§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will bring up to date the table of Civil Service staff 387W increases given in his reply to the hon. Member for Melton on 19th October 1976; and if he will outline the legislative or policy reasons which caused a variation in manpower between 1st July and 1st October 1976, wherever applicable.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisThe number of staff in post, by Department, on 1st March 1974 and 1st October 1976 is given below. The main changes in staff numbers between 1st July and 1st Octo-
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CIVIL SERVICE MANPOWER Staff in Post at 1st March 1974 Staff in Post at 1st October 1976 Department Non-Industrials Industrials Total Non-Industrials Industrials Total Cabinet Office 599 — 599 664 — 664 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) 14,328 1,133 15,461 14,710 1,164 15,874 H.M. TREASURY 997 — 997 1,122 — 1,122 H.M. Customs and Excise 24,932 — 24,932 29,390 — 29,390 Inland Revenue 69,659 33 69,692 81,166 28 81,194 Department for National Savings 13,435 132 13,567 12,667 95 12,762 Department of Education and Science (2) 3,858 83 3,941 3,979 105 4,084 Department of Employment (3) 32,080 1,577 33,657 48,497 1,913 60,410 Department of Energy 1,364 82 1,446 1,348 12 1,360 Department of the Environment (4) 42,034 27,480 69,514 45,545 26,416 71,961 Ordnance Survey 4,151 371 4,522 3,930 335 4,265 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 9,967 250 10,217 9,820 240 10,060 Ministry of Overseas Development 2,123 48 2,171 2,281 54 2,335 Home Office 24,858 3,652 28,510 28,618 3,658 32,276 Lord Chancellor's Office and Courts, etc. 9,428 — 9,428 9,917 — 9,917 Land Registry 4,838 5 4,843 4,917 6 4,923 Civil Service Department 3,492 1,601 5,093 3,715 1,567 5,282 Central Office of Information 1,188 63 1,251 1,282 63 1,345 H.M. Stationery Office 3,142 4,037 7,179 3,315 4,041 7,356 Scottish Office 9,052 755 9,807 9,860 702 10,562 Scottish Courts Administration, etc. 731 4 735 756 5 761 Department of Health and Social Security 82,331 209 82,540 93,515 250 93,765 Office of Population Censuses and Surveys 2,706 18 2,724 2,546 23 2,569 Department of Trade (5) 16,550 805 17,355 7,870 43 7,913 Department of Industry (5) — — — 9,179 770 9,949 Department of Prices and Consumer Protection (5) — — — 382 — 382 Export Credits Guarantee Department 1,642 — 1,642 1,919 — 1,919 Welsh Office 1,091 2 1,093 1,554 2 1,556 Ministry of Defence (6) 128,535 139,231 267,766 128,278 135,092 263,370 All Other Departments 5,548 829 6,377 5,844 937 6,281 TOTAL 514,659 182,400 697,059 568,586 177,521 746,107 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 October 1976 staff of the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, the Health and Safety 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. (6) Includes staff of the Royal Ordnance Factories. ber 1976 took place in the Inland Revenue (+1,253) to cope with increases in work as a result of inflation; in the Department of Employment (+1,266) to deal with increases in work due to a rise in unemployment, expansion of the Manpower Services Commission and the Job Creation Unit; and in the Ministry of Defence (-725) as a result of the continued rundown in accordance with the Defence Review.