HC Deb 11 July 1988 vol 137 cc41-2W
Mr. Ashdown

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the numbers of civil servants employed in the land wastes division of his Department in each of the years from 1974 to 1988.

Mr. Moynihan

The land wastes division of my Department was disbanded on 1 April 1987 with the creation of Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution (HMIP). The table shows the number of civil servants employed in the land wastes division as at 1 April for each year between 1980 and 1986. For 1987 and 1988 the table shows the number of civil servants employed on similar work in HMIP and the new noise, nuisance and waste division. The information is not readily available for earlier years.

Number of Civil Servants
1980 21
1981 22
1982 25
1983 28
1984 30
1985 31
1986 35
1987 34
1988 33