§ Mr. Wrigglesworthasked the Minister for the Civil Service what were the number of civil servants in administrative, professional, technical and scientific grades on the most recent date available; and how these figures compare with those on 1st April 1976.
§ Mr. Charles R. MorrisThe numbers of home civil servants in the groups which include most of these grades were as follows:—
1st April 1976 1st January 1977 Administration Group 253,000 254,000 Professional and Technology Group 41,000 41,000 Science Group 18,000 18,000 These figures are not fully reconcilable with the published staff in post figures because they have been obtained from a different source. They are nevertheless broadly indicative of the numbers in-involved. Figures compatible with the staff in post returns are collected annually: the latest such figures relate to 1st April 1976.