§ Mr. Richard Shepherdasked the Minister for the Civil Service how many persons were employed in the Civil Service on 1 May 1979; and how many were employed on the most recent date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. ChannonThere are no figures available for 1 May but on 1 April there were 732,000 persons employed in the Civil Service. On 1 July, the most recent date for which figures are available, there were 724,000 civil servants.