HC Deb 24 October 1973 vol 861 cc551-8W
Mr. John Hannam

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will provide

CIVIL SERVICE STAFF IN POST
1st July 1973
Executive Functions
Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services
CABINET OFFICE
Secretariat and central support staff 412 — — —
Central Statistical Office 182 — — —
594 — — —
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food policy 1,642 — — —
Agricultural Development and Advisory Service — 5,006 — —
Other technical staff — 116 — —
Regional and divisional offices — 4,816 — —
Kew Gardens and Wakehurst Place — 462 — —
Fisheries, Pest Infestation, Food Science and Torry Research Laboratories — 999 — —
Central Services 1,780 392 — —
Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce 112 222 — —
3,534 12,013 — —
CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
Treasury 989 — — 41
Customs and Excise:
Collection of indirect taxes and control of imports and exports 1,857 20,996 — —
Import and export statistics 963 — —
Inland Revenue:
Collection of direct taxes etc. 2,487 59,277 87 1,808
Land and property valuation services 5,962 — —
Department for National Savings:
Receipt and repayment of savings 265 — 12,800 —
Support of voluntary savings movement 498 — —
Small Departments:
Exchequer Office, Scotland 13 10 31 10
Government Actuary — — — 56
National Debt Office 13 24 20 —
Paymaster General's Office 62 — — 586
Registry of Friendly Societies 16 61 13 —
Royal Mint — — 1,239 —
Treasury Solicitor 73 36 — 279
5,775 87,827 14,190 2,780
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
Education and scientific policy and administration, including University Grants Committees and HM Inspectorate of Schools 2,109 815 — —
Victoria and Albert Museum — 636 — —
Science Museum — 410 — —
2,109 1,861 — —

an analysis of Civil Service staff in post on 1st July 1973 on the same basis as the analysis published on 21st May 1973 for 1st April 1973.

Mr. Kenneth Baker

The analysis is as follows:

Executive Functions
Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services
EMPLOYMENT
Employment and training services 1,680 18,387 77 —
Occupational safety and health 1,606 — —
Industrial relations 835 — —
Industrial Tribunals and Industrial Arbitration Board 279 — —
Selective employment payments 393 — —
Unemployment benefits and redundancy payments 10,357 — —
Passport work — 620 —
Professional and Executive Recruitment — 624 —
Office of Manpower Economics 13 — — —
1,693 31,857 1,321 —
ENVIRONMENT
Property Services Agency 2,173 1,176 7,031 35,289
Local Government and Environmental Services 2,865 6,798 5,416 —
Housing 153 521 — —
Driver and Vehicle Licensing and Local Taxation Offices — — 3,186 —
Transport Industries 784 227 — —
Research — 2,805 — —
Related Bodies — 732 — —
Ordnance Survey 220 3,818 527 —
6,195 16,077 16,160 35,289
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
Diplomatic Service (Home) 2,960 146 57 63
Diplomatic Service (Overseas) — 2,848 306 —
Communications Division (Home and Overseas) 1,124 130 — —
Government Communications Headquarters 226 1,630 — —
Passport Office — — 706 —
Overseas Development Administration:
Aid Administration 939 — — —
Overseas manpower division — 395 — —
Overseas technical assistance — 903 — —
5,249 6,052 1,069 63
HOME
Prisons (England and Wales) 510 19,385 — —
Immigration 1,115 1,364 — —
Police Services 285 2,990 — —
Fire 90 353 — —
Criminal 140 — — —
Probation and after-care 190 76 — —
Community programmes and general 115 — — —
Scientific, research and statistics 255 — — —
Central services 825 — — —
Finance and Accounts 265 10 — —
Carlisle State Management Scheme — — 45 —
3,790 24,178 45 —
LORD CHANCELLOR
Lord Chancellor's Department 242 — — —
— 8,457 — —
Family Division — 524 — —
Land Registry — — 4,875 —
Public Trustee — — 517 —
Public Record Office — 326 — —
242 9,307 5,392 —

