§ Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the number of industrial and non-industrial civil servants employed by his Department on 1st October and 1st April this year; and what were the comparable figures for 1973, 1974 and 1975.
§ Mr. ShoreThe numbers of staff in post in the Department of the Environment, including the Property Services Agency, as at the date shown have been:
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Industrial Non-industrial Total 1st April 1973 … 29,234 40,791 70,025 1st October 1973 … 28,224 41,091 69,315 1st April 1974 … 27,222 42,266 69,488 1st October 1974 … 26,443 42,898 69,341 1st April 1975 … 26,551 44,098 70,649 1st October 1975 … 26,891 45,973 72,864 1st April 1976 … 26,809 46,187 72,996 1st October 1976 … 26,416 45,545 71,961 These figures include the staff of what is now the Department of Transport, which was separated from DOE on 26th October 1976.