HC Deb 10 November 1972 vol 845 cc258-65W
Mr. Norman Lamont

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will provide an anlysis of Civil Service staff in post on 1st October on the same basis as the analysis on 8th August, 1972.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

The analysis is as follows:

Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Executive Functions Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services
CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER:
Treasury 1,037 43
Customs and Excise:
Collection of indirect taxes and control of imports and exports 1,904 18,935
Import and export statistics 958
Inland Revenue:
Collection of direct taxes etc. 2,402 60,866 89
Land and property valuation services 6,338 1,630
Department for National Savings:
Receipt and repayment of savings 261 13,283
Support of voluntary savings movement 500
Small Departments:
Exchequer Office, Scotland 17 10 30 10
Government Actuary 56
National Debt Office 12 23 20
Paymaster General's Office 61 594
Registry of Friendly Societies 16 65 13
Royal Mint 1,408
Treasury Solicitor 75 34 275
5,785 87,729 14,843 2,608
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE:
Educational and scientific policy and administration, including University Grants Committees and H.M. Inspectorate of Schools 2,136 805
National Lending Library 292
Victoria and Albert Museum 631
Science Museum 411
2,136 1,847 292
EMPLOYMENT:
Employment and training services 1,638 16,370 84
Occupational safety and health 1,489
Industrial relations 767
Industrial Tribunals and Industrial Court 280
Selective employment payments 459
Unemployment benefit and redundancy payments 12,062
Passport work 508
Office of Manpower Economics 51
1,638 31,478 592
ENVIRONMENT:
Property Services Agency 2,192 1,416 7,254 36,208
Local Government and Environmental Services 2,812 6,664 5,459 792
Housing 149 481
Transport Industries 752 220 2,374
Research 2,768
Related Bodies 568
Ordnance Survey 208 3,967 512
6,113 16,084 15,599 37,000
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH:
Diplomatic Service (Home) 3,230 144 57 49
Diplomatic Service (Overseas) 2,578 303
Diplomatic Wireless Service 380 1,128
Government Communications Headquarters 234 1,661
Passport Office 731
Overseas Development Administration:
Aid Administration 949
Overseas manpower division 413
Overseas technical assistance 932
4,793 6,856 1,091 49

Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Executive Functions Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services
HOME:
Prisons (England and Wales) 476 19,099
Immigration 1,027 1,275
Police Services 256 3,091
Fire 85 339
Criminal 133
Probation and after-care 174 71
Community programmes and general 115
Scientific, research and statistics 249
Central services 694
Finance and Accounts 258
Carlisle State Management Scheme 781
3,467 23,875 781
LORD CHANCELLOR:
Lord Chancellor's Department 241
Courts Service 8,347
Family Division 510
Land Registry 4,514
Public Trustee 542
Public Record Office 338
241 9,185 5,056
LORD PRIVY SEAL:
Civil Service Department:
Management of the Civil Service 679 188
Civil Service Recruitment 447
Civil Service College 333
Central Services 643
Chessington Computer Centre 317
Central Computer Agency 89 413
Civil Service Catering Organisation 120
Central Office of Information 106 1,226
H.M. Stationery Office:
Procurement and distribution of paper, printing, etc. 417 1,521 1,508
Production units; printing, binding and reprographic 1,182 2,771
1,934 2,823 7,203
NORTHERN IRELAND:
Northern Ireland Office 103
POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS:
Broadcasting and radio regulatory 199 40 99 28
Posts and Telecommunications 89
288 40 99 28
SCOTLAND:
Scottish Office:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 419 2,008
Scottish Development Department 716 72 64
Scottish Education Department 278 300
Scottish Home and Health Department 505 476 47
Central Services 2,139
Prisons 2,199
State Hospital 308
Scottish Courts Service, etc. 534
Small Scottish Departments:
General Register Office, Scotland 33 392
Lord Lyon and Warden of Regalia 5
Registers of Scotland 318
Royal Scottish Museum 165
Scottish Record Office 134
4,090 6,588 434

Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Executive Functions Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services
SOCIAL SERVICES:
Health Services:
Special Hospitals 4,390 1,654
Artificial Limb and Appliance Centres 899
National Health Service Superannuation 400
War Pensions Hospital 4,390
Artificial Eye Unit 91
Common Cold Research Unit
Youth Treatment Centre
Social Security Benefit Services:
Regional Organisations 2,772 51,780
Newcastle Central Office 10,834
Blackpool Central Office 2,143
ADP Centre, Reading 184
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys 531 1,419 594
7,693 69,404 594
TRADE AND INDUSTRY:
International trade 590 991
Industry and commerce 1,703 2,890 2,566
Industrial research 3,688
Civil Aviation and Marine 434 774 604
Central Services (including Business Statistics Office) 3,482 889
Export Credits Guarantee Department 1,632
6,209 8,343 4,802 889
WALES:
Welsh Office:
Primary and secondary education including H.M. Inspectors of Schools 24 50
Local government and development including housing 366
Health Services 152
Artificial Limb and Appliance Centre 46
Central Services 333
875 96
SMALL DEPARTMENTS:
Charity Commission 46 282
Civil Service Pay Research Unit 41
Crown Estate Office 122
Crown Office 23
Director of Public Prosecutions 10 139
Law Officers' Department 17
Lord Advocate's Department 13
Parliamentary Counsel 45
Privy Council Office 33
Procurator Fiscal Service 302
Registrar of Restrictive Trading Agreement 67
Registry of Trade Unions and Employers' Associations 21 23
Supreme Court of Northern Ireland 93
163 906 122 86
TOTAL 49,753 274,333 46,534 48,457
GRAND TOTAL 419,077

DEFENCE Ministerial Responsibilities Staff
Ministry of Defence Headquarters:
(a) Main Headquarters 10,953
(b) Defence Procurement Executive Headquarters 6,675
Maintenance, repair, storage and supply organizations 107,069
Command and support services for armed forces including medical, education and training establishments 78,167
Defence Procurement Organisation outside Headquarters, including Research and Development establishments and Royal Ordnance factories 65,610
Meteorological Office 3,434
271,908

NOTE:

The following are the definitions related to the column headings of the above tables:

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION

Staff at headquarters concerned with:

a. the introduction or development of policy and related matters;

b, central services such as the provision of professional advice and support services such as finance and personnel.

EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS

Public Services: Staff concerned with the application of policy, e.g. paying sickness benefits, collecting taxes and contributions, staffing prisons and providing services to industry, including research and development.

Trading and Repayment Services: Staff engaged on activities which are largely financially self-supporting through sales, fees or charges for goods and service.

Common Support Services: Staff engaged in providing services for other departments. (A departs ment's own central services staff are included in the column headed "Central Administration" unles- the staff is concerned with providing an inter-departmental service.)

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