HC Deb 21 November 1973 vol 864 cc426-34W
Mr. Tom King

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will provide an analysis of Civil Service staff in post on 1st October 1973 on the same basis as the analysis for 1st July 1973 published on 24th October 1973.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

The analysis is as follows:

Executive Functions
Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
Education and scientific policy and administration, including University Grants Committees and HM Inspectorate of Schools 2,107 827
Victoria and Albert Museum 647
Science Museum 407
2,107 1,881
EMPLOYMENT
Employment and training services 1,732 17,442 707
Occupational safety and health 1,665
Industrial relations 764
Industrial Tribunals and Industrial Arbitration Board 248
Selective employment payments 394
Unemployment benefits and redundancy payments 10,498
Passport work 620
Office of Manpower Economics 12
1,744 31,011 1,327
ENVIRONMENT
Property Services Agency 2,151 1,225 6,936 35,029
Local Government and Environmental Services 2,953 6,788 5,465
Housing 158 539
Driver and Vehicle Licensing and Local Taxation Offices 3,527
Transport Industries 830 200
Research 2,799
Related Bodies 715
Ordnance Survey 225 3,814 522
6,317 16,080 16,450 35,029
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
Diplomatic Service (Home) 2,937 145 57 63
Diplomatic Service (Overseas) 2,943 298
Communications Division (Home and Overseas) 339 920
Government Communications Headquarters 227 1,644
Passport Office 715
Overseas Development Administration:
Aid Administration 905
Overseas manpower division 393
Overseas technical assistance 884
4,408 6,929 1,070 63
HOME
Prisons (England and Wales) 523 19,423
Immigration 1,160 1,379
Police Services 260 2,987
Fire 95 363
Criminal 138
Probation and after-care 200 79
Community programmes and general 111
Scientific, research and statistics 265
Central services 997
Finance and Accounts 274
Carlisle State Management Scheme 28
4,023 24,231 28
Executive Functions
Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services
LORD CHANCELLOR
Lord Chancellor's Department 259
Courts Service 8,556
Family Division 518
Land Registry 5,035
Public Trustee 502
Public Record Office 344
259 9,418 5,537
LORD PRIVY SEAL
Civil Service Department:
Management of the Civil Service 683 196
Civil Service Recruitment 435
Civil Service College 351
Central Services 661
Chessington Computer Centre 366
Central Computer Agency 120 17 376
Civil Service Catering Organisation 1,731
Central Office of Information 104 1,145
HM Stationery Office:
Procurement and distribution of paper, printing, etc. 406 1,493 1,461
Production units: printing, binding and reprographic 1,389 2,459
1,974 4,630 6,789
NORTHERN IRELAND
Northern Ireland Office 184
POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Broadcasting and radio regulatory 203 40 103 29
Posts and Telecommunications 90
293 40 103 29
SCOTLAND
Scottish Office:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 394 1,944
Scottish Development Department 755 136 63
Scottish Economic Planning Department 111
Scottish Education Department 340 324
Scottish Home and Health Department 544 471 38
Central Services 2,170
Prisons 2,097
State Hospitals 316
Scottish Courts Administration 696
Small Scottish Departments:
General Register Office, Scotland 35 390
Lands Tribunal for Scotland 6
Registers of Scotland 365
Royal Scottish Museum 172
Scottish Record Office 136
4,349 6,688 466
SOCIAL SERVICES
Health Services:
Special Hospitals 4,113 1,647
Artificial Limb and Appliance Centres 885
National Health Service Superannuation 388
War Pensions Hospital 96
Artificial Eye Unit
Common Cold Research Unit
Youth Treatment Centre
Blackpool Central Office 520
Executive Functions
Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services
SOCIAL SERVICES cont.
Social Security benefit services:
Regional Organisations 2,693 56,207
Newcastle Central Office 10,527
Blackpool Central Office 2,367
ADP Centre, Reading 200
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys 556 1,549 624
7,362 74,386 624
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
International trade 249 1,376
Industry and commerce 1,591 1,962 3,756
Industrial research 3,577
Civil aviation and marine 439 846 403
Central services (including Business Statistics Office) 3,516 1,023
Export Credits Guarantee Department 1,652
5,795 7,761 5,811 1,023
WALES
Welsh Office:
Primary and secondary education including HM Inspectors of Schools 25 52
Local government and development including housing 400
Health services 173
Artificial Limb and Appliance Centre 46
Central services 352
950 98
SMALL DEPARTMENTS
Charity Commission 42 264
Civil Service Pay Research Unit 32
Crown Estate Office 125
Crown Office 26
Director of Public Prosecutions 10 147
Law Officers' Department 19
Lord Advocate's Department 14
Parliamentary Counsel 44
Privy Council Office 34
Procurator Fiscal Service 317
Registrar of Restrictive Trading Agreement 60
Registry of Trade Unions and Employers' Associations 24 19
Supreme Court of Northern Ireland 98
169 905 125 76
TOTAL 49,851 279,371 49,671 46,398
GRAND TOTAL 425,291
Ministerial Responsibilities Staff
DEFENCE
Ministry of Defence Headquarters:
(a) Main Headquarters 9,848
(b) Defence Procurement Executive Headquarters 6,333
Maintenance, repair, storage and supply organisations 103,935
Command and support services for armed forces including medical, education and training establishments 76,961
Defence Procurement organisation outside Headquarters including Research and Development establishment and Royal Ordnance factories 69,385
Meteorological Office 3,339
269,801
Note: Definitions of the column headings were contained in the answer given to my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston-upon-Thames (Mr. Norman Lamont) on 10th November 1972.—[Vol. 845, c. 257–266.]

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