HC Deb 16 March 1992 vol 205 cc893-4W
Mr. Meacher

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, pursuant to his answer of 6 March 1992,Official Report, column 318, regarding staffing, if he will give the total number of full-time equivalent staff in each year.

Miss Widdecombe

The total number of full-time equivalent staff administering the social security programme for the years 1979–80 to 1990–91 is in the table.

Number
1979–80 88,429
1980–81 87,902
1981–82 87,578
1982–83 85,698
1983–84 82,975
1984–85 82,527
1985–86 83,869
1986–87 85,276
1987–88 89,023
1988–89 87,137
1989–90 81,633
1990–91 79,715