§ Mr. Norman Lamontasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will provide an anlysis of Civil Service staff in post on 1st October on the same basis as the analysis on 8th August, 1972.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe analysis is as follows:
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Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Executive Functions Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER: Treasury … … … … … … 1,037 — — 43 Customs and Excise: Collection of indirect taxes and control of imports and exports … … … 1,904 18,935 — — Import and export statistics … … 958 — — Inland Revenue: Collection of direct taxes etc. … … 2,402 60,866 89 — Land and property valuation services … 6,338 — 1,630 Department for National Savings: Receipt and repayment of savings … … 261 — 13,283 — Support of voluntary savings movement … 500 — — Small Departments: Exchequer Office, Scotland … … … 17 10 30 10 Government Actuary … … … — — — 56 National Debt Office … … … 12 23 20 — Paymaster General's Office … … … 61 — — 594 Registry of Friendly Societies … … 16 65 13 — Royal Mint … … … … … — 1,408 — Treasury Solicitor … … … … 75 34 — 275 5,785 87,729 14,843 2,608 EDUCATION AND SCIENCE: Educational and scientific policy and administration, including University Grants Committees and H.M. Inspectorate of Schools 2,136 805 — — National Lending Library … … … — — 292 — Victoria and Albert Museum … … … — 631 — — Science Museum … … … … — 411 — — 2,136 1,847 292 — EMPLOYMENT: Employment and training services … … 1,638 16,370 84 — Occupational safety and health … … 1,489 — — Industrial relations … … … … 767 — — Industrial Tribunals and Industrial Court … 280 — — Selective employment payments … … 459 — — Unemployment benefit and redundancy payments … … … … … … 12,062 — — Passport work … … … … … — 508 — Office of Manpower Economics … … — 51 — — 1,638 31,478 592 — ENVIRONMENT: Property Services Agency … … … 2,192 1,416 7,254 36,208 Local Government and Environmental Services 2,812 6,664 5,459 792 Housing … … … … … … 149 481 — — Transport Industries … … … … 752 220 2,374 — Research … … … … … — 2,768 — — Related Bodies … … … … … — 568 — — Ordnance Survey … … … 208 3,967 512 — 6,113 16,084 15,599 37,000 FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH: Diplomatic Service (Home) … … … 3,230 144 57 49 Diplomatic Service (Overseas) … … — 2,578 303 — Diplomatic Wireless Service … … … 380 1,128 — — Government Communications Headquarters 234 1,661 — — Passport Office … … … … … — — 731 — Overseas Development Administration: Aid Administration … … … … 949 — — — Overseas manpower division … … — 413 — — Overseas technical assistance … … — 932 — — 4,793 6,856 1,091 49 262W263W
Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Executive Functions Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services HOME: Prisons (England and Wales) … … … 476 19,099 — — Immigration … … … … … 1,027 1,275 — — Police Services … … … … … 256 3,091 — — Fire … … … … … … 85 339 — — Criminal … … … … … … 133 — — — Probation and after-care … … … 174 71 — — Community programmes and general … 115 — — — Scientific, research and statistics … … 249 — — — Central services … … … … … 694 — — — Finance and Accounts … … … … 258 — — — Carlisle State Management Scheme … … — — 781 — 3,467 23,875 781 — LORD CHANCELLOR: Lord Chancellor's Department … … 241 — — — Courts Service … … … … … — 8,347 — — Family Division … … … … — 510 — — Land Registry … … … … … — — 4,514 — Public Trustee … … … … … — — 542 — Public Record Office … … … … — 338 — — 241 9,185 5,056 — LORD PRIVY SEAL: Civil Service Department: Management of the Civil Service … … … 679 — — 188 Civil Service Recruitment … … … — — — 447 Civil Service College … … … — — — 333 Central Services … … … … 643 — — — Chessington Computer Centre … … — — — 317 Central Computer Agency … … … 89 — — 413 Civil Service Catering Organisation … — — 120 — Central Office of Information … … 106 — — 1,226 H.M. Stationery Office: Procurement and distribution of paper, printing, etc. … … … … 417 — 1,521 1,508 Production units; printing, binding and reprographic … … … … — 1,182 2,771 1,934 — 2,823 7,203 NORTHERN IRELAND: Northern Ireland Office … … … 103 — — — POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Broadcasting and radio regulatory … … 199 40 99 28 Posts and Telecommunications … … 