§ Mr. Philip Hollandasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many civil servants were employed by the Manpower Services Commission in December 1978, December 1979 and December 1980.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonI am informed by the Manpower Services Commission that the numbers of civil servants employed by it on 1 January 1979, 1 January 1980 and 1 January 1981, the nearest dates on which the information sought is available, were:
1 January 1979 24,961 1 January 1980 24,367 1 January 1981 23,671