§ Mr. Meacherasked the Minister for the Civil Service, of the 40,000 Civil Service jobs to be cut over the next three years, how many are, respectively, administrative, executive and clerical jobs in each Department; and what percentage these represent of the number currently in staff in each Department in each of those grades.
§ Mr. ChannonThis information is not yet available.
§ Mr. Meacherasked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will list all the functions which it is proposed shall be transferred to the private sector as a result of the 40,000 jobs cutback in the Civil Service.
§ Mr. ChannonSome of the work in the areas listed below is expected to be transferred to the private sector as a result of the manpower reductions announced on 6th December.
Department of the Environment
Hydraulics Research Station (to be converted into a non-governmental Research Association)
Property Services Agency
Maintenance work.
Supplies Division Services.
Department of Industry
National Maritime Institute (to be converted into a non-governmental Research Association or other industrial research laboratory)
Department of Transport
Inspection of heavy goods vehicles
Department of Trade
Marine survey work (some small-scale delegation to the classification societies)
Ministry of Defence
Cleaning and catering.
Quality assurance.