HC Deb 04 February 1980 vol 978 cc28-9W
Mr. Hordern

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if he will publish a list of the main Departments with more than 5,000 permanent staff, showing how many such staff were employed in each Department on 1 April 1974, 1 April 1975 and at the most recent date for which figures are available.

Permanent staff in post (full-time equivalents)
1 April 1 April 1 January
Department 1974 1975 1980
Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food … … … 15,023 15,316 13,623
Customs and Excise … … … … 24,790 28,362 27,429
Inland Revenue … … … … 69,802 74,196 78,970
Department for National Savings … … … … 13,621 13,318 10,313
Ministry of Defence … … … … 248,876 247,600 220,213
Royal Ordnance Factories … … … … 18,200 19,014 21,520
Department of Employment Group* … … … … 28,297 19,186 51,380
Departments of Environment and Transport† … … 25,222 26,797 25,353
Property Services Agency (including Supplies Division) … 44,266 43,852 37,444
Foreign and Commonwealth Office … … … … 10,217 10,299 9,545
Home Office … … … … 28,696 30,729 33,680
Department of Industry … … … … 10,149 10,365 9,187
Lord Chancellor's Department … … … … 9,425 9,744 9,905
Land Registry … … … … 4,747 4,598 5,808
Civil Service Department … … … … 5,072 5,326 3,264
Civil Service Catering Organisation‡ … … … … — — 1,805
HM Stationery Office … … … … 7,139 7,183 6,290
Scottish Office … … … … 9,704 10,039 10,668
Department of Health and Social Security … … … 83,232 88,629 95,391
Department of Trade … … … … 7,016 7,369 7,239
Notes:
* During 1974 the Manpower Services Commission took over responsibility for the Training Services Agency and Employment Service Agency from the Department of Employment. These staff were transferred back into the Civil Service with effect from 1 January 1976
† In September 1976 transport once again became the responsibility of a separate department, the Department of Transport. At 1 January 1980 there were 13,600 staff, in the Department of Transport
‡ With effect from 1 January 1980, figures for the Civil Service catering organisation are shown separately