§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on civil service vacancies and recruitment.
§ Mr. Ryder[holding answer 8 May 1990]: My right hon. Friend keeps all aspects of the staffing of the civil service under review. Statistical information about the civil service, including recruitment, can be found in successive editions of "Civil Service Statistics"; and information about that recruitment which is carried out by the Civil Service Commission can be found in its annual reports.