§ 39. Mr. Nealeasked the Minister of Transport what are his latest estimates of the number of staff employed by his Department; and how these compare with the figures for May 1979.
§ Mr. FowlerOn 1 May 1979 there were 13,919 non-industrial staff employed in my Department. This figure excludes 117 seasonal and casual staff. On 1 November this year the comparable figure was 13,271 staff, a reduction of 648 or 4.7 per cent.