§ Mr. Fowlerasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will now provide an analysis of Civil Service staff in post on 1st January, 1972, on the same basis as the analyses published in 9th and 24th November, 1971.
§ Mr. David HowellThe analysis is as follows:
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Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Executive Functions trading and Repayment Services General Support Services AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD Agriculture, fisheries and food policy … 1,765 — — — Agricultural Development and Advisory Service … … — 5,493 — — Other technical staff … … — 97 — — Regional and divisional offices … … — 5,199 — — Kew Gardens and Wakehurst Place … — 465 — — Fisheries, pest infestation and food science laboratories … … — 745 — — Central services … … 1,905 — — — 3,670 11,999 — — CIVIL SERVICE Management of the Civil Service … 708 — 114 234 Civil Service recruitment … … — — — 407 Civil Service College … … — — — 332 Central services … … 539 — — — 1,247 — 114 973 CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER Treasury … … 1,030 — — 45 Customs and Excise: Collection of indirect taxes, and control of imports and exports … … 1,650 15,912 — — Import and export statistics … … 746 — — Inland Revenue: Collection of direct taxes, etc … … 2,315 62,313 91 — Land and property valuation services … 6,568 1,589 Central Office of Information … … 107 — — 1,289 H.M. Stationery Office: Procurement and distribution of paper, printing, etc. … … 418 — 1,616 1,488 Production units, printing, binding and reprographic … … — 792 3,131 Computer bureau … … — — 313 Department for National Savings: Receipt and repayment of savings … … 272 — 13,996 — Support of voluntary savings movement … … 512 — — Small Departments: Treasury Solicitor … … 81 34 — 259 Paymaster-General's Office … … 58 — — 552 Royal Mint … … — — 1,384 — Exchequer Office, Scotland … … 19 10 27 10 Government Actuary … … — — — 56 Registry of Friendly Societies … 16 66 12 — National Debt Office … … 12 23 20 — 5,978 86,184 17,938 8,732 EDUCATION AND SCIENCE Educational and scientific policy and administration, including University Grants Committee and H.M. Inspectors of Schools 2,166 806 — — National Lending Library … … — — 273 — Victoria and Albert Museum … … — 630 — — Science Museum … … — 414 — — 2,166 1,850 273 —
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Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Executive Functions Trading and Repayment Service General Support Services EMPLOYMENT Employment and training services … 1,728 15,268 88 — Occupational safety and health … 1,531 — — Industrial relations … 692 — — Industrial tribunals and Industrial Court … 219 — — Selective employment payments … 453 — — Unemployment benefit and redundancy payments … 12,595 — — Passport work … — 440 — Office of Manpower Economics … 55 — — 1,728 30,813 528 — ENVIRONMENT Local government and environmental services … 2,056 4,007 5,005 — Housing … 88 398 — — Construction and maintenance … 3,181 3,323 8,750 37,701 Transport industries … 629 227 1,663 — Research … — 2,770 — — Related Bodies … — 450 — — Ordnance Survey … 215 3,973 486 — 6,169 15,148 15,904 37,701 FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH Diplomatic Service (Home) … 3,185 143 56 46 Diplomatic Service (Overseas) … — 2,686 243 — Diplomatic Wireless Service … 363 1,139 — — Government Communications Headquarters … 237 1,695 — — Passport Office … — — 750 — Overseas Development Administration: Aid Administration … 94 — — — Overseas manpower division … — 566 — — Overseas technical assistance … — 981 — — 4,727 7,210 1,049 46 HOME Prisons (England and Wales) … 487 18,319 — — Immigration … 854 1,272 — — Police services … 273 3,050 — — Fire … 76 351 — — Criminal … 138 — — — Probation and after-care … 191 70 — — Northern Ireland, community programmes and general … 150 — — — Scientific, research and statistics … 267 — — — Central services … 692 — — — Finance and Accounts … 251 — — — Carlisle State Management Scheme … — — 813 — 3,379 23,062 813 — LORD CHANCELLOR Lord Chancellor's Department … 236 — — — Court Service … — 8,106 — — Family Division … — 510 — — Land Registry … — — 4,298 — Public Trustee … — — 569 — Public Record Office … — 315 — — 236 8,931 4,867 —
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Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Executive Functions Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS Broadcasting and radio regulatory … 196 34 95 27 Posts and telecommunications … 80 — — — 276 34 95 27 SCOTLAND Scottish Office: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food … 515 2,023 — — Scottish Development Department … 781 58 63 — Scottish Education Department … 301 356 — — Scottish Home and Health Department … 578 426 258 — Central services … 1,757 — — — Prisons … — 2,040 — — State Hospital … — 304 — — Scottish Courts Service, etc … — 524 — — Small Scottish Departments: Registers of Scotland … — — 289 — Lord Lyon and Warden of Regalia … — — 6 — Royal Scottish Museum … — 160 — — Scottish Record Office … — 128 — — General Register Office, Scotland … 31 409 — — 3,963 6,428 616 — SOCIAL SERVICES Health services … 4,203 — — — Special Hospitals … — 1,483 — — Artificial Limb and Appliance Centres — 915 — — National Health Service Superannuation — 389 — — War Pensioners Hospital … — 86 — — Artificial Eye Unit … Common Cold Research Unit … Youth Treatment Centre … Social security benefit services … 2,750 — — — Regional organisation … — 51,615 — — Newcastle Central Office … — 10,794 — — Blackpool Central Office … — 2,110 — — A.D.P. Centre, Reading … — 204 — — Office of Population Censuses and Surveys 506 1,485 — 573 7,459 69,081 — 573 TRADE AND INDUSTRY International trade … 630 1,014 — — Industry and commerce … 1,843 3,012 2,417 — Industrial research … — 3,939 — — Civil aviation and marine … 493 7,633 617 — Central services (including Business Statistics Office) 3,744 — — 927 Exports Credits Guarantee Department — — 1,598 — 6,710 15,598 4,632 927 WALES Welsh Office: Primary and secondary education including H.M. Inspectors of Schools 23 48 — — Local government and development including housing 338 — — — Health services … 138 — — — Artificial Limb and Appliance Centre — 44 — — Central services … 335 — — — 834 92 — —
Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Executive Functions Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services SMALL DEPARTMENTS Charity Commission … 48 265 — — Civil Service Pay Research Unit … — — — 46 Crown Estate Office … — — 127 — Crown Office … 22 — — — Director of Public Prosecutions … 13 126 — — Law Officers' Department … 16 — — — Lord Advocate's Department … 14 — — — Parliamentary Counsel … 46 — — — Privy Council Office … 32 — — — Procurator Fiscal Service … — 288 — — Registrar of Restrictive Trading Agreements — 68 — — Registrar of Trade Unions and Employers Associations … 14 24 — — Supreme Court of Northern Ireland … — 98 — — 205 869 127 46 TOTAL … 49,337 277,299 46,956 49,025 GRAND TOTAL … 422,617
Ministerial Responsibilities Staff DEFENCE Ministry of Defence Headquarters: (a) Main Headquarters 11,730 (b) Defence Procurement Executive Headquarters 7,024 Maintenance, repair, storage and supply organisations 107,677 Command and support services for armed forces including medical, education and training establishments 82,330 Defence Procurement organisation outside Headquarters, including Research and Development establishments and Royal Ordnance Factories 67,027 Meteorological Office 3,491 279,279 Note: Definitions of the column headings were given in the answer I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Dorking on 9th November.—[Vol. 825, col. 130–40.]