HC Deb 05 July 1985 vol 82 c283W
Mrs. Rumbold

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what manpower reductions his Department has achieved in 1984–85.

Mr. Butler

During the period 1 April 1984 to 31 March 1985, civilian staff numbers in the Ministry of Defence reduced by 7,108 to a total of 174,075. This excludes 18,967 staff of the Royal ordnance factories who were transferred out of the Civil Service on 2 January 1985 with the formation of Royal Ordnance plc.