§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total number of people employed in his Department; and under what subject headings they work.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe total full-time equivalent number of permanent staff employed by the Welsh Office at the beginning of October 1994 was 2,334. They work in the following broad subject areas:
Number Ministers' offices 29 Permanent secretary's office 2.5 Deputy secretaries' offices 5 Economic development 82.5 Industry and training 176.5 Agriculture 445 Health 210 Local government finance, housing and social services 113 Transport, planning and environment 595.5 Local government reorganisation 23 Education 85.5 Legal 66.5 Accommodation and management services 199 Personnel and central services 91 Statistics, information and library 96.5 Finance 94 Total 2,224.5 Note
In addition, there are 109.5 staff on maternity leave, unpaid career breaks, and so on.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is the total and proportion of his staff of his Department employed on agricultural duties in each of the past 14 years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe total number and proportion of permanent staff in my Department employed on agricultural duties in each of the last 14 years is as follows:
Year Number of staff employed on agricultural duties (full-time equivalents) Proportion of Welsh Office staff (per cent.) 1980 (December) 623 26.4 1981 (December) 598 26.2 1982 (December) 585 26.6 1983 (December) 564 25.9 1984 (December) 553 25.0 19851 543 23.8 1986 (December) 509 22.6 1987 (December) 480 21.7 1988 (November) 480 22.0 1989 (October) 463 20.8 1990 (October) 477 20.3 1991 (July) 455 19.0 1992 (July) 389 16.0 1993 (December) 416 15.6 1994 (October) 445 19.0 1Figure relates to January 1986. Information for 1985 is available only at disproportionate cost.