Executive Functions
Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services
LORD PRIVY SEAL
Civil Service Department:
Management of the Civil Service 671 — — 182
Civil Service Recruitment — — — 422
Civil Service College — — — 342
Central Services 649 — — —
Chessington Computer Centre — — — 319
Central Computer Agency 102 — 17 384
Civil Service Catering Organisation — — 1,696 —
Central Office of Information 101 — — 1,145
HM Stationery Office:
Procurement and distribution of paper, printing, etc. 412 — 1,526 1,428
Production units: printing, binding and reprographic — 1,396 2,449
1,935 — 4,635 6,671
NORTHERN IRELAND
Northern Ireland Office 146 — — —
POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Broadcasting and radio regulatory 188 40 104 28
Posts and Telecommunications 90 — — —
278 40 104 28
SCOTLAND
Scottish Office:
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 414 1,954 — —
Scottish Development Department 734 130 62 —
Scottish Economic Planning Department 104 — — —
Scottish Education Department 323 316 — —
Scottish Home and Health Department 523 472 36 —
Central Services 2,139 — — —
Prisons — 2,137 — —
State Hospitals — 300 — —
Scottish Courts Administration 41 636 — —
Small Scottish Departments:
General Register Office, Scotland 35 390 — —
Lands Tribunal for Scotland — 6 — —
Lord Lyon and Warden of Regalia — — 5 —
Registers of Scotland — — 348 —
Royal Scottish Museum — 170 — —
Scottish Record Office — 139 — —
4,313 6,650 451 —
SOCIAL SERVICES
Health Services:
Special Hospitals 4,110 1,641 — —
Artificial Limb and Appliance Centres 883 — —
National Health Service Superannuation 383 — —
War Pensions Hospital 95 — —
Artificial Eye Unit
Common Cold Research Unit
Youth Treatment Centre
Blackpool Central Office 466 — —
Social Security benefit services:
Regional Organisations 2,668 55,547 — —
Newcastle Central Office 10,129 — —
Blackpool Central Office 2,421 — —
ADP Centre, Reading 194 — —
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys 548 1,512 — 626
7,326 73,271 — 626

Executive Functions
Ministerial Responsibilities Central Administration Public Services Trading and Repayment Services General Support Services
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
International trade 244 1,355 — —
Industry and commerce 1,567 1,952 3,713 —
Industrial research — 3,625 — —
Civil aviation and marine 430 861 420 —
Central services (including Business Statistics Office) 3,452 — — 993
Export Credits Guarantee Department — — 1,656 —
5,693 7,793 5,789 993
WALES
Welsh Office:
Primary and secondary education including HM Inspectors of Schools 28 51 — —
Local government and development including housing 387 — — —
Health services 158 — — —
Artificial Limb and Appliance Centre — 46 — —
Central services 340 — — —
913 97 — —
SMALL DEPARTMENTS
Charity Commission 42 270 — —
Civil Service Pay Research Unit — — — 36
Crown Estate Office — — 125 —
Crown Office 23 — — —
Director of Public Prosecutions 10 142 — —
Law Officers' Department 19 — — —
Lord Advocate's Department 14 — — —
Parliamentary Counsel — — — 47
Privy Council Office 34 — — —
Procurator Fiscal Service — 307 — —
Registrar of Restrictive Trading Agreement — 58 — —
Registry of Trade Unions and Employers' Associations 27 21 — —
Supreme Court of Northern Ireland — 98 — —
169 896 125 83
TOTAL 49,954 277,919 49,281 46,533
GRAND TOTAL 423,687

Ministerial Responsibilities Staff
DEFENCE
Ministry of Defence Headquarters:
(a) Main Headquarters 9,902
(b) Defence Procurement Executive Headquarters 6,537
Maintenance, repair, storage and supply organisations 103,710
Command and support services for Armed Forces including medical, education and training establishments 76,879
Defence Procurement organisation outside Headquarters, including Research and Development establishments and Royal Ordnance factories 69,291
Meteorological Office 3,335
269,654

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 Cols. 257–266.]