HC Deb 04 August 1975 vol 897 c31W
Mr. Freud

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table in the Official Report listing the staff complements of the Department of Education and Science and the University Grants Committee for each of the last five years.

Mr. Mulley

The figures for non-industrial civil servants, as at 1st April each year, are as follows:

Department of Education and Science University Grants Committee
1971 3,234 118
1972 3,204 116
1973 3,242 116
1974 2,930 120
1975 2,847 120