§ Dr. Edmund Marshallasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many non-industrial civil servants there are now; and how this compares with the positions on 1 April 1980 and 4 May 1979.
§ Mr. HayhoeAt I January 1981, the latest date for which figures are available centrally, there were 542,800 non-industrial civil servants. The comparable figures for 1 April 1980 and 1 April 1979—the nearest date to 4 May 1979 for which figures are available centrally—were 547,500 and 565,800 respectively.