintenance … … 3,164 4,041 7,968 37,350 Transport industries … … 626 238 1,728 — Research … … … … … — 2,740 — — Related bodies … … … … — 454 — — Ordnance Survey … … … … 217 3,910 503 — 6,126 15,737 15,194 37,350 458W 459W
Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Executive Functions Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH Diplomatic Service (Home) … … 3,270 144 57 48 Diplomatic Service (Overseas) … … — 2,561 312 — Diplomatic Wireless Service … … 357 1,132 — — Government Communications Headquarters … … … … … 235 1,664 — — Passport Office … … … … — — 748 — Overseas Development Administration: Aid Administration … … … 994 — — — Overseas manpower division … … — 426 — — Overseas technical assistance … … — 968 — — 4,856 6,895 1,117 48 HOME Prisons (England and Wales) … … 497 18,687 — — Immigration … … … … 973 1,270 — — Police Services … … … … 265 3,086 — — Fire … … … … … … 78 349 — — Criminal … … … … … 130 — — — Probation and after-care … … … 188 69 — — Community programmes and general … 113 — — — Scientific, research and statistics … 267 — — — Central services … … … … 665 — — — Finance and Accounts … … … 250 — — — Carlisle State Management Scheme … — — 792 — 3,426 23,461 792 — LORD CHANCELLOR Lord Chancellor's Department … … 242 — — — Courts Service … … … … — 8,226 — — Family Division … … — 520 — — Land Registry … … … … — — 4,294 — Public Trustee … … … … — — 564 — Public Record Office … … … … — 322 — — 242 9,068 4,858 — NORTHERN IRELAND Northern Ireland Office … … … 74 — — — POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS Broadcasting and radio regulatory … 199 40 98 28 Posts and Telecommunications … … 88 — — — 287 40 98 28 SCOTLAND Scottish Office: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food … … … … 416 2,010 — — Scottish Development Department … 712 58 59 — Scottish Education Department … 273 284 — — Scottish Home and Health Department 481 500 97 — Central Services … … … 2,103 — — — Prisons … … … … … — 2,130 — — State Hospital … … … … — 312 — — Scottish Courts Service etc. … … — 527 — — Small Scottish Departments: General Register Office, Scotland … 31 394 — — Lord Lyon and Warden of Regalia … — — 5 — Registers of Scotland … … … — — 308 — Royal Scottish Museum … … — 160 — — Scottish Record Office … … … — 128 — — 4,016 6,503 469 — 460W 461W
Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Executive Functions Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services SOCIAL SERVICES Health Services: Special Hospitals … … … 4,299 1,600 — — Artificial Limb and Applicance Centres 4,299 899 — — National Health Service Superannuation … … … … … 4,299 382 — — War Pensions Hospital … … 4,299 93 — — Artificial Eye Unit … … … 4,299 93 — — Common Cold Research Unit … 4,299 93 — — Youth Treatment Centre … … 4,299 93 — — Social Security benefit services: Regional Organisations … … 2,765 51,687 — — Newcastle Central Office … … 2,765 10,734 — — Blackpool Central Office … … 2,765 2,098 — — A.D.P. Centre, Reading … … 2,765 195 — — Office of Population Censuses and Surveys 516 1,415 — 558 7,580 69,103 — 558 TRADE AND INDUSTRY International trade … … … 612 1,007 — — Industry and commerce … … … 1,759 3,027 2,416 — Industrial research … … … — 3,704 — — Civil aviation and marine … … 384 801 614 — Central services (including Business Statistics Office) … … … 3,490 — — 863 Export Credits Guarantee Department … — — 1,617 — 6,245 8,539 4,647 863 WALES Welsh Office: Primary and secondary education, including H.M. Inspectors of Schools … … … 23 50 — — Local government and development including housing … … … 344 — — — Health services … … … … 145 — — — Artificial Limb and Applicance Centre — 45 — — Central services … … … … 331 — — — 843 95 — — SMALL DEPARTMENTS Charity Commission … … … 49 267 — — Civil Service Pay Research Unit … — — — 41 Crown Estate Office … … … — — 125 — Crown Office … … … … 22 — — — Director of Public Prosecutions … … 12 134 — — Law Officers' Department … … 16 — — — Lord Advocate's Department … … 12 — — — Parliamentary Counsel … … … 45 — — — Privy Council Office … … … 32 — — — Procurator Fiscal Service … … — 286 — — Registrar of Restrictive Trading Agreements … … … … … — 68 … … Registrar of Trade Unions and Employers' Associations … … … … 14 23 — — Supreme Court of Northern Ireland … — 96 — — 202 874 125 41 TOTAL … … … … … 49,464 270,748 46,294 48,818 GRAND TOTAL … … … 415,324
Ministerial Responsibilities Staff DEFENCE Ministry of Defence Headquarters: (a) Main Headquarters … … … … … … … … … 11,549 (b) Defence Procurement Executive Headquarters … … … … … 6,770 Maintenance, repair, storage and supply organisations … … … … … 106,637 Command and support services for armed forces including medical, education anctraining establishments … … … … … … … … … 80,480 Defence Procurement organisation outside Headquarters, including Research and Development establishments and Royal Ordnance factories … … … … 66,154 Meteorological Office … … … … … … … … … 3,469 275,059 Note: Definitions of the column headings were given in the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Dorking (Sir G. Sinclair) on 9th November. 1971.—[Vol. 825, c. 130–40.]