§ Lord Brougham and Vauxasked Her Majesty's Government:
What was the number of staff in post in central government departments on 1st October 1994.
§ Lord HenleyOn 1st October 1994 there were 523,981 permanent staff in post in central government, the lowest for 55 years. This is a decrease of 9,370 during the last six months and over 40,000 since April 1992.
An analysis showing staff in post by department has been placed in the Library.