§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many persons, male and female, have staffed his Department's offices in Barnsley during the years 1979 to the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MajorInformation for 1979 is no longer available. The staff in post figure for each of the two Barnsley offices at 1 April for each year 1980 to 1986 is as follows:
Barnsley (East) integrated local office Year Male Female Total 1980 51 125 176 1981 44 123 167 1982 48 117 165 1983 44 99 143 1984 37 91 128 1985 32 103 135 1986 30 102.5 132.5 Barnsley (West) integrated local office 1980 34 90 124 1981 30 97 127 1982 26 92 118 1983 28 80 108 1984 26 73 99 1985 26 77 103 1986 30 77 107 The staff reductions reflect falls in work load mainly due to changes in procedure, such as the introduction of statutory sick pay, housing benefit and postal claim forms for supplementary benefit.