§ LORD SHACKLETONasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the present number of persons employed in the Civil Service compared with June, 1970, and how many are industrial civil servants and how many non-industrial.
EARL, JELLICOEIn July, 1970, the total number was 701.790, of whom 495,965 were non-industrial civil servants and 205,825 were industrial. By April 1, 1973, the total figure had fallen to 700,152, of whom 511,000 were non-industrial and 189,152 industrial. The analysis of the April, 1973, figures is as follows:
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Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Executive Functions Trading and Repayment Service General Support Services Kew Gardens and Wakehurst Place — 467 — — Fisheries, Pest Infestation, Food Science and Torry Research laboratories — 1,016 — — Central Services 1,842 388 — — Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce 120 180 — — 3,630 12,071 — —
CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER Treasury 1,008 — — 42 Customs and Excise: Collection of indirect taxes and control of imports and exports 1,830 20,668 — — Import and export statistics 966 — — Inland Revenue: Collection of direct taxes, etc. 2,524 60,183 89 1,837 Land and property valuation services 6,080 — — Department for National Savings: Receipt and repayment of savings 269 — 12,991 — Support of voluntary savings movement 496 — — — Small Departments: Exchequer Office, Scotland 15 10 31 10 Government Actuary — — — 58 National Debt Office 13 24 21 — Paymaster General's Office 64 — — 576 Registry of Friendly Societies 16 66 14 — Royal Mint — — 1,305 — Treasury Solicitor 75 35 — 277 5,814 88,528 14,451 2,800
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE Education and scientific policy and administration, including University Grants Committees and HM Inspectorate of Schools 2,148 814 — — National Lending Library — — 324 — Victoria and Albert Museum — 640 — — Science Museum — 419 — — 2,148 1,873 324 —
EMPLOYMENT Employment and training services 1,681 18,369 77 — Occupational safety and health 1,595 — — Industrial relations. 767 — — Industrial Tribunals and Industrial Arbitration Board 282 — — Selective employment payments 392 — — Unemployment benefits and redundancy payments 11,230 — — Passport work — 520 — Office of Manpower Economics 19 — — — 1,700 32,635 597 —
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ENVIRONMENT Property Services Agency 2,161 1,303 7,129 36,285 Local Government and Environmental Services 2,824 6,744 5,429 — Housing 152 520 — — Driver and Vehicle Licensing and Local Taxation Offices — — 2,926 — Transport Industries 780 220 — —
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Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Executive Functions Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services Research — 2,855 — — Related Bodies — 697 — — Ordnance Survey 218 3,919 519 — 6,135 16,258 16,003 36,285 FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH Diplomatic Service (Home) 3,430 951 56 58 Diplomatic Service (Overseas) 12 2,905 304 — Government Communications Headquarters 233 1,642 — — Passport Office — — 733 — Overseas Development Administration: Aid Administration 950 — — — Overseas manpower division — 407 — — Overseas technical assistance — 919 — — 4,625 6,824 1,093 58 HOME Prisons (England and Wales) 500 19,455 — — Immigration 1,100 1,365 — — Police Services 290 3,080 — — Fire 90 355 — — Criminal 145 — — — Probation and after-care 190 75 — — Community programmes and general 125 — — — Scientific, research and statistics 260 — — — Central services 815 — — — Finance and Accounts 265 10 — — Carlisle State Management Scheme — — 692 — 3,780 24,340 692 — LORD CHANCELLOR Lord Chancellor's Department 247 — — — Courts Service — 8,508 — — Family Division — 514 — — Land Registry — — 4,804 — Public Trustee — — 532 — Public Record Office — 329 — — 247 9,351 5,336 — LORD PRIVY SEAL Civil Service Department: Management of the Civil Service 660 — — 191 Civil Service Recruitment — — — 432 Civil Service College — — — 346 Central Services 634 — — — Chessington Computer Centre — — — 327 Central Computer Agency 100 — 17 405 Civil Service Catering Organisation — — 1,651 — Central Office of Information 106 — — 1,183 Her Majesty's Stationery Office: Procurement and distribution of paper, printing, etc 413 — 1,546 1,463 Production units: printing, binding and reprographic — 1,432 2,475 1,913 — 4,646 6,822 NORTHERN IRELAND Northern Ireland Office 118 — — —
Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Executive Functions Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS Broadcasting and radio regulatory 192 40 100 28 Posts and Telecommunications 91 — — — 283 40 100 28 SCOTLAND Scottish Office: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 422 1,969 — — Scottish Development Department 776 116 66 — Scottish Education Department 312 309 — — Scottish Home and Health Department 505 473 38 — Central Services 2,145 — — — Prisons — 2,165 — — State Hospitals — 302 — — Scottish Courts Administration 32 629 — — Small Scottish Departments: General Register Office, Scotland 35 390 — — Lord Lyon and Warden of Regalia — — 5 — Registers of Scotland — — 346 — Royal Scottish Museum — 164 — — Scottish Record Office — 135 — — 4,227 6,652 455 —
SOCIAL SERVICES Health Services: Special Hospitals 4,096 1,664 — — Artificial Limb and Appliance Centres 898 — — National Health Service Superannuation 383 — — War Pensions Hospital 95 — — Artificial Eye Unit Common Cold Research Unit Youth Treatment Centre Blackpool Central Office 462 — — Social Security benefit services: Regional Organisations 2,670 55,435 — — Newcastle Central Office 10,408 — — Blackpool Central Office 2,386 — — ADP Centre, Reading 190 — — Office of Population Censuses and Surveys 544 1,405 — 633 7,310 73,326 — 633
TRADE AND INDUSTRY International trade 248 1,361 — — Industry and commerce 1,580 1,961 3,706 — Industrial research — 3,670 — — Civil aviation and marine 429 882 427 — Central services (including Business Statistics Office) 3,450 — — 997 Export Credits Guarantee Department — — 1,672 — 5,707 7,874 5,805 997
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WALES Welsh Office: Primary and secondary education including HM Inspectors of Schools 26 50 — — Local government and development including housing 375 — — — Health services 161 — — —
Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Executive Functions Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services Artificial Limb and Appliance Centre — 46 — — Central services 340 — — — 902 96 — —
SMALL DEPARTMENTS Charity Commission 43 276 — — Civil Service Pay Research Unit — — — 37 Crown Estate Office — — 126 — Crown Office 23 — — — Director of Public Prosecutions 10 142 — — Law Officers' Department 20 — — — Lord Advocate's Department 14 — — — Parliamentary Counsel — — — 48 Privy Council Office 34 — — — Procurator Fiscal Service — 302 — — Registrar of Restrictive Trading Agreement — 61 — — Registry of Trade Unions and Employers' Associations 23 21 — — Supreme Court of Northern Ireland — 94 — — 167 896 126 85 TOTAL 49,319 280,764 49,628 47,708 GRAND TOTAL 427,419
Ministerial Responsibilities Staff DEFENCE Ministry of Defence Headquarters: (a) Main Headquarters 10,149 (b) Defence Procurement Executive Headquarters 6,637 Maintenance, repair, storage and supply organisations 105,102 Command and support services for armed forces including medical, education and training establishments 77,221 Defence Procurement organisation outside Headquarters, including Research and Development establishments and Royal Ordnance factories 70,249 Meteorological Office 3,375 272,733 House adjourned at twelve minutes past eight o'clock.
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