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