HC Deb 08 July 1988 vol 136 cc755-6W
Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the trend in the number of civil servants over the past five years.

Mr. Brooke

The number of civil servants at 1 April 1988 was 579,627, reflecting a reduction of 7.1 per cent. on the total for five years ago of 623,972. The detailed trend is shown in the table.

Year Numbers at 1 April Percentage change on previous year
1984 623,972 -3.8
1985 599,026 -0.4
1986 594,365 -0.8
1987 597,801 +0.6
1988 579,627 -3.0

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