HC Deb 03 December 1975 vol 901 cc594-7W
Mr. Michael Latham

asked the Minister for the Civil Service whether he will bring up to date the table of Civil Service staff increases which he provided in answer to the hon. Member for Melton on 28th October; and whether he will specify, briefly, for each Department of State, the legislative or policy reasons which have caused a variation in staff manpower between 1st July 1975 and 1st October 1975.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

The number of staff in post, by Department, on 1st March 1974 and 1st October 1975 is given below.

The reasons for the major variations in staff between 1st July 1975 and 1st October 1975 are as follows:

HM Customs and Excise (+488): To Strengthen further the control of VAT; and expansion elsewhere including investigation work.

Inland Revenue (+1,790): Improved recruitment, within previously agreed levels, to cope with new taxes and the effects of inflation on the taxation system.

Department of Employment (+1,805): Mainly to deal with the higher levels of unemployment.

Department of the Environment (+1,596): Improved recruitment, within previously agreed levels, for a wide range of duties; particularly of professional and technical staff in the Property Services Agency.

CIVIL SERVICE MANPOWER
Staff in Post at 1st March 1974 Staff in Post at 1st October 1975
Department Non-Industrials Industrials Total Non-Industrials Industrials Total
Cabinet Office 599 — 599 681 — 681
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) 14,328 1,133 15,461 14,881 1,176 16,057
H.M. Treasury 997 — 997 1,153 — 1,153
H.M. Customs and Excise 24,932 — 24,932 29,077 — 29,077
Inland Revenue 69,659 33 69,692 77,862 25 77,887
Department for National Savings 13,435 132 13,567 13,464 98 13,562
Department of Education and Science (2) 3,858 83 3,941 4,024 101 4,125
Department of Employment (3) 32,080 1,577 33,657 22,320 140 22,460
Department of Energy 1,364 82 1,446 1,372 11 1,383
Department of the Environment (4) 42,034 27,480 69,514 45,973 26,891 72,864
Ordnance Survey 4,151 371 4,522 4,144 375 4,519
Foreign and Commonwealth Office 9,967 250 10,217 10,096 244 10,340
Ministry of Overseas Development 2,123 48 2,171 2,277 55 2,332
Home Office 24,858 3,652 28,510 28,453 3,874 32,327
Lord Chancellor's Office and Courts, etc 9,428 — 9,428 9,986 — 9,986
Land Registry 4,838 5 4,843 4,788 5 4,793
Civil Service Department 3,492 1,601 5,093 3,861 1,614 5,475
Central Office of Information 1,188 63 1,251 1,301 62 1,363
H.M. Stationery Office 3,142 4,037 7,179 3,323 4,037 7,360
Scottish Office 9,052 755 9,807 9,796 707 10,503
Scottish Courts Administration, etc. 731 4 735 726 4 730
Department of Health and Social — — — — — —
Security 82,331 209 82,540 90,264 236 90,500
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys 2,706 18 2,724 2,770 24 2,794
Department of Trade (5) 16,550 805 17,355 7,649 41 7,690
Department of Industry — — — 9,424 785 10,209
Department of Prices and Consumer Protection (5) — — — 371 — 371
Export Credits Guarantee Department 1,642 — 1,642 1,851 — 1,851
Welsh Office 1,091 2 1,093 1,454 2 1,456
Ministry of Defence 128,535 139,231 267,766 131,031 137,351 268,382
All other Departments 5,548 829 6,377 5,800 1,115 6,915
TOTAL 514,659 182,400 697,059 540,172 178,973 719,145

Notes:

All figures include part-time staff counted as one half.

  1. (1) Includes staff of the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce
  2. (2) Includes staff of the Victoria and Albert and Science Museums.
  3. (3) Includes on 1st October 1975 staff of the Health and Safety Commission/Executive.
  4. (4) Includes staff of the Property Services Agency.
  5. (5) These three Departments formed the Department of Trade and Industry at 1st March 1974

Home Office (+694): To provide for growth in the Prisons and Police support services.

Department of Health and Social Security (+804): To handle benefit upratings, the new invalidity pension and the effects of higher levels of unemployment.

Ministry of Defence (+2,384): Essentially due to the annual autumn intake of staff, particularly apprentices, and to an increased; production, programme in the Royal Ordnance Factories.

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