§ Mr. Robert C. Brownasked the Minister for the Civil Service what is the total number of civil servants employed by the Department of Employment in (a) the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, (b) Tyne and Wear county and (c) the Northern region at the latest available date and in May 1979.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI have been asked to reply.
The total numbers of staff employed by the Department of Employment in the area specified were as follows:
At 1-4-1981 At 1-5-1979 City of Newcastle upon Tyne 348 358 Tyne and Wear county 532 485 The Northern region 1,900 1,716
§ Mr. Robert C. Brownasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many civil servants were employed by the Department of Employment in unemployment benefit offices in (a) the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, (b) Tyne and Wear county and (c) the Northern region at the latest available date; and what were the comparable figures for May 1979.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI have been asked to reply.
The number of staff employed in unemployment benefit offices in the areas specified were as follows: 311W
At 1-4-1981 At 1-5-1979 City of Newcastle upon Tyne 196 192 Tyne and Wear county 532 485 The Northern region 1,746 1,546