89 — — — 288 40 99 28 SCOTLAND: Scottish Office: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food … … … … … 419 2,008 — — Scottish Development Department … 716 72 64 — Scottish Education Department … … 278 300 — — Scottish Home and Health Department … 505 476 47 — Central Services … … … … 2,139 — — — Prisons … … … … … — 2,199 — — State Hospital … … … … — 308 — — Scottish Courts Service, etc. … … … — 534 — — Small Scottish Departments: General Register Office, Scotland … … 33 392 — — Lord Lyon and Warden of Regalia … — — 5 — Registers of Scotland … … … — — 318 — Royal Scottish Museum … … … — 165 — — Scottish Record Office … … … — 134 — — 4,090 6,588 434 — 264W265W
Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Executive Functions Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services SOCIAL SERVICES: Health Services: Special Hospitals … … … … 4,390 1,654 — — Artificial Limb and Appliance Centres … 899 — — National Health Service Superannuation … 400 — — War Pensions Hospital … … … 4,390 Artificial Eye Unit … … … … 91 — — Common Cold Research Unit … … Youth Treatment Centre … … … Social Security Benefit Services: Regional Organisations … … … 2,772 51,780 — — Newcastle Central Office … … … 10,834 — — Blackpool Central Office … … … 2,143 — — ADP Centre, Reading … … … 184 — — Office of Population Censuses and Surveys … 531 1,419 — 594 7,693 69,404 — 594 TRADE AND INDUSTRY: International trade … … … … 590 991 — — Industry and commerce … … … 1,703 2,890 2,566 — Industrial research … … … … — 3,688 — — Civil Aviation and Marine … … … 434 774 604 — Central Services (including Business Statistics Office) … … … … … … 3,482 — — 889 Export Credits Guarantee Department … — — 1,632 — 6,209 8,343 4,802 889 WALES: Welsh Office: Primary and secondary education including H.M. Inspectors of Schools … … 24 50 — — Local government and development including housing … … … … 366 — — — — Health Services … … … … 152 — — — Artificial Limb and Appliance Centre … — 46 — — Central Services … … … … 333 — — — 875 96 — — SMALL DEPARTMENTS: Charity Commission … … … … 46 282 — — Civil Service Pay Research Unit … … — — — 41 Crown Estate Office … … … … … — — 122 — Crown Office … … … … … 23 — — — Director of Public Prosecutions … … 10 139 — — Law Officers' Department … … … 17 — — — Lord Advocate's Department … … … 13 — — — Parliamentary Counsel … … … — — — 45 Privy Council Office … … … … 33 — — — Procurator Fiscal Service … … … — 302 — — Registrar of Restrictive Trading Agreement — 67 — — Registry of Trade Unions and Employers' Associations … … … … … 21 23 — — Supreme Court of Northern Ireland … … — 93 — — 163 906 122 86 TOTAL … … … … … 49,753 274,333 46,534 48,457 GRAND TOTAL … … … 419,077
DEFENCE Ministerial Responsibilities Staff Ministry of Defence Headquarters: (a) Main Headquarters … … … … … … … … 10,953 (b) Defence Procurement Executive Headquarters … … … … … 6,675 Maintenance, repair, storage and supply organizations … … … … … 107,069 Command and support services for armed forces including medical, education and training establishments … … … … … … … … … 78,167 Defence Procurement Organisation outside Headquarters, including Research and Development establishments and Royal Ordnance factories … … … … … … … … … 65,610 Meteorological Office … … … … … … … … … 3,434 271,908 NOTE:—
The following are the definitions related to the column headings of the above tables:
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
Staff at headquarters concerned with:
a. the introduction or development of policy and related matters;
b, central services such as the provision of professional advice and support services such as finance and personnel.
EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS
Public Services: Staff concerned with the application of policy, e.g. paying sickness benefits, collecting taxes and contributions, staffing prisons and providing services to industry, including research and development.
Trading and Repayment Services: Staff engaged on activities which are largely financially self-supporting through sales, fees or charges for goods and service.
Common Support Services: Staff engaged in providing services for other departments. (A departs ment's own central services staff are included in the column headed "Central Administration" unles- the staff is concerned with providing an inter-departmental service.)