§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many civil servants there were in his Department in 1976, 1977 and at 1st April 1978.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesThe number of staff in post on 1st April in each of the three years was 32,266, 32,637 and 33,194 respectively. This growth was almost entirely in the prison service.