§ Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is the total number of staff in his Department; how many were (a) employed in the highways department and (b) employed in the structures department at the transport and road research laboratory at the end of each year from 1974 to 1982; and what are the target figures for 1983 and 1984.
§ Mr. David HowellThe number of staff in my Department was 13,007 on 1 January 1983. The present staff targets for 1 April 1983 and 1984 are 13,050 and 11,500 respectively. The information about the transport and road research laboratory is as follows:
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Year(at 1 January) Highways Structures 1975 95.0 94.5 1976 91.5 102.0
Year (at 1 January) Highways Structures 1977 83.5 99.0 1978 83.5 92.5 1979 78.5 82.5 1980 76.5 79.5 1981 75.0 72.5 1982 71.5 70.5 1983 58.0 66.0