§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will bring up to date the table of Civil Service staff increases given in his reply to the hon. Member for Melton (Mr. Latham) on 3rd December 1975 [Official Report, c. 594]; and if he will briefly signify the legislative or policy reasons which caused a variation in staff manpower between 1st October 1975 and 1st January 1976 wherever applicable.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisThe number of staff in post, by Department, on 1st March 1974 and 1st January 1976 is given below:
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Staff in Post at 1st March 1974 Staff in Post at 1st January 1976 Department Non-Industrials Industrials Total Non-Industrials Industrials Total Export Credits Guarantee Department … … 1,642 — 1,642 1,924 — 1,924 Welsh Office … … 1,091 2 1,093 1,489 2 1,491 Ministry of Defence … … 128,535 139,231 267,766 131,043 137,205 268,248 All Other Departments … … 5,548 829 6,377 5,865 885 6,750 Total … … 514,659 182,400 697,059 564,836 180,284 745,120 Notes:
All figures include part-time staff counted as one half.
- (1) Includes staff of the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce.
- (2) Includes staff of the Victoria and Albert and Science Museums.
- (3) Includes on 1st January 1976 staff of the Health and Safety Commission/Executive, the Manpower Services Commission and its Agencies.
- (4) Includes staff of the Property Services Agency.
- (5) These three Departments formed the Department of Trade and Industry at 1st March 1974.
The reasons for the major variations in staff between 1st October 1975 and 1st January 1976 are as follows:
Inland Revenue (+ 1,194): Continued buildup to deal with new and more complex taxes, and to handle adjustments to personal tax levels.Department of Employment (+2,219): Mainly to deal with the increase in the number of unemployed.Manpower Services Commission and its Agencies (+ 20,862): Staff reclassified as civil servants on 1st January 1976 under the provisions of the Employment Protection Act 1975.Department of Health and Social Security (+ 1,063): To deal with greater number of applications for supplementary benefit from the unemployed.