§ Lord Barnettasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many officials were employed in quangos and other non-departmental bodies at the latest available date; and how many civil servants were employed at the same, or nearest, date.
The Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Earl Howe)At 1 April 1994, the number of officials employed in non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs), formerly known as quangos, was 110,200. The figure includes a number of officials working in NDPBs who are civil servants on secondment from parent departments. It also includes 5,200 staff employed by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, the Health and Safety Commission and the Health and Safety Executive, who, although directly employed by these bodies, are civil servants.
The total number of civil servants employed in the Civil Service as at the same date was 533,000.