HC Deb 28 January 1980 vol 977 c471W
Mr. R. C. Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many civil servants were employed by his Department on 1 May 1979; and what was the equivalent figure for 31 December.

Mr. Nicholas Edwards

Expressed as full-time equivalents—that is, with part-timers counted as half units—and excluding casual staff, the figures are 2,613 and 2,531 respectively.