HC Deb 01 August 1984 vol 65 c370W
Mrs. Rumbold

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what levels of staff reductions his Department has achieved since the beginning of the current parliamentary Session.

Mr. Gummer

Staff are counted on set quarter dates. Between 1 July 1983 and 1 July 1984 the number of staff in my Department has decreased by 2,664.