HC Deb 17 May 1977 vol 932 cc84-5W
Mr. Gwynfor Evans

asked the Minister for the Civil Service what are the numbers and ranks of civil servants whose service is available to the main Opposition party; and what is their cost in 1977 to public funds.

Mr. Charles R. Morris

There are four civil servants employed in the Office of the Chief Whip of the main Opposition Party—three office assistants and one chief clerk/superintendent. The cost to public funds in 1977 is £27,017.

Department Cash Block Percentage
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food MAFF1 79.0
Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce IBAP1 31.0
Cabinet Office CO1 91.0
Central Office of Information CO11 97.0
Charity Commission CC1 94.0
Customs and Excise CE1 89.0
Department of Education and Science DES1 80.0
Department of Employment (including DE, ACAS, HSE) DE1 77.0
Department of Energy DEN1 81.0
Department of the Environment DOE1 82.0
Department of the Environment (Property Services Agency) DOE3 62.0
Exchequer and Audit Department EA1 88.0
Export Credits Guarantee Department ECGD1 90.0
Office of Fair Trading OFT1 70.0
Foreign and Commonwealth Office FCO1 55.0
Forestry Commission FC1 93.0
Friendly Societies Registry FSR1 86.0
Government Actuaries Department GAD1 94.0
Department of Health and Social Security DHSS1 58.0
Home Office HO1 81.0
Department of Industry DI1 84.0
Inland Revenue IR1 88.0
Land Registry LR1 80.0
Lord Chancellor's Department LCD1 70.0
Department for National Savings DNS1 47.0
Northern Ireland Office NIO1 86.0
Overseas Development, Ministry of ODM1 63.0
Parliamentary and Health Service Commissioner PCHC1 86.0
Office of Population Censuses and Surveys OPCS1 98.0
Ordnance Survey OS1 68.0
Department of Prices and Consumer Protection DPCP1 82.0
Privy Council Office PCO1 88.0
Public Record Office PRO1 86.0
Public Trustee Office PTO1 86.0
Her Majesty's Stationery Office HMSO1 47.0
Department of Trade DOT1 84.0
Department of Transport DTP1 57.0
HM Treasury HMT1 62.0
Treasury Solicitor TS1 90.0
Scottish Office SO1 94.0
Scottish Courts Administration SCA1 80.0
Department of Registers of Scotland DRS1 83.0
Queens and Lord Treasurers Remembrancer QLTR1 92.0
Register General's Office (Scotland) RGO(S)1 83.0
Scottish Record Office SRO1 83.0
Welsh Office WO1 76.0

In the case of the Crown Estate Office (CEO1), National Debt Office (NDO1), and Public Works Loan Commission

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