Mr. R. C. Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many civil servants were employed by his Department on 1 May 1979; and what was the equivalent figure for 31 December.
§ Mr. HeseltineThere were 52,122 staff in post in my Department on 1 May 1979. On 1 January this year there were 49,200, a reduction of approximately 5.6 per cent.