HC Deb 05 May 1982 vol 23 cc65-6W
Mr. Renton

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the number of staff in post in central Government Departments on 1 April.

Additional Allocations Bids for Home Improvement Grants
Allocation including Home Insulation Grants (in brackets) Discretionary Grant Intermediate Grant Repairs Grant Insulation Grants (HIS)
£ £ £ £ £ £
Aberconwy Borough Council 194,000 (2,000) 390,000 2,000
Afan Borough Council 2,000 (1,450) 1,000 1,450
Alyn and Deeside District Council 34,000 (2,640) — 15,000 20,000 2,640
Arfon District Council 356,000 (15,000) 246,000 45,000 344,000 15,000
Blaenau Gwent Borough Council 601,000 (10,000) 1,200,000 10,000
Brecknock Borough Council 23,000 (1,100) — 10,000 15,000 1,100
Cardiff County Council 457,000 (19,000) 1,000,000 75,000 425,000 19,000
Carmarthen District Council 83,000 — 180,000 5,000 90,000 —
Ceredigion District Council 59,000 (1,500) 305,000 40,000 25,000 1,500
Colwyn Bay Borough Council 22,000 (3,700) 60,000 10,000 10,000 3,700
Cynon Valley Borough Council 160,000 (20,000) 650,000 10,000 150,000 20,000
Delyn District Council 71,000 (5,000) — 25,000 50,000 5,000
Dinefwr Borough Council 40,000 (1,200) 100,000 44,000 — 1,200
Dwyfor District Council 29,000 (3,000) — 3,000 27,000 3,000
Glyndwr District Council 11,000 (1,300) — 9,500 1,600 1,300
Islwyn District Council 115,000 (4,800) — 65,000 60,000 4,800
Llanelli Borough Council 50,000 (5,800) — 10,000 40,000 5,800
Lliw Valley Borough Council 396,000 (1,500) 150,000 — 450,000 1,500
Meirionnydd District Council 89,000 (1,500) — 25,000 75,000 1,500
Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council 175,000 (2,000) — 55,000 143,000 2,000
Monmouth District Council 107,000 (1,117) 135,000 52,000 69,000 1,117
Montgomery District Council 32,000 (2,500) — 13,000 20,000 2,500
Neath Borough Council 184,000 (4,000) — 150,000 55,000 4,000
Newport Borough Council 146,000 (15,000) — 50,000 100,000 15,000
Ogwr Borough Council 77,000 (15,646) — 70,000 — 15,646
Preseli District Council 23,000 — — 6,000 20,000 —
Radnor District Council 176,000 (500) 200,000 50,000 150,000 500

Mr. Hayhoe

At 1 April 1982 there were 666,400 in post—528,000 non-industrial and 138,400 industrial. There have been reductions of 9,000 since 1 January 1982 and 65,900 since the Government took office. The size of the Civil Service is now at its lowest since 1966 and we are well over half way towards achieving our planned reduction of 102,000 to a total of 630,000 by April 1984.