§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many dwellings were started and how many dwellings were under construction at end of period, and how many dwellings were completed, for the Metropolitan district of Bury, the North-West region and England, for the fourth quarter of 1980 and the full year, by quarters, of 1981.
§ Sir George YoungFollowing is the available information:
February 1982; and what has been the percentage change; in each case how many were first division civil servants; and what has been the percentage change in their numbers.
§ Mr. HeseltineAfter excluding 765 staff transferred 10 the Department of Transport during this period, the number of permanent civil servants employed in my 363W Department, including the Property Services Agency and Ordnance Survey, was 53,974 at 1 April 1979 and 43,998 at 1 January 1982—a reduction of 9,976 or 18.5 per cent. The term "first division civil servants" is not recognised Civil Service terminology, but the number of staff employed at Principal and equivalent professional grades and above was 2,383 and 2,218 respectively—a reduction of 165 or 7 per cent.